Sabi Westoby
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Hand made books

I learnt to make books on a week long course at Missenden Abbey in 2011 run by Heather Power.  Using leather, fabric and hand made paper in the process was a revelation.

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Coptic binding, covered with wax resist and painted paper
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Coptic binding, covered with scrunched up brown paper rubbed with gold paint
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Fabric covers and book cloth spine
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Hand made paper covers and book cloth spine
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Together...
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Leather covers with decorative binding stitches. The mug is to show the scale of these books....