One of the items I took to my first bookmaking class was a handmade journal someone had given me to keep notes in.
My journals include:
- Class notes.
- Quick sketches.
- Scraps of paper and leather.
- Cord to illustrate twists and knots.
- Other items used in bookmaking.
Keeping journals is very helpful. I refer back to them all the time to find out what type of paper I used for pages, how many pages were in each signature, what were the page and cover dimensions,
what dye I used on the paper,
how to stitch a spine pattern or tie a knot. I have even sent photos of my journal pages to someone else to explain how to make a book.
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