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Double, double, toil and trouble

Double, double, toil and trouble

Anyone who’s attended a bookmaking workshop with me will know we use PVA glue to cover boards in class. That’s because it is quick drying. But when I make books at home I prefer paste. Why? To start with, paste is cheaper. A 500 gm packet of home brand wheaten...

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Through Lines

Through Lines

Have you had your DNA done? I have. I hope one day it might solve the mystery of my great-great grandfather Lazarus’ parentage. In the meantime, I get messages about possible matches, which Ancestry calls Through Lines. So, when I was reviewing my sketchbooks in...

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Flag books and found poetry.

Flag books and found poetry.

Last Saturday’s workshop combined two of my favourite things: flag books and found poetry. I love the flag book because it is easy to assemble and has a limited number of pages. This means creating content isn’t an overwhelming task. Over the years I’ve used this...

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