Susie Shipman
learned the art of bookbinding to provide herself and friends with high-quality
sketchbooks, journals and albums. Now she extends the opportunity for
others to enjoy these durable and beautifully hand-bound books.
Susie hand stitches each book using her version of long stitch, a fifteenth
century binding technique she learned from a book conservator.
• Each book contains up to 200 artist quality, acid free cotton pages. . .each carefully hand stitched into the spine with archival waxed linen thread.
• Handmade paper end sheets are folded to secure loose notes while the book is open. Inside pages are protected by the wrap-around leather cover, which will be enhanced by time and use.
• The hand forged buttons,woven binding and supple leather all contribute to the individual character of each book.
These books are to be used, carried around and transformed into a personal expression of you, your perceptions, your life. Your book is ready for you to begin. . .
