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Category Archives: free book
The Elements: Air
I spent a good part of the week working on The Elements, beginning by making some test prints to check colour. (This also functioned as a printer test. Inkjet printers can get cranky when left sitting for extended periods.)
Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, free book, free printable, paper cutting, paper folding
Tagged art, artist's books, book arts, free printable, paper cutting, paper folding
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A Clear Midnight Revisited
With July 7, the beginning of Tanabata celebrations in Japan, still a couple of days away, I thought I would re-post one of my favourite previous Tanabata projects, a DIY star-themed artist’s book from 2018. An accordion with interlocked diamond-shaped … Continue reading
Three thousand seven hundred and eighty
One of the mental games I played this week was doing arithmetic in my head, so I know that is the number of stitches it took to complete the designs on the little coloured panels for the nine versions of … Continue reading
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Tagged artist's books, book arts, free printable, instructions, Make Your Own book
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The End of Mechanical Month
I had thought I might be finished my piece for #areyoubookenough_machine by today. I am close, but not quite there. Monday saw the beginning of a volvelle for the end of the square tube opposite the iris.
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Tagged art, artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, free printable, instructions, moveable books
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How to Make a “Hidden Page” Book
This week the Minnesota Center for Book Arts posted a ‘make along’ video with instructions for producing a “Hidden Page” book. You can find the twenty minute video here. To follow along, you will need to have ready the following … Continue reading
A Possible Fan/Book
The title says “Possible” because I successfully made a fan/book that met my requirements this week, but I think it is only a solution and not necessarily the solution. I have continued working with the basic format that I showed … Continue reading
A Clear Midnight
It is once again time to offer a DIY artist’s book in celebration of the anniversary of this blog: four years this coming Saturday. Since July 7 is also the beginning of Tanabata celebrations in Japan, the book is star-themed. … Continue reading
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Tagged artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, design, free printable, instructions, Make Your Own book, paper folding, tutorial
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How To Make A Woven Book Structure
Today’s post includes a printable pdf and instructions for assembling a book structure I have named Orihime in honour of the heroine of the Tanabata legend. I mentioned on Friday that July 7th, 2017 was the official third anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, Design, DIY, free book, free printable, instructions, knitting
Tagged artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, design, free printable, instructions, knitting, Make Your Own book, tutorial
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Bonus Post: Manifold and the Women’s March
I like puzzles and I like origami, so I was intrigued when I discovered Manifold. Since there is a printable pdf with five of the puzzles, I went ahead and tried some out. (Note: the pdf is designed for A4 paper so … Continue reading
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Tagged book arts, free printable, paper folding, Susan Gaylord
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More Free Stuff: A Cookie Recipe, A Card, And A Book
Earlier this week a friend who lives in Idaho asked in an email if we had snow yet. The answer is yes, a little bit, but mostly what we have is cold. It’s a good time to stay inside and … Continue reading
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