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Making Your Own Templates for a Modular Accordion Book

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Byopia Press

When I am designing versions of this structure, I work in a computer program, but that is really only necessary because I am producing files for other people to print. If you wish to design your own modular accordion the … Continue reading →

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A Kite-Shaped Book, Two Ways

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Byopia Press

Today’s Byopia Press project is a little modular accordion based on the shape of a kite.

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A Little Progress

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Byopia Press

I did more papier-mâché experimenting this past week as well as coming up with new forms. The test piece on the right went a little wobbly along two edges of the opening.

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Twice the Fun

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Byopia Press

I am, once again, working on two things at once. Both require waiting periods so the doubling up works well. The first is my contribution to #areyoubookenough_spice, the monthly online challenge.

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The Miller/Mitani Box

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Byopia Press

Back in December I introduced you to this Christmas ornament, designed by Jun Mitani, and my variation on it for another Christmas star. Since Mitani’s structure is also a box, I tried more variations focusing on that aspect of the … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2023: Day Fifteen and A Book For Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Byopia Press

A book is a type of container which, I believe, justifies its inclusion in this year’s Byopia Press Advent Calendar. Back in the middle of November I began planning a bind-it-yourself edition of  A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Although this … Continue reading →

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Another Week of This and That

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Byopia Press

It has been a week of multiple activities. I have been working, bit by bit, at framing the forty works for my solo exhibition Forty Days which opens in January. (David cut all the mats before we went to England.) … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en Tic Tac Toe

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Byopia Press

If you are looking for a quick Hallowe’en-themed paper project or a Hallowe’en game to play, this might be just the thing. (The font used for this project —Grog Caps— is a free download from Traitor Vic. It is based … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Copy of Saki’s “Sredni Vashtar”

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Byopia Press

It’s almost Hallowe’en, so it’s time for another short story from Saki, presented in a drumleaf binding. (If you would rather just read the story —preferably aloud— you can find a reader-friendly copy of the text here.) Sredni Vashtar has … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: How to sew the Chain Link Stitch

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Byopia Press

If you want to sew Coptic Bindings, you will need to learn the Chain Link Stitch. This video demonstrates the process.  From the YouTube page: This video demonstrates how to sew a chain link stitch. … In the video, a … Continue reading →

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