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A Little Bit Irish

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and, in North America at least, pretty much everyone is a little bit Irish today. Since I am still not talking about my current project, here’s a DIY St. Patrick’s Day card you can make. Start … Continue reading →

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A Celebratory Paper Toy

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Sometime last Sunday afternoon, this blog reached 100,000 views. While that may not be an impressive number to some, it was quite exciting for me. In celebration, I decided to give away one of the paper toys I designed last … Continue reading →

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DIY Valentine 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

In an attempt to give you a little lead time, I am posting this year’s DIY Valentine today. The structure is a pop-up that looks impressive and complex, but is quite easy to make.

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An Accordion Book with Removable Spine

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

I saw this structure a while back on Pinterest. It turned up again recently. The image is from the announcement of a workshop —now long past— offered by Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo. I tracked down an email address for her and … Continue reading →

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A Bookbinder’s Travel Kit

Posted on January 20, 2019 by

I wrote about the first two layers (four pockets) of my travel kit last week. Since this adaptation of the Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread Book only has five pockets, today’s post will explain the combined bottom layer box and cover. … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-four and A Self-closing Book Cover

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

I used today’s structure to create a version of the Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread book. I made it to carry my knitting tools and patterns to England this past fall, and it worked very well. The instructions for folding a … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-three and A Multi-piece Book Cover

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Earlier this year I spent some time playing with little pieces of paper. Inspired by the work of Tomoko Fuse, I came up with a variation of a paper quilt fold that permitted the construction of an accordion book. With … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Twenty-one and A Card Case

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

I always seem to have more cards than will fit in my wallet easily. A small case for the ones I don’t use often (coffee cards, membership cards) has proven most useful. Today’s fold re-visits the structure of the Regency … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Eighteen and Four Versions of A Twist-Close Box

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

There are undoubtedly more than four ways to make the twist box, but I thought that four would be sufficient to offer today. First, the paper coin purse.

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Byopia Press 2018 Advent Calendar: Day Seventeen and Three Map Folds

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Today we have three folds: two are well known as map folds, the third is not but fulfills  the same function in that it can be used to add a large page to a small book. From front to back … Continue reading →

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