Melbourne School of Book Binding
November 3, 2020
Now that we are allowed to travel more than 5km from our home, I was finally able to visit the Melbourne School of Book Binding to have a look at some binding samples. I had been in contact with Phil via email, and he was absolutely brilliant to chat to. He was very helpful and had some great suggestions for my book. After talking to him and showing him my mock-up books, we decided on a firm card cover, lined with grey, so that it will protect the pages but still have some bend to it. It will be stitched with grey thread, and have 2 ribbons attached to the back to replicate bookmarks that often appear in journals (there will be 2 to represent myself and Shinya.) We also talked about making a small box to keep the book in, and I though this looked fantastic. But, if I was to have this box I would probably choose a different cover for the book itself. And, I’d like the clasp to be a Japanese coin (the 5 yen coin, as it has a hole in the middle and is for good luck.) But I am not sure if I will go for the box or not yet.