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How to Bind a Girdle Book

How to Bind a Girdle Book

Here it is folks, my class on how to bind a girdle book. This is aimed at beginners, so please do try it, and let me know how it goes for you! I’ve had great success teaching this at Pennsic, Artisan’s Village, privately and elsewhere for a few years now....
Medieval Bookmarks

Medieval Bookmarks

[From a file dated August 19, 2016. Updated October 23, 2017.] I began teaching a class on medieval bookmarks at Pennsic 45. I was inspired by, yes – you guessed it, a post by Erik Kwakkel! I did some digging and recalled things that I had seen in various rare...
Bookmarks and Bindings, A Presentation

Bookmarks and Bindings, A Presentation

In August of 2016 I was fortunate to spend a day with my SCAdian friends at the Rare Book Library at UPenn. The event was Thélème at Penn and I of course participated in the Book track, giving this presentation on some of my research into bookmarks and the development...
The History of Paper, An Outline

The History of Paper, An Outline

As you have seen I have tried my hand at paper-making. It tends to go better in the summer when I can be outside to make such a big mess and it’s easier to dry off. Doing it inside is messy. That said, I have taught it a few times indoors for my Shire, and then...
Coptic Chain Stitch – A Class

Coptic Chain Stitch – A Class

[30Sep17 From a file dated August 24, 2012.] This is the handout from the very first class I ever taught. It was at the EKU Collegium in the Barony of Bhakail on August 25, 2012. Care to see some of the results? View them in this post. I had fallen in love with the...