View All > This category includes basic bookbinding how-to books using traditional tools and techniques. We recommend our best selling book, Hand Bookbinding by Aldren Watson, as well as Basic Bookbinding and the Craft of Bookbinding as an inexpensive set three books to get you started.

View All > The book arts have recently grown in popularity because of the freedom of expression it allows in designing and constructing books. Beginners can alter or throw out rules completely when constructing books, while experienced artists are drawn to the multitude of ways to display art in a book format.

View All > The paper art books include a wide variety of topics including paper marbling, papermaking, greeting cards, gift wrapping, paper quilling, paper collage, and more. Paper arts are closely linked to the book arts and many of the projects in paper can easily be combined or applied to bookmaking.

View All > Hollander’s Workshop Kits are based on the workshops taught by Tom and Cindy Hollander. They include kits in various box making, bookbinding, photo albums, and book art structures. The complete kits include all the materials needed including glue and a bone folder.

View All > Origami appeals to the Japanese sense of understatement. Just as a few brush strokes represent an image, origami, with a few simple folds implies a form. In the United States, origami was at first taken up by mathematicians and scientists appreciating its perfect geometry. Today, origami shares the beauty found in both its simplicity and perfection.

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View All > Printmaking is as much a part of the book and paper arts movement as any media. In fact, most book artists began as printmakers, seeking innovative ways to display their prints.

View All > Books to get you started in drawing, cartooning, rubber stamping, typography, encaustic, and more.