Supply List for Beginning Bookbinding Craft Guild of Dallas Laura Easterling
Hello and thank you for enrolling in a Beginning bookbinding class at The Craft Guild
● Following are suggested items to buy for Bookbinding. While The Craft Guild has basic tools and some supplies , it is always nice to have some of your own! Thank you again.
● Xacto Knife, or a box cutter’ knife you can “snap off” the blades example:
Hardware stores carry these.
● A Ruler 1 inch wide. 1 Foot to 18 inches long. Can be found at Asel Art, and Hobby Lobby, True Value Hardware Store, Harbor Freight.
● A ½ inch wide Ruler 6 inches or 12 inches long. ( Hobby Lobby, True Value Hardware Store, Harbor Freight.)
● 1 Gum Eraser…
● A Bookbinders Awl. You want a small awl (not a Leather Awl) Can be found at most Asel Arts locations. Awls seem to be one of the harder items to find so I am listing some places online to find them too. Examples:
Online: http://www.hollanders.com/index.php/catalogsearch/result/?q=awl Any of these will work. http://apps.webcreate.com/ecom/catalog/product_specific.cfm?ClientID=15 &ProductID=23971 The Student or Bookbinder awl. Also you can find awls on Amazon.
● 3/16 square rod about 1 foot long. These seem to be next to impossible to find so you can buy them from me for $4.00.
● If you want to work with leather you will need: Double Edge Stainless Steel Razor Blades. Find at CVS, Walgreens and most drug stores.
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● Note of Bone Folders. The Guild does have bone folders and you do not need to buy one. If you find you want one or wish to have a Teflon Folder (which I feel are better than bone) The best place to shop online are: 1. http://www.bonefolder.com/ 2. http://www.talasonline.com/ 3. http://www.hollanders.com/
This style is best multi use folder: 6.25 inches
● Hollander’s Item # TALTTS003002 ● BoneFolder.com Product Code: LTF ● Talas Item # TTS003002
*Note on decorative papers, clothes, leather for book covers. I do ask that you Please buy a few Decorative papers to bring to Class for your book.
While the Guild does have book cloth and some materials for covering books, we do not furnish Marble Paper or vegetable goat skin Leather…
Good places to buy decorative paper are: ● Paper Arts 118 N Peak St, Dallas, TX 75226 (214) 828-9494 Hours: Hours vary at times so it is good to call ahead. (https://www.facebook.com/paperartsdallas)
Paper Source stores. There are several of the stores located in the DFW area. They carry a decent stock of decorative papers, that are larger than 12” x 12“.
Michaels, Jo Anne’s and Hobby Lobby all have scrapbooking areas with some decorative papers and are starting to get some nice ones too. Just remember that due to the sheets of paper being a smaller sized at these stores you will need at least 2 sheets of each one. And buying one extra is also good, in case the is a “glue misshape”.
● Other places online for bookbinding tools and supplies:
1. Talas: http://www.talasonline.com/ Tools, Supplies, Leathers and Decorative papers. *Note if you wish to buy leather from Talas, French Split Goat Skin is the best to start with. http://apps.webcreate.com/ecom/catalog/product_specific.cfm?ClientI D=15&ProductID=66601 2nd Quality is fine to buy. Talas is very good at helping you buy a skin. The average cost of a small French Split Goat Skin is around $60.00 to $100.00. 2. Hollanders: http://www.hollanders.com/ A Good offering of decorative papers, leather and much more. ● http://www.hollanders.com/index.php/decorative-paper.html 3. Also Hiromi Paper has a nice paper. https://www.hiromipaper.com/ 4. Handmade Marble Papers, http://chenarivermarblers.com/ 5. Bookbinding Supplies https://www.colophonbookarts.com/ 6. And some items can be found on Amazon.