SWATCH BOOK
This swatch book will help you to design your bespoke book. You can purchase a bespoke book from the bespoke books section of the shop, there is a form at the checkout for you to specify all of your design options. If you can’t see quite what you’re looking for, please contact me and I’ll see if we can make the perfect book for you.
Please be aware that bespoke books take time to make and at busy periods there may be a waiting list. Current estimated processing times are shown in the announcement bar at the top of the page.
LINEN THREAD
Linen thread is used for sewing books - all of my books have exposed stitching so the colour of the thread is very important.
BOOK CLOTH
Book cloth is used for covering book covers, or for covering book spines or the spines edges of book covers.
*Buckram - coarser cloth with a slightly water resistant finish.
**Rayon cloth with a slightly coarser more tactile surface.
All other colours are a very fine, smooth rayon cloth. This produces the best results with foiling, especially with foil blocks (e.g. the ‘wedding’ and ‘guests’ blocks).
Marbled paper
Marbled paper looks brilliant on book covers or on the inside of book covers. These papers are hand marbled in India onto handmade Indian cotton paper and every sheet is unique. I can also create my own marbled designs if you have specific colours in mind for your project, however I am only able to do a few marbling sessions per year.
decorative paper
View the decorative papers available for front covers and inside covers here. Please note that stock is very limited for these and some may be out of stock. If you’d like to check stock levels, please contact me.
lokta paper
Lokta paper is handmade in Nepal using the bark of the lokta plant. The plant regenerates, making it a very sustainable paper.
Lokta paper is used for endpapers (the inside cover of the book) and for covering spines of page sections on coptic books to create a coloured spine.
FOILS
Foils are used for hot foil stamping to personalise books.