Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The art of bookbinding is a slow and meditative process. It's a wonderful skill to learn, giving you total control over the ...

Enthusiasts are customising their favourite works and being rewarded with wide social media following The videos often begin with every bibliophile’s nightmare: a person ripping the covers off a book.

Dominic Riley has spent decades designing and creating new covers for special volumes, and teaching others how to do it, too. Dominic Riley, at work in his studio in England, has been binding books ...

The only thing more beautiful than the red cloth stretched across the cover of Sarah Lesure’s handcrafted book is the swirling font filling up the pages inside. Each page is meticulously crafted to ...

Despite Zhang’s efforts, dragon scale bookbinding remains an endangered art. But Kwok is encouraged by growing efforts in China to preserve the country’s cultural heritage. “There has always been an ...

Look around a bustling cafe in Harvard Square and you might see more people clutching Kindles and Nooks than paperbacks. In the age of digitization, e-books and e-readers are allowing for portable, ...

Made to Last is a series of profiles of Regina-area artisans who have a passion and talent for hands-on jobs creating or repairing unique, high-quality pieces that require time and personal care.

In this restoration video, I revitalize an early 1900s bookbinding stapler by Gebrüder Brehmer (Brehmer Brothers) from ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Gail Lindley operated the only commercial bookbinding firm ...