Re: [BKARTS] A few questions

[Kathleen Garness <kmgfinearts@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know for sure that the foam will degrade quickly, so you're  
probably better off finding a source of wool felt scraps for  
padding.  You can use thickened PVA to glue it. Some wool felt  (see  
if you can find a hat-making shop and beg some scraps from them) has  
a smoother finish, and hatmaking felt is the best.  Your student can  
also purchase a half-yard of good wool in the color they want and  
pour boiling water over it, which will shrink and felt it. Have them  
check online or in some books about additional felting techniques.

Good luck,

Kathy G
KMG Fine Arts
Forest Park IL USA



On Oct 19, 2006, at 5:23 AM, Louise Garnaut wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I’ve come across a couple of things during the book binding classes  
> that I
> teach that I’m hoping the list can help out with.
>
> One of my students bought some ostrich skin leather & has made a  
> rounded
> spine case binding to put a sewn album block in. Only problem is  
> that the
> leather is quite stiff & doesn’t appear to have the flexibility to  
> be able
> to fold back onto itself & therefore it pulls the album block up  
> with it. We
> tried to take a few sections out of the album block thinking that a  
> thinner
> block would create a bit more give at the joints but it makes no  
> difference.
>
> Another student wants to put padding underneath fabric &/or leather  
> on the
> book covers. What type & size of material (foam?) is most commonly  
> used.
> When we have used thin foam in the past we’ve had difficulties  
> adhering the
> fabric to it & have usually only managed to stretch the fabric over  
> & glue
> only on the turn ins. This doesn’t seem to be a very strong way of  
> binding a
> book. Also is it better to take the foam or padding material right  
> to the
> covering board edge. I saw in the archive that someone had  
> suggested felt
> covered with thin chipboard (would this be archival) or quilt  
> batting. For
> both of these how does one manage the gluing
>
> Finally one of my students wants to study leather binding in Italy  
> next
> summer (don’t we all).
>
> Any suggestions or leads very welcome
>
>
> Regards
>
> Louise
>
> Louise Garnaut
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