Re: [BKARTS] gilding large areas

[Dave Allen <allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For metallic leathers try:
http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather/
and
https://siegelofca.com/Default.asp
Dave

Beddall Bookbinding Conservation & Restoration
840 Snowdrop Ave. Victoria BC V8Z 2N4
(250)888-9380    http://www.Bookbinder.ca



f.wolper wrote:
> Ok, gold leather... someone knows where to buy it? Is it real gold or 
> just a color?
>
> Someone knows a way to make this gold leather by his own??
>
> > I remember Tini using a gold leather onlay on occasion. Perhaps that 
> > is what you saw.
> >
> > On Mar 2, 2008, at 1:05 PM, William Minter wrote:
> >
> > > Since no one seems to have responded (at least to this List), I'll 
> > > take a stab:    If I remember correctly, I think that Tini uses 
> > > leather from France that is already gilt. Someone who has taken a 
> > > class more recently will know for sure.
> > > Bill Minter
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:46 AM, f.wolper wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > > recently I saw some pictures of books bound by Tini Miura. Some of 
> > > > these books have large gilded areas. It does not seem to be a 
> > > > classical tooling, most probably the gold is sticked directly to 
> > > > the leather without the use of heat or pressure.
> > > >
> > > > I was wondering how this is to be done? What kind of adhesive is 
> > > > used? Is it possible to apply this kind of gilding to any leather?
> > > >
> > > > I would be glad to get some advice to be able to recreate this 
> > > > decoration technique...
> > > >
> > > > Thank you very much
> > > >
> > > > Florian.
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