And that means I'm back, for a little while, in the book-making business, This kit came to me from the things we helped sort and tidy last fall, and as I had no purpose for it at that time, I filed it away. Fortunately, I filed it in a place where I could easily find it.
These are all non-opening books, as they will be shelved ready for parceling up or for repair work. The covers of this kit are lovely and subtle , just right for the period I'm working in; moreover, they have lovely worked spines, and that is more or less what will be visible of them when they are placed in the book-binder's workshop. There are 124 covers in the kit, and I'm not sure I'll be needing all of them; however, we'll see!
For the "pages", I'm using scraps of mat board and foam core; in some cases, one of each, in others the books are thin enough that only a piece of mat board is needed. The rest of the supplies I need, like thin packaging cardboard, are in good supply in most homes. I've found the card from tissue boxes are the best weight, and they bend nicely and don't warp when the glue is applied.
One of the really nice things about this kit is that there are a wide variety of book heights and thickness, which makes them look more "real".
Good luck with the books Marijke, it is fun to do. And luckily you do not need to fill a library with them or many mor would be needed. I dreads to think how many books I need t make when I start on the library of my house. :-)
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