Series: How to Bind Books
About this Series
- Lessons: 7
- Total Time: 1h 33m
- Use: Watch Online & Download
- Access Period: Unlimited
- Created At: 08/21/2009
- Last Updated At: 07/20/2010
Learn to Make Elegant Books with Simple Tools and Affordable Materials!
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
About this Author
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- Frankie Ridolfi
- 8 lessons
- Joined:
04/17/2008
My name is Frankie Ridolfi. Friends call me a Renaissance man because of my diverse passions and hobbies. I especially love figuring out how to make or do things, and then share that with others. Here's my creative journey at a glance:
In high school I won awards for painting, cartooning, and creative problem solving. At Carleton College I studied geology and archaeology. I designed independent studies to build a telescope by hand-grinding the optics, and do astrophotography at the campus observatory. Somehow, I even convinced a chemistry professor to let me experiment with creating fireworks! Outside of class I did an internship at NASA in planetary science, was an artist on an...
Lessons Included
Below are the descriptions for each of the lessons included in the series:
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How to Book Bind: Introduction
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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How to Book Bind: Preparation (Pt. 1 of 5)
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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How to Book Bind: The Book Block (Pt. 2 of 5)
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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How to Book Bind: Backing & Assembly (Pt. 3 of 5)
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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How to Book Bind: Sewing Endbands (Pt. 4 of 5)
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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Book Binding: Finishing the Exterior (Pt. 5 of 5)
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
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How to Book Bind: Conclusion
Follow along as Frankie Ridolfi shows a first-time book maker how to create a beautiful, high-quality journal. Learn to stitch and back a sturdy block of pages, "lace-in" hard covers, wrap authentic end bands and finish with leather and fine art paper. The Video Workshop is a unique gift for holidays, birthdays, weddings, showers and art therapy. It’s everything you need to know in one engaging experience.
This lesson is merely a small section of Frankie's comprehensive book binding tutorial. The full DVD covers how to make a complete, bound book from start to finish and is available on Frankie's website: www.bookbindingguy.com.
Supplementary Files:
- Once you purchase this series you will have access to these files:
- BonusItems.pdf
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They were very fast to fix a problem they had on this order. I would like to thank them. And very well done lesson.