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News
… Pantry in Austin, Texas, will host a three-hour leather bookbinding workshop led by Chelsea Ward of Sketchy Notions. Participants will stitch a leather sketchbook cover, bind mixed-paper inserts, and receive…
Past Meeting
Monday, July 13, 2026
Guide
A film demonstrating cloth binding, leather binding, finishing, and gold leaf. Purchase streaming access to support the Guild; members can watch the separate gold-leaf excerpt.
Books & Magazines
An illustrated historical reference to tools used across British leather trades, organized from bookbinding and shoemaking through saddlery, case making, and whipmaking.
Leather Suppliers & Tanneries
… specializing in Italian and European fashion, garment, bookbinding, lining, and specialty leathers. Samples and many whole or half hides are available online, while some articles have their own quantity minimums or…
Leather Suppliers & Tanneries
… suede, metallic, printed, garment, upholstery, and bookbinding hides. Its current public storefront is hosted on Etsy, where individual hides and small quantities are sold directly to…
Guide
An illustrated, cited history of Indigenous skinwork, tanning, shoemaking, bookbinding, trade, labor, Jan Matzeliger, and Boston’s Leather District across all six New England states.
Leather Suppliers & Tanneries
… and sheep parchment. Its materials serve leathercraft, bookbinding, restoration, footwear, accessories, interiors, and custom design. Individual makers can buy leather and parchment directly through the online shop;…
Glossary
Sumac appears often in older descriptions of fine goatskin and bookbinding leather. The exact botanical source and tanning practice still matter.
Glossary
Tawing is important historical vocabulary, especially for bookbinding and gloves. It should not be casually substituted for the name of a modern tanning system.
Glossary
… and its characteristic developed grain, notably in bookbinding. Historical trade usage includes variants and imitations. A binder specifies an appropriate goatskin morocco and checks its paring and tooling…
Glossary
… A curriculum compares a parchment sheet with a tanned bookbinding leather to show two different material…
Recommended Equipment
… a replaceable blade, allowing controlled thinning for bookbinding, inlays, onlays, and other delicate work. The TALAS package includes four rollers of different widths, ten blades, and a carrying case. It is…
Glossary
… or lamb skins and used in suitable lining, covering, or bookbinding applications. A bookbinder uses a thin grain split for a particular covering…
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