“You can’t pass down a Kindle.”
I visited bookbinder and conservator Andrew Huot in Scarborough to see why people still restore physical books and what it takes to preserve family history properly.
#Bookbinding #Toronto #BookConservation #Scarborough #Craft #MadeInCanada #Canadabusiness
I visited bookbinder and conservator Andrew Huot in Scarborough to see why people still restore physical books and what it takes to preserve family history properly.
#Bookbinding #Toronto #BookConservation #Scarborough #Craft #MadeInCanada #Canadabusiness
August 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
“You can’t pass down a Kindle.”
I visited bookbinder and conservator Andrew Huot in Scarborough to see why people still restore physical books and what it takes to preserve family history properly.
#Bookbinding #Toronto #BookConservation #Scarborough #Craft #MadeInCanada #Canadabusiness
I visited bookbinder and conservator Andrew Huot in Scarborough to see why people still restore physical books and what it takes to preserve family history properly.
#Bookbinding #Toronto #BookConservation #Scarborough #Craft #MadeInCanada #Canadabusiness
Join us for our May Brown Bag Lunch Series with Lyudmyla Babadzhanova of Bua Conservation for her talk on What Not to Do in Book and Paper Conservation on Tuesday, May 27, at 2 pm ET. (Registration req.)
Learn more: www.abaa.org/blog/post/ma...
#RareBooks #BookCollecting #BookConservation
Learn more: www.abaa.org/blog/post/ma...
#RareBooks #BookCollecting #BookConservation
May 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Join us for our May Brown Bag Lunch Series with Lyudmyla Babadzhanova of Bua Conservation for her talk on What Not to Do in Book and Paper Conservation on Tuesday, May 27, at 2 pm ET. (Registration req.)
Learn more: www.abaa.org/blog/post/ma...
#RareBooks #BookCollecting #BookConservation
Learn more: www.abaa.org/blog/post/ma...
#RareBooks #BookCollecting #BookConservation
It quickly became the standard reference gazetteer for Scotland.
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
It quickly became the standard reference gazetteer for Scotland.
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
The final volume features entries from MAA to ZET, including Perth, Mauchline and Stornoway Castle. It is beautifully illustrated with plates and maps.
#antiquebook
#rarebook
#bookcare
#bookconservation
📖 2/3
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-book
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
🛡️ 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
🛡️ 4/4
December 13, 2024 at 1:57 PM
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-book
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
🛡️ 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
🛡️ 4/4
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
| Befriend a Book
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:47 PM
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📚 4/4
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📜 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📜 4/4
| Befriend a Book
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📜 4/4
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
📜 4/4
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
www.gladstoneslibrary.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
You can find the books still waiting to be Befriended when you click here www.gladstoneslibrary.org/befriend-a-b... (scroll down for Befriend a Book)
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
#Book
#antiquebooks
#rarebooks
#bookcare
#bookconservation
#befriendabook
#sponsorabook
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My toned tissue & paste mend on the corner and an original mend top center. I can tell the original mend is contemporary with the binding because the tooling lines go across the break in the leather. #conservationispy #bookconservation #bookbinding #blindtooling
June 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My toned tissue & paste mend on the corner and an original mend top center. I can tell the original mend is contemporary with the binding because the tooling lines go across the break in the leather. #conservationispy #bookconservation #bookbinding #blindtooling
I’m not entirely satisfied with how my latest book treatment turned out. But I just looked at the before treatment photos and damn it was a mess. #bookconservationfeels #bookconservation #bookbinding #hoorayforprogress #halfleatherbinding
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m not entirely satisfied with how my latest book treatment turned out. But I just looked at the before treatment photos and damn it was a mess. #bookconservationfeels #bookconservation #bookbinding #hoorayforprogress #halfleatherbinding
A recipe for iron gall ink. Written in the back of a commonplace book sometime between 1695-1720. #bookconservation #limpvellumbinding #conservationispy #irongallink
May 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A recipe for iron gall ink. Written in the back of a commonplace book sometime between 1695-1720. #bookconservation #limpvellumbinding #conservationispy #irongallink
May 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Usually #endbands are sewn directly onto a book at the head and tail. The book on my bench is mostly single plates- there’s no fold to sew through and anchor the thread. I’m sewing a “dummy” band on linen around a hemp core. I’ll glue the linen to the spine #bookconservation #conservationispy
This book had broken threads, so needs to be completely disbound for repairs and resewing. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts
April 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This book had broken threads, so needs to be completely disbound for repairs and resewing. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts
I’m putting together a tray for a new clamshell box. The interior is made of solid binders board, but will be covered in cloth and paper when done. A good clamshell box protects rare and fragile books. #bookconservation #bookbinding #clamshellbox #bookarts
March 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I’m putting together a tray for a new clamshell box. The interior is made of solid binders board, but will be covered in cloth and paper when done. A good clamshell box protects rare and fragile books. #bookconservation #bookbinding #clamshellbox #bookarts
Who else has a collection of different weights for bookbinding? Soft, hard, heavy, and light, they all come in handy in the shop. #bookbinding #weights #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Who else has a collection of different weights for bookbinding? Soft, hard, heavy, and light, they all come in handy in the shop. #bookbinding #weights #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair
I had to cut strips of 10 point board for a preservation enclosure workshop. Thank god my board shear is just big enough for the roll. #bookbinding #bookconservation #cuttingmaterial
February 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I had to cut strips of 10 point board for a preservation enclosure workshop. Thank god my board shear is just big enough for the roll. #bookbinding #bookconservation #cuttingmaterial
If a broken book has damaged thread inside, we will take it apart and resew the text block. It’s satisfying to have it strong and secure again. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookart
December 7, 2024 at 12:35 PM
If a broken book has damaged thread inside, we will take it apart and resew the text block. It’s satisfying to have it strong and secure again. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookart
I’m removing the old glue and acidic paper from this bible. Once clean, I can reline the spine with new and better materials. #bookconservation #bookrepair
November 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
I’m removing the old glue and acidic paper from this bible. Once clean, I can reline the spine with new and better materials. #bookconservation #bookrepair
Paper conservation is featured on BBC Unexpected Elements episode 'Story Time'!
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
BBC World Service - Unexpected Elements, Story time
The news you know, the science you don't
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May 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Paper conservation is featured on BBC Unexpected Elements episode 'Story Time'!
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
Hear Kathryn Kenney (from 14:25), Book + Paper Conservator at the @folger.edu talk about writing substrates, conservators & strategies to protect books from pests (including bats)! #PaperConservation #BookConservation
Quite looking forward to getting to work on this wee wonder.
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#bookbinder #islandofiona #isleofiona #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookrestoration #oldbooks #antiquarianbooks
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#bookbinder #islandofiona #isleofiona #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookrestoration #oldbooks #antiquarianbooks
February 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Quite looking forward to getting to work on this wee wonder.
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#bookbinder #islandofiona #isleofiona #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookrestoration #oldbooks #antiquarianbooks
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#bookbinder #islandofiona #isleofiona #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookrestoration #oldbooks #antiquarianbooks