Notes
Short write-ups from the bench, newest first.
- Cooking wheat starch paste in small batches
A reliable ratio, a microwave shortcut, and why I strain it twice.
- The Coptic stitch, slowly
An exposed-spine binding that opens flat. Notes on tension, kettle stitches and the first signature.
- Finding paper grain without guessing
Three quick tests to tell long grain from short grain before you cut anything.
- Bone, Teflon, or wood? A note on folders
What each kind of folder is good at, and the one I reach for most.