process

This fantastic video documents the work of Siuyuett Tsang (Teresa Tsang) during a bookbinding project.

Directed by Calvin Li and filmed by Kenji Wong the movie takes you through the various aspects of creating a book from scratch, including, in various degrees of detail, the following steps:

• Preparing the signatures
• Putting cloth on cover boards
• Piercing signatures
• Waxing the thread
• Threading and sewing signatures using a sewing frame
• Attaching cover boards
• Weaving the spine spine
• Adding the finishing touches

The documentary has been edited down to 5 minutes in duration from a total of 10+ hours of footage taken over 2 days.