A Book in Three Parts
Over six weeks in late summer Nell made one plain hardback with nothing but a bone folder, a needle and a lot of patience. This is the record of it, in three essays, written the same evening each stage was finished while the mistakes were still fresh. Read in order if you can. Nothing here needs a workshop; all of it needs time.
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I
Folding the Signatures
Grain, folds and a bone folder, and the discovery that a crease is a decision you make once.
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II
Sewing the Text Block
Linen thread, a needle, and the quiet discovery that every stitch has to be right before the next one can begin.
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III
Casing In
Glue, board and cloth, a night under a weight, and the moment a pile of thread and paper becomes a book.
Start at part one.
The parts are written to be read in order, but each stands on its own. Folding the Signatures is the way in.