Unlike traditional Coptic bindings, the Ethiopian variation employs two needles, each carrying a separate end of the thread.

...papyrus plant and sheet-making process, scroll construction methods, the papyrus trade and grading systems, writing conventions...

This past weekend, I presented the first BOOKFORGE live demonstration of 2024: Egyptian Papyrus Scrolls.

Learn how to create wheat paste, starch paste, and methylcellulose adhesive for bookbinding and restoration.

Discovering a lost art being revived in China, the Dragon Scale Binding!