Altered Book Basics: The 9 most commonly asked questions about preparing and making an altered book
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 Published On Jun 18, 2021

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Your questions about altered book making answered! How to choose and prepare a book for altering as well as mending bindings and more.

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Here is a list of the questions and the approximate time mark where they occur in the video:

• Introduction
• What is an altered book?
• How do I get past the guilt of cutting up a book? 3.17
• How do I choose the right book for altering? 6:31
• Do you tear out pages when you prepare a book? 9:05
• What kind of glue do you use? 12:28
• How do I get my pages flat and without wrinkles? 13:55
• My book collapsed! How do I mend a broken binding? 17:24
• Do I fix or seal my finished pages? 24:37
• How do I display my finished altered book? 26:21

Here are some links to longer, detailed video tutorials:

How to Tear Pages and Prepare Your Book

   • Altered Book Tutorial - Preparing You...  

How to Make Perfect, Flat Pages

   • How to Glue Perfect Flat Pages and Im...  

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