Headbands

: how to work them

Plot

A topic often overlooked in many bookbinding manuals is how to create headbands -- those decorative bands of silk or cotton which can be found fastened inside the top, and sometimes the bottom, of a book's spine. Greenfield and Hille, experienced hand bookbinders, have written this easy to use, step-by-step guide, showing how to create fourteen different styles of headbands.