{"id":9105,"date":"2015-02-10T01:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T06:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=9105"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:02:35","slug":"my-hand-covering-dune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/10\/my-hand-covering-dune\/","title":{"rendered":"My Hand \/\/ Covering Dune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoveringDune1-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As I have mentioned on a prior post<\/a>, my inspiration for the binding of Dune<\/em> came from several sources: my husband (super fan) plus Lynch and Jodorowsky’s cinematic interpretations. Once I put pencil to paper, I drew from the geometric shapes and simple forms of the French Art Deco design bindings of the 1920s\/30s.<\/p>\n

After creating a plaquette of the final design, I outlined the steps of execution for the covering and design work. The\u00a0isosceles triangle onlay was to be embroidered, which meant it needed to be attached\u00a0before any paring. The triangle onlay was pared to be incredibly thin from a terracotta Harmatan goatskin then glued down to the base tan Harmatan goatskin\u00a0using PVA. It’s crucial to use PVA, since the steps for covering requires moisture which could lift the onlay if paste were used.<\/p>\n

In the image above, I’ve laid down a paper template (this paper template is the exact dimensions of the book, it includes the turn-ins and width of the joint). It also has the markings showing me where to glue the terra-cotta triangle onlay. Once the triangle was in place, I sandwich the leather between two acrylic boards and put it in\u00a0the press to dry.<\/p>\n

\"CoveringDune2-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At this point, the leather is ready to be pared. The paring went through several stages. I began by paring the whole piece of leather using a Sch\u00e4rf-fix<\/a>, this process turned\u00a0the triangle onlay into a back-pared onlay. Next I pared the edges down in preparation to use a spokeshave to cushion pare the rest.<\/p>\n

\"CoveringDune5-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Once the skin was perfectly pared, I got straight to the embroidery of the triangle onlay. I used three different shades of pink in varying thread thickness to sew lines in a random manner (being more densely applied near the point of the triangle).<\/p>\n

\"CoveringDune6-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

With the embroidery complete and the leather pared, I continued with the final steps of the plan: covering the book. I’m going to keep you in suspense to see the full design once the binding is complete! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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As I have mentioned on a prior post, my inspiration for the binding of Dune came from several sources: my husband (super fan) plus Lynch and Jodorowsky’s cinematic interpretations. Once I put pencil to paper, I drew from the geometric shapes and simple forms of the French Art Deco design bindings of the 1920s\/30s. 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