{"id":9302,"date":"2015-03-16T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T20:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=9302"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:02:34","slug":"my-hand-goose-eggs-other-fowl-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/16\/my-hand-goose-eggs-other-fowl-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"My Hand \/\/ Goose Eggs & Other Fowl Expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GooseEggs4-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At the Guild of Book Workers’<\/a> Standards Conference in DC, I picked up a couple miniature text blocks from Gabrielle Fox<\/a>. One of the them being\u00a0Goose Eggs & Other Fowl Expressions<\/em> printed by Rebecca Press in 1991. The letterpress printing was done in a vibrant purple with hints of mint blue and bright yellow. The image below is a spread from the book.<\/p>\n

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

For the binding, I decided to test the limitations of the Dorfner binding in a miniature format. Last year I had the chance to learn this very special binding structure. Unfortunately not from Edgard Claes himself, but from Colin Urbina<\/a> who had the opportunity to take a workshop from the celebrated Belgian binder. The Dorfner-style binding was originally developed by German binder Otto Dorfner.<\/p>\n

I sadly did not take any images during the process of creating this binding as it was the first miniature I’ve ever bound and was delighted by how quickly\u00a0I was able to move through each step. So needless to say, I forgot to stop and take images, but I will explain the binding process a bit in this post.<\/p>\n

\"GooseEggs6-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The book is sewn on two silver snakeskin tapes (initially lined with silk) before being rounded and backed. The edges were properly prepped\u00a0for a layer of mint blue gouache paint. Leather wrapped headbands decorate the head and tail in a skin\u00a0that perfectly matches the purple\u00a0ink from the text block.<\/p>\n

The spine piece is wrapped in mauve buffalo skin, which was shaped\u00a0and the headcaps were formed off the book. After cutting away to expose the tapes, the spine piece is attached to the text block and then the light grey suede flyleaves are put in place.<\/p>\n

\"GooseEggs5-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Now comes the fun part. The MDF boards are carefully\u00a0shaped, first with a power sander and then by hand to offer an elegant cushioned edge. Afterward, the boards are laminated on both sides with a wood veneer. For this binding,\u00a0I used an unknown wood that I found in a sample pack of domestic and exotic woods (so if anyone can identify this wood, please let me know). A channel is cut out of the veneer and the tapes are glued down to attach the board. To hide the tapes a second veneer is cut and glued down. For this binding, I cut four tabs out of Karelian birch in the shape of a goose egg.<\/p>\n

\"GooseEggs3-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The book is housed in a tiny clamshell box. The spine is covered in the same mauve buffalo skin and silver canapetta cloth that mimics the veneer on the cover boards. The trays are covered in a yellow handmade paper from Katie MacGregor, which was also used as the book’s endpapers. The book is protected with a light grey suede lining.<\/p>\n

\"GooseEggs1-ErinFletcher\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Goose Eggs<\/em> is the second Dorfner binding that I’ve made to date. I really love this structure, it has a unique elegance and it can be assembled rather quickly.\u00a0So I’m looking forward to working with this structure again and hope to incorporate some common elements of my work like gold tooling and embroidery. I also hope to learn more about marquetry in order to create intricate designs in the veneer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At the Guild of Book Workers’ Standards Conference in DC, I picked up a couple miniature text blocks from Gabrielle Fox. One of the them being\u00a0Goose Eggs & Other Fowl Expressions printed by Rebecca Press in 1991. The letterpress printing was done in a vibrant purple with hints of mint blue and bright yellow. 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