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Hand spun embroidery floss spun from baby camel fiber. Can't wait to use this on my next set of end-bands! Thank you @farmandfiber! 🐫 #handspun #embroidery #embroideryfloss #thread #ecru #eidolonhouse #restoretradition #becomepartofthehistory

Lambs and chicks doing what they do!👌🏼 #eidolonhouse #homestead #fiberfarm

#throwback to one of my all time favorite commissions: A custom enclosure with a deckled fore-edge.👌🏼 #tbt #eidolonhouse #custommade #rarebooks #bookish #collectibles #booklove

Replaced a broken brass clasp on this Hymnal, 1863. Of course we cosmetically aged the new clasp to be sympathetic to the book.👌🏼 #detailsmatter #handmade #brass #metalcraft #rarebooks #restoration #collectibles #eidolonhouse #bookish #booklove #bookstagram

Beautiful French curl marbled paper from 1744 for #marbledmonday!🙌🏼
#marbledpaper #rarebooks #paperlove #collectibles #bookish #booklove

Another 19th Century Book of Mormon saved by a rebacking and leather restoration.👌🏼#eidolonhouse #rarebooks #bookconservation #collectibles #bookish #restoration #booklove

If we're not in the studio we're outside with our animals. I love that we've made our home and our business our lifestyle, and in one little place: Eidolon House.🏡
#eidolonhouse #homestead #restoretradition #homebusiness #texas

Before and after historical rebind of Worlidge's Gems, 1768. I love tooling à petits fers on 18th Century books! The beautiful marbled paper used on the boards is by @jpatrician.👌🏼 #eidolonhouse #rarebooks #bookbinding #marbledpaper #marbledmonday #bookish #collectibles #booklove #bookstagram #becomepartofthehistory

Hand-spun silk embroidery floss, 2 ply, dyed in tea, and wound on handmade wooden card bobbins. Thread and card bobbins made by my talented wife. (Sold in 20 & 10 yard lengths through our web-shop, link in bio.) 🙌🏼 #handspun #silk #thread #embroidery #embroideryfloss #eidolonhouse

The natural light pouring in my bindery windows is always a welcomed sight. 🙌🏼
#bindery #studio #bookpress #bookbinder #bookish #booklove #booklife #bookstagram #eidolonhouse

Feeling sorrowful after learning that at great man and book dealer we used to work with when we were at Restoration Books back in Logan Utah has passed away.
We love working on cool rare books, but the relationships we build with our clients are far more important. #peoplefirst ❤️
#eidolonhouse #homestead

Earlier this Spring I was able to work on a copy of London, by Gustave Doré and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872. Doré is one of my favorite artists, because his images are rich and complex, but unified, and he is masterful in his use of chiaroscuro (use of light and dark to create a dramatic effect). Doré assembled a team of the best wood engravers in Europe. He would create ink wash drawings directly onto the engraving blocks, and then allow members of his team to engrave them in their own style. The man was brilliant, talented, and an inspiration. 🙌🏼 (P.S. Wood engravings and wood cuts are not the same thing; they're very different processes with very different results.) #woodengraving #engraving #printmaking #art #Doré #titlepage #London #rarebooks #collectibles

Finished shearing my sheep tonight; it was exhausting and fun at the same time, and I loved the experience! Life with animals is a great life.🐑 #sheep #fiberfarm #eidolonhouse

Shabby chic never looks good on a valuable leather bound book, especially to rare book conservators.😊 Leather bound books should be hydrated once a year, and even twice a year if you live in a dry climate. See direct link in our bio on how to hydrate your leather bound books.
We restored the leather on this lovely first edition Book of Mormon, put back a bit of gold (22k shell gold) on the spine, and made a custom enclosure for it.👌🏼
#leatherboundbooks #booklove #leathercare #bookcollector #rarebooks #collectibles #bookish

Before and after (swipe left for after shot) restoration of this Holy Bible from 1803. See previous post about the enclosure I made for this book.👌🏼 #eidolonhouse #restoration #restoration #bookconservation #booklove #rarebooks #collectibles #Bible

I'm always honored to do custom work for my brother Masons. I recently restored the Washington DC Naval Lodge Bible (1803), and built a custom enclosure for the book to match their Egyptian themed lodge room. Creating this solar disk design on the cover using pallets and gouges was a fun challenge. The solar disk is a winged sun that symbolizes divinity and power. The spine design on the enclosure was made to replicate the pillars inside their lodge room. (Swipe left for more images.) #freemason #symbolism #custommade #Bible #booklove #bookconservation #eidolonhouse

I realized I didn't post a before and after image of this 1572 Bishops' Bible we did a few months ago. This was such a fun project. As much as I love historical rebinds of these rare bibles, if the covers are original and can be saved, we'll sure try our best to do so.👌🏼
#rarebooks #eidolonhouse #restoration #rarebookconservation #bookish #collectibles #igbooks #booklove #history #Bible

We hope y'all have a great weekend! Stay cool (it's already hot here in Texas), stay dry (we have rain in our forecast), and as always, make time to browse a bookshop or two.✌🏼
#tgif #friyay #bordercollie #dogsofinsta #texas #eidolonhouse

Wow! 100% silk thread hand spun and dyed by my beautiful wife. My end band game just got real.👌🏼
#proudhusband #silk #handspun #embroidery #thread #ecodye #endbands #bookish #bookarts #restoretradition #becomepartofthehistory #eidolonhouse

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