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A little #vintage crush this morning: 1950’s children’s hand-crank sewing machine, “Betsy Ross”. 🙌🏼 (Available through our webshop.) #sewing #collectible #decor #minisewingmachine #eidolonhouse

Tooling detail: I used a decorative roll, a bunch of small tools, and a few of my own handmade tools—including our stylus tool—to create the design.👌🏼
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#eidolonhouse #leathertooling #bookbinding #bookbinder #handcrafted #bookstagram #custommade #toolmaker

Process shots of turning a handle from beautiful hickory wood. (Swipe 👉🏼) #woodturning #woodworking #wip #toolmaker #eidolonhouse

Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday baby Eden (the sheep in the back of this photo)!🎉 I guess she isn’t the baby anymore.😭
In this photo Eden and baby Nathan are relaxing in the sheep shed. Eden usually likes to be left alone, but this little guy loves her; wherever she is, he isn’t too far away.💛🌍💛🐑💛
#earthday #sheep #lamb #fiberfarm #farmlife #eidolonhouse

Jill is planning for the East Texas Fiber Festival that is taking place later this year, and so I’m reminiscing about the day this lovely loom showed up at our house.🙌🏼
#loom #floorloom #weaving #fiberart #toolsofthetrade #eidolonhouse

When people tell me restoration is bad and lowers the value of their rare book. . . .
#throwback to 2014: Before & after restoration of a first edition copy of a Book of Mormon, 1830.
#rarebooks #collectibles #restoration #eidolonhouse #tbt #igbooks #bookbinder

Hettie’s twin baby lambs! Welcome to Eidolon House girls!♥️
#lambs #farmlife #fiberfarm #babyanimals #eidolonhouse

We decided to make our tooling stylus handle out of hickory rather than red oak. Hickory is a nice hard wood and is super fun to turn.✒️ (Shop our tooling stylus on our website.)
#bookbinding #leathertooling #toolsofthetrade #bookbinder #handtools #woodturning #toolmaker #eidolonhouse

Books sure do get around.📚
#bookplate #oldbooks #bookcollector #bookbinding #eidolonhouse

Lambs & bunnies.♥️
#eidolonhouse #angorarabbit #lambs #sheep #farmlife #fiberfarm

We love doing antiquated leather treatments; cat’s paw is one of our favorites!🐾😺
#eidolonhouse #rarebooks #bookbinding #collectibles

Generosity of people never fails to amaze me! This press was given to me today by a gentleman who lives near us. He’s a retired newspaper man, and mentioned to me he had an old book press from his days of running his business. Out of the blue he stopped by and dropped off this beautiful piece of equipment. I don’t deserve this; I am a blessed man.
#thankful #bookpress #antique #bookbinder #eidolonhouse

The twins snuggling while mama grazes near by. I couldn’t stop squeezing them today! -Jill 💕
#babylamb #twins #fiberfarm #homestead #sheep #eidolonhouse

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