Shops & Craftspeople

All Manner of Tools and Materials
These vendors offer a range of hand tools and larger equipment plus materials such as board, bookcloth, decorative paper and adhesives. 


Specialty Tools and Equipment
While these vendors don't carry everything you need for bookbinding, they do specialize in beautifully crafted tools that will last you a lifetime.

  • Beidler Made // Northwest Georgia
    hand-made brass tools for tooling into leather
  • Fabrikat // Zürich, Switzerland
    great selection of stationery tools and uniquely printed papers
  • Jeff Peachey Tools // New York, New York
    perfectly crafted paring knives, sharpening solutions and other hand tools
  • Olive & Oak // Viana do Castelo, Portugal
    handcrafted bookbinding equipment - job backers, ploughs, sewing frame and more
  • Shanna Leino Tools //Harrisville, New Hampshire
    beautifully crafted tools, weights and aprons
  • Starrett // Athol, Massachusetts
    pin vise (size B) and precision measuring tools


Handmade Paper
I love working with handmade papers and here's where I purchase them. 

  • Atelier Retailles // Montréal, Canada
    unique handmade papers from natural fibers - color selection changes constantly
  • Calligrane // Paris, France
    an artful selection of handmade papers
  • Cave Paper // Tucson, Arizona
    beautiful handmade papers from natural fibers
  • Haibara // Tokyo Japan
    great source for Japanese decorative papers and handmade journals
  • Hiromi Paper // Culver City, California
    tools, decorative paper, and art and conservation paper
  • Hook Pottery Paper // LaPorte, Indiana
    beautiful handmade papers from natural fibers
  • Ito-Ya // Tokyo, Japan
    really beautiful paper wall filled with a large selection of colors
  • Japanese Paper Place // Toronto, Canada
    decorative papers from Japan
  • Kyukyodo // Tokyo, Japan
    great selection of traditional Japanese decorative papers
  • Morgan Conservatory // Cleveland, Ohio
    large assortment of colors and papers made from various natural fibers
  • Raima // Barcelona, Spain
    large assortment of decorative papers arranged by color
  • Vlieger Paper // Amsterdam, Netherlands
    great selection of papers and bookbinding tools


Board
I use a few different types of book in the my studio: Sandstone Archival, Binder's Board, Eska and Millboard. 

  • Archival Products // Des Moines, Iowa
    resource for archival materials such as Sandstone Archival (often referred to as museum board in my workshops)
  • Ernest Schaefer // Union, New Jersey
    sells a variety of binder's board


Leather
I mainly purchase leather from tanneries specializing in producing skins for the purpose of bookbinding. However, I also love fashion leather, which is material made for the fashion industry and can be a lovely accent against more traditional leathers. 

  • Harmatan // Northamptonshire, England
    beautiful range of goat and calfskin leathers
  • J Hewit & Sons // West Lothian, Scotland
    wonderful range of goat, calf and vellum skins along with bookbinding tools
  • Mood Fabrics // New York, New York
    really fun destination for fashion leathers
  • Pergamena // Montgomery // New, York
    offers a lovely range of goat, calf and vellum skins
  • Rémy Carriat // Espelette, France
    unique range of colors on water buffalo skins