{"product_id":"thinking-what-we-are-doing-1-sewing-books-by-hand","title":"Thinking What We Are Doing #1: Sewing Books by Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small book not on how to sew books, but rather about the observations, thoughts, and feelings that arise in the process of this patient and meditative labor. A reflective essay written while binding a large hand-sewn edition of the Alder \u0026amp; Frankia book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur daily lives have to be a satisfaction in themselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAn earlier version of this essay was published on the CBAA Book Art Theory Blog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-sewn with metallic gold-colored thread. Riso printed in orange and copper on yellow and cream French papers. Images are from Mary Van Kleek's \"Women in the Bookbinding Trade\" (1913). Bibliography linked via QR codes throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking What We Are Doing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a new essay series by Emily Larned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Larned \/ Alder \u0026 Frankia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43668664877191,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/7120\/5511\/files\/thinking-what-we-are-doing-1-sewing-books-by-hand-1.png?v=1766725096","url":"https:\/\/littlejohnpress.com\/products\/thinking-what-we-are-doing-1-sewing-books-by-hand","provider":"Littlejohn Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}