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• Bookcloth Choices
The
following swatches are examples of a few bookcloths that we use for our
fine edition books. We are always open and willing to try new materials
that may interest you. New bookcloths always extend the book projects
timeline, due to the fact that we must experiment with the cloths'
quality for foil stamping and endurance.
Our mid-grade
bookcloths are Canapetta, Cialux, & IRIS, while all others are
considered high-end bookcloths. The high-end bookcloths not only cost
more, but are very delicate to work with, in turn raising the price of
the production.
Asahi Bookcloth
The workability of these Japanese bookcloths, combined with the beauty
of color and texture, have made them extremely popular for almost all
bookbinding and portfolio designs. All colors are paper backed for ease
of glue application.
Bonded Leather
Bonded Leather is a more economical alternative to full hides. This material is made from
at least 75% genuine leather and is made to look, feel and smell like
fine leather. It is available in five glazed finished colors and matte black.
Canapetta Bookcloth
Canapetta bookcloth
is made in Italy. This cloth is a medium weight, acid-free bookcloth
made
of a cotton/linen mixture. It is extremely desirable because of its
delicate and attractive texture, as well as, its high durability. This
cloth is paper backed, which allows for easy application. Canapetta is
an ideal substitute for natural
finish buckram.
Cialux Bookcloth
Cialux is a natural finish bookcloth imported from Italy. It is
a lustrous, vibrant, glossy, fast-dyed, natural finish, 100% rayon
cloth with a viscose paper backing. Cialux cloth is made from spun
rayon yarn, which is composed of short-length filament threads.
It is environmentally friendly and exceptionally well suited for covering
book covers, catalogs, stationery, diaries etc. This bookclosth is also ideal for off-set
printing, screen printing, and hot foil blocking. Cialux is colorfast
to water, light and abrasion, and has improved durability over other
natural finish cloths.
Genji Bookcloth
Genji bookcloth is made of silk or part rayon and cotton, these are the most luxurious and
finely woven of the Japanese bookbinding fabrics. They can be used as an
accent element or to cover an entire box or book.
IRIS Bookcloth
The IRIS bookcloth
is an elegant cloth made of 100% rayon with a silky sheen and excellent
durability. It is an excellent all around bookcloth for all types of
work and
applications requiring a linen feel and brilliant range of colors. This
bookcloth accepts both hot foil and blind stamping, offset and screen
printing,
die cutting and folding.
