BiblioCraft

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There is untold wealth in library collections, and, like every good librarian, Jessica Pigza loves to share In BiblioCraft, Pigza hones her literary hunting and gathering skills to help creatives of all types, from DIY hobbyists to fine artists, develop projects based on library resources In Part I, she explains how to take advantage of the riches libraries have to offer both in person and online In Part II, she presents 20 projects inspired by library resources from a stellar designer cast, including STC Craft authors Natalie Chanin, Heather Ross, Liesl Gibson, and Gretchen Hirsch, and Design Sponge founder Grace Bonney Whatever the quest historic watermarks transformed into pillows, Japanese family crests turned into coasters, or historic millinery instructions worked into floral fascinators anyone can utilize library resources to bring their creative visions to life. Read BiblioCraft by Jessica Pigza – kino-fada.fr Beautiful book, and probably just marvelous for the right artisan But much too artsy fartsy for me The one project I wanted to consider, I couldn t figure out how to make felt dogwood blossoms and besides, none of these are practical What I want is suggestions on how to use the actual paper ...Five stars for concept alone using library resources to craft and create, guys It is also worth five stars for the information provided on the different kinds of libraries branch, research, special collections, digital, national, special, repositories Not to mention explaining the importance of library etiquette, policies and systems, library catalogs, call numbers, how to search, recommended library collections, copyright laws, and the world of digital libraries And, thenLet the cra Five stars for concept alone using library resources to craft and create, guys It is also worth ...I wishof these crafts were usable in a library setting That being said, as a crafter some of these would be really fun Most are WAAAAAAYYYY too hard, but there are some cool visuals that are a good jumping off point for stuff I might actually do I LOVE that each craft is accompanied by the library resource by which it was inspired The author highlights some really cool types of resources bookplates, vintage instruction manuals, book bindings, cartouches, etc and includes subject hea I wishof these crafts were usable in a library setting That being said, as a crafter some of these would be really fun Most are WAAAAAAYYYY ...What a weird book I am a librarian and a crafter and I couldn t find much in either area to hook me I ended up scanning most of it instead of reading in depth because I couldn t get interested enough to really read it So take that with a grain of salt when you read this review The first part of the book is an overview on how to use libraries The second is a smattering of projects that might or might not be interesting It s a good book for librarians who want to give their patrons ideas and What a weird book I am a librarian and a crafter and I couldn t find much in either area to ho...This is a wonderful book This is a book for makers crafters and library workers Reading this book brought me lots of joy I found I was smiling to myself as I read it It is written by a rare book librarian, and based on five years of crafternoons a new term for me at New York Public Library This book connects library collections and resources, including skilled librarians, with makers in this book called crafters, but really they are they same, or at least very very similar This is the This is a wonderful book This is a book for makers crafters and library workers Reading this book brought me lots of joy I found I was smiling to myself as I read it It is written by a rare book librarian, and based on five years of crafternoons a new term for me at New York Public Library This book connects library collections and resources, including skilled librarians, with makers in this book called crafters, but really they...I ll preface this by saying that this book performs a valuable service it s driving force mission is to encourage people who aren t aware of a library s plethora of services to think about sourcing crafting ideas and reproducible materials via local public, academic, and governmental libraries It gives step by step ideas on how to contact them for special collections and how to discuss your crafting plans and ideas with the librarian caretakers of these beautiful collections If you d like a I ll preface this by saying that this book performs a valuable service it s driving force mission is to encourage people who aren t aware of a library s plethora of services to think about sourcing crafting ideas and reproducible materials via local public, academic, and governmental libraries It gives step by step ideas on how to contact them for special collections and how to discuss your crafting plans and ideas with the librarian caretakers of these beautiful collections If you d like a book that discusses the topic of historic millinery, this book ...Jessica Pigza is a rare books librarian who has been combining her passions libraries and crafting by hosting regular DIY sessions at the NYPL with a view to highlighting the library s collection of a range of resources This book rides the wave of maker culture and demonstrates the fantastic wealth of resources to be found for free in libraries.The book is a show and tell to finding the unique materials held in library collections, and then proceeds to inspire new projects, complete with in Jessica Pigza is a rare books librarian who has been combining her passions libraries and crafting by hosting regular DIY sessions at the NYPL with a view to highlighting the library s collection of a range of resources This book rides the wave of maker culture and demonstrates the fantastic wealth of resources to be found for free in libraries.The book is a show and tell to finding the unique materials held in library collections, and then proceeds to inspire new projects, complete with instruction...I will say that I preferred the detailed information on library usage vs the craft ideas in the book However, I utilize my library muchfor research purposed and am not at all crafty There were a couple of the crafts that I thought were at a novice crafter s level, but thought the majority werefor an advanced crafter Step by step instructions are offered for each advanced project, but not pictures of how they should look at that step I do think if my library offered any of these I will say that I preferred the detailed information on library usage vs the craft ideas in the book However, I utilize my library muchfor research purposed and am not at all crafty There were a couple of the crafts that I thought were at a novice crafter s level, but thought the majority werefor an advanced crafter Step by...This book was not what I expected at all The second part is craft projects inspired by books and sections of the library Those were fine Not too unique or unusual, and varied degrees of difficulty The best and most surprising, though was the first part of the book It describes libraries, library jargon, how to find what you want, the differences between types of libraries it was a whole section of what librarians call BI, Bibliographic Instruction I wish this first section was a book a This book was not what I expected at all The second part is craft projects inspired by books and sections of the library Those were fine Not too unique or unusual, and varied degrees of difficulty The best and...Unique and creative, fun and frugal Not much I lovethan libraries and crafts

BiblioCraft
  • 22 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 208 pages
  • 1617690961
  • Jessica Pigza
  • BiblioCraft