Bookbinding Suppliers

In these difficult times it’s important we support the suppliers of materials and tools to the bookbinding craft.  Below is a list of suppliers I either use, or I know to have a very good reputation, and one day I hope to buy from.  The 2 main retailers that I buy from are Hewits and Talas.  I recently bought some beautiful vellum from Cortume Runge in Brazil and if you want to try this material I highly recommend them.  And while thinking of Brazil, Renato’s marbled paper is wonder, and you will have seen it in many of my videos.

Retailers (and often manufacturers too)

• Hewit & Sons (UK)
• Ratchford (UK)
• Eden Workshops (France)
• Shepherds (UK)
• Talas (USA)
• Hollander’s (USA) (currently closed because of CORONA-19)
• Colophon Book Arts Supply (USA)
• Gane Brothers & Lane (USA)
• Andersen’s Bookbinding Supplies (Australia)

Leather

• Hewit & Sons (UK)
• Harmatan and Oakridge Leathers (UK)
• Pergamena (USA)
• Steven Siegel Leather (USA)
• Packer Leather (Australia)
• Birdsall Leathercraft (Australia)

Vellum

• William Cowley (UK)
• Cortume Runge (Brazil)
• Pergamena (USA)

Japanese Paper

• Ozu Washi (Japan)

Paper Marblers

• Renato Crepaldi (Brazil)
• Dodin’s Marbling (Israel)
• Jemma Lewis (UK)
• Payhembury Marbled Paper (UK)
• Louise Brockman (UK)
• Robert Wu

Bookcloth

• Holliston (USA)
• Gane Brothers & Lane (USA)
• Winterbottom (Australian bookcloth distributor)

Equipment Manufacturers

• Schmedt (Germany)
• John James Needles (UK)

Finishing Tools

• Kevin Noakes (Bookbindesigns) (UK)
• P&S Engraving (UK)
• Fine Cut (UK)

Wooden Equipment

• Frank Wiesner (Australia)
• Olive and Oak (Portugal)

Knives (and more)

• Jeff Peachey (USA)
• Green’s Books (UK)

Gilding (Leaf and tools)