Decades ago, I learned book arts, fine arts press from retired professor Bonnie O'Connell. I still create one-of-a-kind books with hand-sewn bindings. There's nothing like the visceral sensations exploring a handcrafted object, especially an old book. ❤ 📚

Absolutely fantastic; anyone with a love of books needs to watch this- it’s like watching a magician.❤

Does anyone know the name of the piano piece playing in the background of this video? (This was absolutely fascinating! I watched it in my class about the history of the book. Absolutely delightful, thank you for sharing!)

"I have a huge pile of marbled papers. I can sell more but I'd rather make books out of them." - Chris Rowlatt

I just want to know what kind of paper you put the marbling on?

The Spanish marbling oh my god. I just wanted to scream and cry. I hope we never lose sight of such skill and relented people

Absolutely marvellous, Watched this many years ago and so glad to have found it again. Saved it now!

Thank-you soooo very much for sharing, and especially on your thoughts about book preservation.. I’m 70 years old and I feel exactly the same way.. I used to work in a library during my school days, and my favourite part was watching the bookbinders repair old books from the “stacks”, books that were kept in the back, not on display.. people had to make a special request to see them.. I heard of a library in England, that allows you to spend a night or weekend there, like a B&B.. that would be a holiday in deed, to enjoy a little historical journey, perusing through some of the ancients… bless you.. 💕🙏

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you very much for your video. 😊

Wow I loved this video! I’m a bookbinder too, not a professional but a daily binder.

Your art work very well andi interesting

Amé este vídeo.

You are so passionate and that passion is so clearly conveys through your workplace and work. ❤

A bloke to cheer anyone up on a sad day! Chondrus crispus seaweed gives carrageenan, not alginate, Chris, tut, tut :).

Whoever mixed the sound did a horrid job.

What is in the water.😊?

great but the filming is really bad. it is not chase action US film

Such terrible, annoying and aren’t-I-clever camerawork spoils what should be a delightful film watching a true master at work. This whole series suffers from this student-like approach - such a shame.

this is the must infuriating camera work ever lol

What a fantastic man!

Fantastic and so inspiring.

The subject matter is totally fascinating and entertaining... but the camera work is SO annoying!!! We would like 1 scene that doesn't tilt or pan or shake or roam or zoom or float... We would REALLY like to see the marbling please. Would love to give this a thumbs up, but it never concentrated on the subject at hand... just wandered all over without concentrating on the subject of the video!

Great video . Always been interested in bookbinding . My family were bookbinders and book folders in London in the 19th century

Thank you for sharing so people can see it forever in perpetuity

Thought you might like to see this. Ray at 91 and still going strong!

Beautiful!❤

The camerawork is pathetic

...totally *love* all these videos from TGGoC! Very calming and informative. They show nice people being nice and doing nice things - now this might seem a trivial observation - a facetious remark even - that isn't in any way helpful. However, I mean it. The world is chock-a-block full of not very nice people, all in a hurry, trying their best to make a quick buck and push&pull anyone who'll listen into their way of thinking. These pleasant and unhurried craftspeople are quite the reverse. Thank Goodness! Happy Days, everybody :-)

Thanks so much for this vid. Really interesting. Maybe it wasn't such a smart move of me to go from a house / garden to a modern apartment - no scope for a fabulous shed, like Chris's !! Not being funny - or anything - but... I expect that book will be lying around, dusty & alone, long after we've all gone :-( I reminded of the film called Book of Ely. ps my friends' kiddies go to Painswick primary school - well, the eldest's just gone up to Big School this Sept. just gone. They're The Future!

nice - what fun to see the marks revealed (at say 5:10) ! As an aside, why is that a proportion of commentators cannot stop themslves from making remarks on the subject of the artist's personal appearance? What on earth do such comments have to do with the presenter's skills and knowledge? What do such comments bring to the topic of the video?

Gosh this is so beautiful, so exactly what I would love to do!! How old is too old to start learning this?

Yes, preservation is important. Thank you for your efforts to save our history.

Loved every second of this! ❤️ What a wonderful, talented, delightful artist & craftsman. People like this keep the world wonderful. God bless him!

do you have a site where you sell your books?

How wonderful. Thank you. You are a pleasure to watch.

It's all so wonderful. Thank you so much.

So beautiful ! Your passion is palpable! 🪷

Ian from north east.

Hooray another wonderful true craftsman who is devoted to detail, quality, design , functionality and his training and the Guild is a wonderful combination.. i adore this series. Its so encouraging that Guilds strive to maintain these vanishing skills….

Bloody heck but she is charming. Not just because she is lovely. But also she sounds so intelligent and feminine and comfortably confident/knowledgeable. I could listen to her talk for a long time. ☮

Thank you Chris for sharing and demonstration! Very inspiring.

Very cool!

Are you ready to accept the ways of the guild?

What happened in last 5 years?

Did Chris forget his name for a moment? 😅 0:02

The video editing was terrible. The man's work was fascinating but how the video was filmed and edited detracted greatly from the presentation of his work.

I prefer books over electronic books anyday. The feel of the paper whether it's hardback or paperbacks. Books can be restored and you don't need power to read them!!!

Anybody know the piano music playing in the background? I feel like I recognize it but can’t put my finger on it.

The “music” for these videos totally detracts with the artists as they speak, it totally overpowered this man’s voice as it did in the video of the video of the female jeweler. I have no idea who’s in overall charge of these videos, but s/he created a train wreck of unwatchable videos....the music is supposed to be in the background, unobtrusive, if music is needed at all. In these videos, where artists discuss their process, _IT ISN’T!!!_

The background “noise” nearly made this unwatchable....it competes with the artist’s soft voice most of the time and there’s obviously no way to turn it down. As stand alone music, I’d give it a very low mark, but it’s somebody else’s responsibility to judge whether it adds or detracts from what’s happening (it DOES), and whether the volume competes with the voice (it DOES). Seriously, if it doesn’t greatly add to the video, for goodness’ sake, leave it off!