Restoration Services
Restoration of family Bibles, antiquarian books, and other volumes require a variety of hand bookbinding techniques to repair damaged leaves, re-sew loose pages, and conserve deteriorated bindings. Bayou Bindery uses only acid-free materials and practices only reversible techniques.
In re-backing, new cloth or leather is placed under the original materials while saving much of the original binding. The new work blends with the remaining original materials.
For re-sewing, only linen thread is used for strength and durability.
Through paper repair, worn pages are repaired using a variety of oriental tissues with wheat starch paste. This technique allows the repair to be easily reversed if needed, yet is remarkably strong due to the very long fibers of the oriental tissues.
Bayou
Bindery
New Iberia, LA
337-256-2418
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Heirloom Family Bibles often suffer extensive damage over time. Many of these treasured books require significant restoration to repair a damaged spine or pages.
This family Bible's cover was completely detached from the text before restoration.
Now, the heirloom
is ready for many more
generations of use
after treatment.
Leather books require special consideration to repair, yet conserve, deteriorated bindings
A family's well-loved and well-worn storybook is set to go for many more years of bedtime stories after restoration at Bayou Bindery.
A book is set up on a sewing frame for its pages to be re-sewn before its cover is restored.
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