Handmade Apothecary How-To’s
minizines based on research and experimental archaeology conducted around the Scientific Revolution
I’ve spent the last few years conducting experimental archaeology—specifically, researching and recreating household goods from the 1480s to the 1710s—and while you can definitely follow the same path with the very many scanned manuals and receipt books available through databases around the world, I thought it might be useful to create some starting points for others. I usually attend local markets to sell these alongside my more successful experiments, but check below for those that can be shipped as well. (Or contact me directly if you have questions!)
Handbound Blank Journals
having fun with handbinding one folded signature at a time
I’ve spent decades in publishing, and a large chunk of that time was as a Production Editor—someone who manages the process of creating books. My time was during a period of transition (from more mechanical to digital production methods), but fascinatingly, publishing has gone through remarkably few of those over the last centuries. I love the fact that I can use traditional techniques, vintage tools, and pretty pretty papercraft supplies to make these mini-journals.
Katherine Crighton 