Asheville Bookworks

Materials and Tools	Learning Centers and Collections
Arista Medical Supply Company www.aristasurgical.com Scalpels, scissors, tweezers. BookMakers International www.bookmakerscatalog.com The finest in hand book binding, book conservation, and cook arts. Supplies, tools, and equipment for book conservation, paper conservation, hand bookbinding. Cave Paper www.cavepaper.com Production handmade paper mill. Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff www.cheapjoes.com/ Offers an array of fine art supplies including, paints, brushes, watercolors, oils, acrylics, and tons of other art supplies. Colophon Book Arts Supply www.colophonbookarts.com Excellent book arts supplies and library. Web site includes tutorials covering skills such as marbling, bookbinding, etc. Daniel Smith, Inc. www.danielsmith.com Full range of art supplies, specialty printmaking supplies DickBlick Art Materials www.dickblick.com Major supplier for schools and artists, with a wide range of mid-prized art supplies, as well as some higher end materials. Many products made specifically for their brand. Dieu Donne Paper Mill www.dieudonne.org Non-profit artists workspace dedicated to the creation, promotion, and preservation of contemporary art in the hand papermaking process. Studio, gallery, paper-making classes, artist residencies. Dolphin Papers www.homepage.mac.com/dolphinpapers Supplies and fine art papers from around the world. Discounts for ordering large quantities Ecological Fibers, Inc. www.ecofibers.com Environmentally sound covering materials for the book, decorative packaging, and photo mount industries. Manufacturers and suppliers of paper, textile and nonwovens based, colored, coated and flocked cover materials and book binder supplies. Garrett Wade www.garrettwade.com Offers specialty tools for woodworking and cabinetmaking. Gaylord Brothers www.gaylordmart.com Library and archival supplies—conservation tools, matting and framing, book and pamphlet maintenance, specialty storage, exhibit materials. Harcourt Bindery www.harcourtbindery.com Bindery company offering presentation and limited editions, special featured bindings, restoration and protective boxes, period style and traditional bindings, modern and artistic bindings. Harmatan Leather Ltd. www.harmatan.co.uk Manufacturers of fine goatskin and calfskin bookbinding leathers. Harmatan tannery located in Higham Ferrers, England. Hewits www.hewit.com A well-established company with a 200 year History of manufacturing the finest quality leathers for bookbinding and leathergoods production. The online catalog includes a wide selection of equipment, tools, materials and sundries, catering to the requirements of both craft and commercial bookbinders around the world. Also offers second hand equipment. Hiromi Paper International www.hiromipaper.com Inventory consists of Japanese milled paper, called “washi.” Japanese Paper Place www.japanesepaperplace.com Selection of Japanese papers. John Neal Bookseller www.johnnealbooks.com Offers a full range of calligraphy supplies, calligraphy books, bookbinding supplies, bookbinding tools, instructional manuals, gilding supplies, inks, pens, pen points, nibs, gouache and gifts. Kate’s Paperie www.katespaperie.com Resource for exotic papers and paper accoutrements. Over 4,000 papers from more than 40 countries and a vast collection of more than 1,500 couture-quality ribbons from around the world. Kampo Cultural Center www.kampo.com/kampo/educat.html Machine-made Japanese paper for painting and calligraphy, brushes, classroom and correspondence calligraphy classes. Light Impressions www.lightimpressionsdirect.com Fine archival storage, display and presentation materials for negatives, transparencies, CDs, photographs, artwork and documents. The company's exclusive products are manufactured to exact specifications developed by a team of artists and archivists, collectors and conservationists, photographers and preservationists. McClain’s Printmaking Supplies www.imcclains.com Specializes in relief materials including tools, wood, linoleum blocks, ink, paper, sharpening stones, gouges, and brushes. Miki’s Paper www.4thstreetshop.com/pages/miki.html Exquisite handmade papers can be found at Miki's Paper. You can purchase the paper by the sheet or pre-cut into stationery, origami squares or even laser printable reams. New York Central Art Supply www.nycentralart.com New York Central has an experienced staff and the widest selection of materials available anywhere. They have world-famous paper department and a huge selection of hard-to-find materials. Oriental Art Supply www.orientalartsupply.com Providing chinese brush painting, calligraphy and sumi-e supplies including, chinese brushes, shuen paper (xuan paper), ink stones, ink slates, chinese seals, chinese painting books, chinese painting instructional videos, or accessories. Oriental Culture Enterprises www.oceweb.com Papers, Asian art supplies (Chinese mop brushes, calligraphy paper, etc.), books from China. Paper and Ink Arts www.paperinkarts.com Tools, supplies, books and gifts for calligraphers, book and paper artists, collage and multimedia artists, with a full line of vintage and currently manufactured pen nibs, simple and extraordinary penholders; inks; ink sticks; watercolors; gouache; colored pencils; gold; markers; mica powders; quills; bookbinding supplies; sealing wax and seals; lightboxes and writing tables; books; T-shirts; aprons; and a full line of padded and fine art papers. Pearl Paint www.pearlpaint.com Discount art supply store—some paper selection. Rembrandt Graphic Arts www.rembrandtgraphicarts.com Fine arts printmaking presses, equipment, inks, papers, tools and chemicals available. Manufacturer and retailer for printmaking materials, hand presses, and supplies for etching, lithography, silk screen printing, relief printing and monotype. Rising Sun Book Cloth PH: (214) 748-9894 (no website) Binding equipment Stephen Kinsella, Inc. www.kinsellaartpapers.com Fine art papers. Talas www.talasonline.com Source for professional, conservation, preservation and restoration supplies since 1962. Twin Rocker Paper www.twinrocker.com Specializes in handmade stationery, invitations, and artist' paper.	Duke University Special Collections Library http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/ Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. Check out the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture>Subject Guides>Artists' Books by Women. North Carolina Print Network http://ncprintnetwork.blogspot.com A blog created as a place for North Carolina printmakers and print enthusiasts to "meet" and share ideas, projects and events. University of Iowa Center for the Book www.uiowa.edu/~ctrbook/index.shtml Handmade papers, papermaking instructional videos.

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