Nikerina, Inc.

Nikerina, Inc. is a small hand bindery and press workshop in Chicago, Georgia. The shop sews notebooks one signature at a time, repairs working books, and sets short editions by hand using a traditional press. Each piece of work is entered into an open shop ledger, documenting dated notes as bindings, repairs, and print runs happen. The process follows four steps performed in order: folding sheets with the grain, sewing signatures with waxed linen thread, pressing the text block overnight, and casing with board, cloth, and endpapers. The craft emphasizes sewn, not glued, construction and attention to grain and detail at every stage.