Coptic binding

the best way to attach covers to a coptic binding

The coptic stitch bookbinding method is another way to bind your book with a spine that opens up completely, so you can lay your book flat. Sometimes it’s also called chain stitch in bookbinding, but more often it’s called coptic stitch binding. I think it’s a great method for when you have book covers that […]

During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and how to handcraft an exposed spine book using 3 different stitches - french link stitch, link stitch and kettle stitch. Participants will be able to customise their books by choosing from blank and/or dotted grid pages and from a variety of colours for the cover and thread.

Coptic Book Binding: How to begin your coptic binding on a mini-book.

A handmade gift is, more often than not, valued higher by the recipient than a present bought from a shop or online. The love and care that goes into the craftsmanship cannot be purchased. So, with that in mind, we've rounded up some ideas of things to make this festive period, using the free craft tutorials on the Sel

Nicole Irwood on Instagram: "My latest bookbinding project, vintage leather gloves and handmade paper with a coptic binding - it's pretty darn lovely. #bookbinding #bookart #booksculpture #upcycling #papercrafts #papermaking"

Hi friends! I have been asked to create a tutorial for my sketchbooks. I had resisted for quite a while because there are many other videos about a Coptic stitch binding but after hearing so many v…

This simple linking stitch creates a minimal, yet admirable, pattern on an exposed spine. A single Coptic stitch may also be called a link or chain stitch. There are several methods used to begin this stitching pattern. Since the projects in this book employing the Coptic stitch are each comprised of five or fewer stations, I’ve chosen a method of forming loops in the first signature that will be tightened later.