Binding your own book

How to make a paperback book. This one discusses using gorilla glue to hold the pages together

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 […]

At the end of my last post, I had six signatures and two covers, ready for poking holes and binding. Vocab recap! (words I learned doing this) folio - a sheet folded in half to form two sheets for the book signature - a nested group of folios that are later bound together to form the book

Thinking about starting bookbinding as a new hobby? In our guide, find out all you need to get started with bookbinding for beginners!

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This step-by-step tutorial shows you exactly how to bind your own journal and create a leather wrap-around cover. You can achieve a professional finish with this project, even as a complete beginner!

Book binding fascinates me. It is a bit of a tricky process, but can open up a whole new form of crafting, journaling, or scrapbooking. Here is a bit of basic background on book binding. with a helpful video of the Kettle Stitch. Many people choose mechanical binding for books that they want to […]

How to Bind Your Own Hardback Book: The art of book binding is an ancient craft, but actually it is not very difficult to do and with almost no practice you can get really awesome results. If you are on the lookout for fun craft projects or quick ways of making nice presents and gifts…

To craft books and binders, a book binding press is a must. Unfortunately, they cost A LOT. The good news is you can make one yourself with this easy DIY!

Little Forest on Instagram: "TUTORIAL!!! I made this video to show you how I sewn this book. It’s coptic stictches combined with double French link stitches in 2 colors of thread. I sew French link 2 times in each signatures. Hope you can figure it out. Thank you for watching and enjoy binding your book . . #notebookbinding #bookbinding #handmade #diy #bookbinder #handicraft #copticbinding #papercraft #sketchbook #handbound #crafts #handboundbook #bookbinding #etsyvancouver…