Bookbinding tutorial

I have finally completed my tutorial for the making of my Mandala Journal. I tried to keep it to three parts, but, well... you can skip certain parts if you aren't wanting to experience things like paper maché! I think I'll let the videos do the teaching, and wait for questions to come in - then, as they do, I will update this post and address them rather than try to guess at what I've left out - because I'm sure I've left some stuff out!! Part I goes over applying joint compound, or wall…

Each printed cell is folded, stitched together with a thread or wire, cutIt is called book binding (booklet) to attach a cover to it and make it into a book.The effort to make a beautiful and robust book is as old as the history of the book.I put it in…

Following one of our most popular posts Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet we have decided to do a post on the top 15 of the best Japanese Stab Binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web (also known as the Traditional Chinese Binding Method though there are noticeable differences between the two). On this page you’ll also find a collection of video tutorials and many Japanese stab binding related resources. We hope it serves as a good resource for some of…

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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…

I would call this tutorial more intermediate than arrows. Mainly because it isn't simple in how the bind crosses the spine and requires more finger-coordination. As I was drawing my diagram and thinking about my method of sewing this bind, I realized that there might be a second, somewhat easier way. However, since many of…

UPDATE: Need help with the stitching part? I have a NEW tutorial with close-ups of the binding process! Watch here: https://youtu.be/9O4kFTOEh6kIn this tutor...