These book diagrams show the parts of the print book, different bookbinding types, and step by step instructions on how to bind a book.
Opus Design's infographic explains different types of binding methods for reports, brochures, books and other designed pieces.
A punching trough is a tool that helps you line up your book signatures for bookbinding. I've heard people refer to it as a punching…
These book diagrams show the parts of the print book, different bookbinding types, and step by step instructions on how to bind a book.
As part of the ongoing development of my publication, I began to look at the various different types of bindings available as well as focusing more in depth on the suitable bindings used on similar…
One of the most overlooked aspects I see from amateur bookbinders is their choice of adhesives or glue; many of whom rely on PVA as a ‘one-glue-fits-all’ solution. Whilst PVA is a good option for many aspects in bookbinding it almost certainly shouldn’t be used over other more suitable adhesives. Yes, I agree that personal […]
Building on what I’ve called the Right PATH method (Performance/Production, Aesthetic, Theory, History), I wanted to add a little supplemental guide to types of binding we will …
The Internet is full of different types of bookbinding tutorials - some more detailed than others, some written by bookbinders and some by enthusiastic hobbyist. What they usually have in common that they still focus on giving out instructions for one specific project. Today I hope to give you a few
Building on what I’ve called the Right PATH method (Performance/Production, Aesthetic, Theory, History), I wanted to add a little supplemental guide to types of binding we will …
These book diagrams show the parts of the print book, different bookbinding types, and step by step instructions on how to bind a book.
Ok, so the title might be a little misleading… we’ve actually crammed in 18 of the best Coptic Stitch (also known as the Chain Stitch or Coptic Sewing) book binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web, along with a collection of video tutorials and many coptic-stitch related resources (PDF’s, Stitching Patterns, Photo Galleries etc) for you to get stuck in to – it took us a while to put this together but we hope it serves as a good resource for some of you out there. If you’ve got any suggestions for additional sites/resources we can include on this page then please leave a comment at the bottom of this page. We have also prepared several other collections for you: Top 15 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials Top 10 Long Stitch Bookbinding Tutorials Top 10 Secret Belgian Binding Tutorials Top 10 Endband Tutorials Top 10 Box Making Tutorials For those a little unsure about what a the Coptic Stitch style actually is, we’ll give you a little intro: Coptic Binding by Henry Hebert Originally the coptic binding process was used by early Christians in Egypt (the Copts) some 2000 years ago and hence its name. A coptic stitch style binding (also often referred to as a Chain Stitch binding) is one that doesn’t use any glues and where the signature stitchings are generally exposed or left completely open thus allowing flexibility without sacrificing strength. Coptic stitched books generally allow the book to be opened up flat without weakening the spine or signatures. Modern glue based binding techniques are often prone to damage when opened flat and weaken with use, much quicker than books that are sewn in a coptic style fashion. Because the signature designs are normally left exposed on a chain stitch binding, many book binders decide to inject their own personal flare into the spine designs which can result in some very attractive looking books. People will often follow this style of binding for use on their journals or art sketch books. So, if you’ve ever wondered how to make a coptic stitch book using traditional bookbinding techniques then continue reading… all of the tutorials below are different in some way or another and I would strongly advise going through at least a few of them to get the best understanding of the binding processes. Enjoy 😀 #1 – Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial In this coptic stitch bookbinding tutorial, Linda Tieu takes you through how to make your own hard back book journal using very clear and concise photographs. A perfect tutorial for beginners and people looking to do a quick project. View Tutorial on favecrafts.com Tutorial Contents Materials Covering the boards Punching holes in the board Punching holes in signatures Sewing Signatures onto board Chain Stitching Signatures Stitching the board Get the Equipment You Need to do the Job Properly! (Click image for more product details) Xacto Knife Set Silk Thread Curved Needles Leather Punch See More Related Materials & Equipment #2 – The Coptic Bound Book Tutorial A personal blog tutorial by Ashley @ No Big Dill. A very detailed tutorial with high quality photographs and good descriptions of each steps from selecting the paper and folding the signatures right up to chain stitching the bindings. View Tutorial on nobigdill.com #3 – Create a Stunning Combination Coptic Long-stitch Archival Book Perhaps one of the most comprehensive coptic long-stitch bookbinding tutorials we could find on the net. 80+ high quality photographs guide the user through the process of making a hard-backed coptic long-stitch book. View Tutorial on TutsPlus.com Tutorial Contents Supplies & Materials Paper Grain Identification Cutting and gluing the cover material Preparing your signatures Making a hole-punch guide Punching holes in your signatures Punching holes in your coverboard Sewing the Signatures to the Back Cover Sewing the Remaining Signatures using the Kettle Stitch Sewing on the Front Cover Tying Square Knots on the Long Stitches #4 – The Exposed Tape Binding in 140 (ish) easy steps As the name might suggest, this tutorial from Molly Brooks is a very comprehensive photo tutorial (+ descriptions) on how to make an exposed tape bound hardback book from scratch. Whilst not technically a coptic style bound book it does cover many of the same processes so I thought I would include it within this list. Similar in many ways to a French Link Stitch bound book. ~ Thank you Molly! View Tutorial on mollybrooks.com Tutorial Contents preface tools/materials prep cut covers to size mark tape stations on the inside of each cover cut graves into boards cut slot to feed tape through cut tapes to length rough-cut cover papers / trim end papers glue cover paper to board attach tapes to front cover glue end paper to front cover press the cover under weight punch holes through signatures sew bookblock glue cover paper to back cover board attach tapes to back cover glue end paper to back cover press book under weight #5 – How to Make a Sketchbook Using Coptic Stitch Binding Isabel Moseley posted this tutorial on the The Canada Arts Connect Magazine website on how to make a Coptic Stitch-bound sketchbook with bookbinding board covers – it’s very good and well worth reading. High quality photographs depict the entire book making process from creating a piercing guide (hole punching guide) to fixing the boards and stitching the bindings (it’s assumed you’ve already selected your paper and made them into signatures). View Tutorial on canadaartsconnect.com #6 – Coptic Binding Instructions 21 instructional photographs are used with accompanying descriptions in this tutorial by Making Mini Scrapbooks on how to bind your own mini scrapbook using the traditional coptic chain stitch style. A quick tutorial for a sunday afternoon. View this tutorial on making-mini-scrapbooks.com #7 – Single Needle Chain Stitch A very informative tutorial on the entire bookbinding process with details about selecting your paper type, identifying paper grain, types of cover material you can use, punching holes, waxing your thread, sewing the signatures, finishing the book etc… you get the picture, it’s very good. 😀 View tutorial on cat-sidh.net #8 – 4-part Coptic Book Binding Tutorial Put your old cereal cartons to good use and make your very own coptic bound journal. In this 4 part book binding tutorial you’ll learn everything from making your book covers to punching holes and stitching the signatures. A great tutorial. View tutorial on hydecodesigns.com #9 – Chain or Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial On her website ‘torta gaialla’, Linda Tieu takes you through the entire coptic stitch binding process. With high quality photographs and step-by-step instructions, assuming you have the correct tools and materials, you’ll have absolutely no problems following through her tutorial. Many people who have followed the tutorial have asked questions to Linda in the comments section at the bottom, so anything that hasn’t already been clarified on the process is likely to be there. Make sure to check her site out. Thanks Linda! View Tutorial on tortagialla.com #10 – Life Abloom Journal and Coptic Stitch Tutorial MiMi Dibble’s first attempt at making a coptic bound book out of paper scraps and cardboard. Her full tutorial can be found at Tsunami Rose Designs here. A very basis, quick and dirty approach to making a coptic stitch book – perfect for children. View Tutorial on thescrapinator5000.weebly.com (take a break) Watch Our Video Playlist Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get access to HD videos of hundreds of Book Binding tutorials and reviews! #11 – Coptic Binding // A Tutorial A short tutorial on making coptic bound books by Eleanor McComb. Eleanor hosts bookbinding workshops and sells her stuff on her store at Etsy.com, she is very talented and always there to answer any questions, so if you have one feel free to leave a comment on her post and she’ll offer some advice. Thanks for sharing Eleanor! View Tutorial on eleanormccomb.com (oringal post on her old blog here) #12 – Single Sheet Coptic Stitch Tutorial For those confused as to why you might need to use a single sheet coptic stitch on any of your projects: This sewing is suited to books with board pages or other materials where you cannot fold a section. It makes a good structure for making pages out of flat objects like Perspex, metal or wood. View tutorial on boundarypress.com.au #13 – Coptic Book Binding For The Persistently Crafty A simple tutorial on coptic book binding. It’s lacking some photographs on the more detailed parts of the binding process so instead Laura uploaded a video on the entire stitching process, it’s well worth a watch. View Tutorial on autostraddle.com #14 – Directions for making a soft-covered Coptic Book A detailed tutorial on how to make a soft, leather covered coptic book. Slightly different than most of the other tutorials you can find on this page also using slightly different techniques that you might want to learn or educate yourself on. View Tutorial on Katarina Meisterin blog #15 – Bookbinding tutorial: make a coptic bound notebook Shout outs to the PaperCrafter editor, Ella Johnston, for putting together this beautifully descriptive tutorial on how to make a coptic bound notebook. You might find that her instructions will help to clarify some of the processes depicted on photographs found throughout other tutorials on this page. This tutorial itself is lacking photographs of the process. View Tutorial on papercraftermagazine.co.uk Have another break! We’ve got some more videos… Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get access to HD videos of hundreds of Book Binding tutorials and reviews! #16 – DIY: How to Coptic Bind a Chapbook This tutorial was an unusual find and the only one of its kind I could find on the internet. The process talks you through how to coptic bind printed documents into a printed book. Clear and concise diagrams really help to visualise what you’re doing. There’s also a video of the process here. View Tutorial on pw.org #17 – Binding a Metal Book with a Coptic Stitch Something a little different than using binding board for the end-boards; in this slighted dated tutorial you will be shown how to use metal sheets for the book covers. It’s a short tutorial with limited (but enough) photos. View tutorial on volcanoarts.com #18 – Make an Altered Book with Coptic Binding A text-only tutorial on how to chain-stitch a book. There are better tutorials than this one but it might have some information you’ve not found on other sites. View Tutorial on altered-book.com Additional Resources Coptic Binding on Wikipedia Coptic Stitch Gallery Coptic Binding Examples, Tutorials and Stitching Patterns on Pinterest! Coptic Stitch Lesson Plan for Teachers & Students (with diagrams) – PDF Simple Coptic Binding Tutorial by Emma Jane Hogbin – PDF 10-Page Book Scan (with diagrams) of the Coptic Stitch Binding process by CMU – PDF Coptic Stitch Simple Tutorial with Diagrams – PDF French Link Stitch / Coptic Binding Gallery by Ruth Bleakley Learn how to Coptic Stitch with Paula Tew – Workshop (UK) Kettle Stitch vs Coptic Stitch by Little Syam 1-Needle Coptic vs 2-Needle Coptic Photo Comparison by Cai Lun A Little History of the Chain Stitch by the Bookbinding Team The History of Coptic Bookbinding by Erica Crane Calculating Thread Length for Coptic Stitch Bindings by Agate Further reading Coptic binding is one of many methods of non-adhesive binding. Keith A. Smith is an author well-known for his non-adhesive bindings tutorials. We would highly recommend that you have at least one of his books in your collection: Keith A. Smith, Non-Adhesive Binding, Vol. 1: Books without Paste or Glue Keith A. Smith, Non-Adhesive Binding, Vol. 2: 1- 2- & 3-Section Sewings Keith A. Smith, Non Adhesive Binding, Vol. 3: Exposed Spine Sewings Keith A. Smith, Non-Adhesive Binding, Vol. 4: Smith’s Sewing Single Sheets Keith A. Smith, Books without Paste or Glue Please Support us on Patreon! The minimum level of contribution is only $1 per month. Pledges received from our patrons cover the editing services for our bookish podcast! Moreover, starting with the pledge level of $3, you will get a digitized vintage book about bookbinding, book history, or book arts each month from us! These pledges help iBookBinding to continue its work and bring more information about bookbinding and book arts to you! Share this page:
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Book Binding – A fun way to make something NEW, the old fashioned way! How to make a book – two great book binding ideas – saddle stitch and Japanese Stab bookbinding – There are lots of different ways to make books – with or without a needle and thread, but this week the kids …
Understanding book binding methods will help any publisher choose the best manufacturer for their hardcover or paperback books.
From choosing the right color profile to sizing a document for binding, creating a design that looks good in print requires that you plan for the printing
Today I have been sharing a little bit of knowledge about book binding to a number of willing and inquisitive students in a full days workshop. It started with a little bit of book deconstruction, removing the covers of a tidy little Penguin paperback, The Quest for Corvo, from the 1940s and showing the innards of the spine and how mass market books are put together with the sections, sewings and glue. For me, book binding is all about precision! Precision measuring, precision marking, precision stabbing and precision sewing! This will leave you with a good looking book which will stand up to a bit of wear and tear and because you are in control of the amount of leaves you put in, what goes on the cover, how big the pages are - it can also be personalised to your own whim and fancy. I trained as an apprentice with the great Mary Bartlett down at the Dartington Craft Education Centre who instilled a great sense of technical detail and discipline as well as allowing me and my ideas to breathe into whatever bookish form they took on. One of my favourite books on this subject is by the wonderful Kojiro Ikegami and if you fancy a bit more detail, head to Amazon for a copy, you will not be disappointed. The ladies (Jill, Tracey, Ruby) learnt 3 styles of basic construction. We started with a square 5 hole Japanese stab binding, followed by a small 12 page concertina with personalised covers and then (Lily and Violet) arrived and by the end they all had a great little 5 hole pamphlet stitch with covers taken from an old book of stories for children. They looked super as a collection of 5 little mini notebooks. I predict there will be several friends/relatives who may be receiving hand made books as gifts for the foreseeable future and I think that's no bad thing. If anyone else wants some help or a workshop in book binding, just contact us at O&C HQ.
Building on what I’ve called the Right PATH method (Performance/Production, Aesthetic, Theory, History), I wanted to add a little supplemental guide to types of binding we will …
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Anatomy of a book. Details of a hardcover book binding (also called case-bound) Elements in english are in capitals type. Anatomie d'un livre. Détails d'un livre à reliure rigide cousue. Les éléments en français sont en italique.
Bookbinding is the process of assembling and attaching the pages of a book to create a finished product. This can involve a variety of techniques and materials, depending on the desired outcome and the intended use of the book. One of the most common bookbinding techniques is called perfect binding, which involves gluing the pages together along the spine and attaching a cover to the finished product. This method is often used for paperback books and is relatively quick and cost-effective. Another popular bookbinding technique is called Smyth-sewn binding, which involves sewing the pages together with a special type of thread called a binder's thread. This technique creates a strong and durable binding that is ideal for hardcover books and journals. Bookbinding can also involve a variety of decorative elements, such as cover designs, embossing, and foil stamping. Some bookbinders may also use hand-painted illustrations or calligraphy to add a unique touch to their finished products. In addition to traditional bookbinding methods, modern technology has made it possible to create digitally printed and bound books using a process called print-on-demand. This allows authors and publishers to print and bind books in small quantities without the need for large production runs or storage space. Overall, bookbinding is a skilled craft that involves a combination of techniques and materials to create a finished product that is both functional and visually appealing. Whether for personal use or commercial production, bookbinding plays an important role in the creation and preservation of literature and other printed materials. The files are too large to store via Etsy so we use a 3rd party cloud storage provider. You will receive a link to the files via Etsy messages within 24 hours of ordering. If you order the DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: Once you purchase you will receive a message with a link to the folder that you can download. The digital download works best for a computer/laptop but also works on mobile devices. Please make sure that you know how to download files and how to open them, unzip them etc. before you order as we are not responsible for tech support. WE ADVISE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR CONTENT STRAIGHT AWAY AS LINKS MAY EXPIRE
The Japanese Stab Binding produces a book with a spine that does not allow the book to be laid flat. This is a step by step guide to a handmade book using Japanese Stab Binding.
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!
Here is a quick, easy, step-by-step guide to everything you need to know. It’s DIY bookbinding for beginners! Learn basic bookbinding at your own pace.
