A much more professional way to gather pages together
One of the best ways to use scraps of material is to make a 3-hole pamphlet stitch journal! This is a simple stitch that can be dressed up.
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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.
You guys, I made all these journals in, like, an hour! I've made journals before, but this is the simplest way I've found to create a little collection in no time at all. These little guys make great gifts, and I love that it's easy to build up a stash. Here's how:Supplies:-regular 8.5 "x 11" printer…
Bookbinding Bootcamp to tackle common bookbinding questions. My hope is that this will offer solutions to bookbinding pain points.
Whether you're new to bookbinding or you've been creating journals for years, you may want to learn how to make your own bookbinding tools.
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…
Following the changes made to our sewing frame with hooks for cord adjustment, the cheaper version of the tool was revamped as well. Instead of the previously used chipboard, now it has a wooden board for a base. Included in the set are our 3d-printed sewing keys. Nothing else changed, and the price remains the same (with worldwide shipping included). In the third photo, it’s a more advanced version of the same sewing frame. The frames are available in three sizes: from 23×30 cm to 40×50 cm. You’ll find these tools in our Etsy shop: Sewing frame with hooks for cord adjustment Simple sewing frame And that’s how it all started more than five years ago: For my first workshop I decided to make a sewing frame for each of the students. Ten of them in just a couple of days! My knowledge in woodworking was limited to what my grandfather taught me when I was a kid (he obviously did a great job.) Now I see lots of downsides of these first bookbinding tools I made. But that’s what kickstarted the shop that now has almost a hundred different items to offer! 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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Bind your own books! Learn how to build a very simple binding jig that will allow you to press your book pages together and glue the binding.
We have two very special guests today, all the way from Singapore. They’re stopping by to share with you a little of the book arts – specifically how to easily create what we’re calling an “experience journal” with your child. I love the idea of using them to capture some of the journeys you …
Whether you're new to bookbinding or you've been creating journals for years, you may want to learn how to make your own bookbinding tools.
photography by Trisha Zemp I’m attending 2 conferences this week and I needed some last minute notebooks for my note taking so my stellar intern, Trisha Zemp, came up with this genius notebook idea from a brown paper bag that will take you 5 minutes. You probably already have everything you need to do […]
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 […]
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Before I began binding the final books for my Good Morning books project, I did a couple of test binds. I thought the decorative bind (red ...
