What You Make of it

What You Make of It - Japanese Stab Binding

Hey Crafters! I'd like to give a huge thank you to Bley from Bibliophile for providing this amazing tutorial. Please head over to their Etsy shop for amazing handmade journals, books prints and more. I encourage you to try new things, and use vintage or recyclable materials when you can and enjoy yourself.

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Gather Your Materials:

 

Gather all your materials before you start to work. Make sure you have a space where you can cut using a utility knife; an old piece of plywood makes a good cutting and work surface.

 

• Book      board, available from art supply stores (enough to cut two covers, the      size of the book you want)
• PVA      glue (available from art supply stores)
• Utility      knife
• T-square      or metal ruler
• Glue      brush (I like to buy cheap brushes on sale, then I can throw them away      when they get nasty)
• A      container to pour small amounts of glue into (an old sour cream container      or the like)
• Drill,      such as a Dremel tool, OR an awl
• Decorative      paper for the covers and optional endpapers
• 1/16      inch ribbon to coordinate with the cover paper
• Large      yarn darning needle
• Any      miscellaneous papers you may want to decorate the cover with
• Paper      for the inside pages of your book, however many you may want

Download bookbinding_tutorial_copyrighted1.pdf

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