How to sew signatures together

Easy technique to bind a book or a journal without ay sewing or stitching! Easy to follow video tutorial to master this technique

Historical Book Sewing Sampler — Anne Covell | Book & Paper Arts

I was asked to post on how I saddle-stitch the booklets I make for the Midori Traveler's Notebook, which I'm happy to do. These instructions will work for stitching pretty much any booklet and if you follow them closely you can't go wrong. I'll start by assuming you can assemble your pages and your cardstock cover, like so: People will suggest that you use binder clips to keep the pages together and this is a good idea when you're starting out. If you're going to use them, clip either side…

Karen Lewis explains how to bind a book using some cost-effective binding and stitching techniques.

Materials: Ekby Lerberg, Ekby Trygge, Satta

First of all, I have to apologize for the delay in this post. I should have put a disclaimer at the end of my last post, “subject to internet availability”. Yes, one of the downfalls of…

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This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series Introduction to BookbindingHeadbanding is the process of strengthening the head of a book. This is done by the sewing a cord onto the backbone behind the boards, which secures the signatures together more firmly. The result is a stronger binding construction, and even the backbone can be prevented from damage. A good video introduction into creating and sewing headbands can be found in this YouTube playlist. Well worth a watch before reading the rest…

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