Japanese book binding tutorial

Japanese Stab Binding (4 hole), download pdf instructions here

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.

In this video tutorial you can learn how to do a 4-hole Japanese binding. This is the basic traditional method of Japanese bookbinding ( or stab binding ). Stab bindings allow you to make books that are not possible with other bindings. For instance, in a pamphlet-stitch book, each leaf, or page, cannot have a different color. But in a stab-bound book , you can use scraps of different weights, textures and colors as long as they are the same size or can be cut to the same size. This is the…

In this step-by-step tutorial I show you how to bind SINGLE SHEETS of paper together using Japanese Stab Bookbinding method. Order my book here: https://www....

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In my last post, I posted pictures of a few Japanese stab-bound books I had made. Since a few people were curious how to do them, I thought I'd post up a little tutorial for you guys :) There are many different ways to do a stab-bind. Since they are soft-cover you basically always use a heavy-weight paper, similar to card weight. You can either use the paper as is, and cut to size, or you can double them up, or use a full sheet to wrap entirely around your pages. There are also many…

Japanese ledger binding. http://beccamakingfaces.com/2013/03/30/japanese-ledger-binding-a-tutorial/

For those interested in making books, Japanese stab bindings are an ideal place to start. They are simple, require only a few basic tools, and are endlessly customisable. The basic Japanese version of stab binding is called Yotsume Toji, which roughly translates to “four holes” the same as the Chinese version, while the Korean standard has five holes (a more ...

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…