Lay flat book binding diy

When visiting your local stationery store or browsing for a new jotter online, you may have come across the term lay-flat binding, or 'OTA-binding'

Our Craftsmanship Standards is a series of articles that take you behind the scenes of Paperblanks. Quality is the single most important part of the design process of our books.

I realized that I didn't have a journal or sketchbook to bring with me. So I made one just for me—a Sewn Boards sketch book

Notebook Binding: This is my process to make a sketchbook with simple materials and tools you may certainly have at home. A nice feature of this notebook is that it can lay flat on a table and its covers are wrapped in cloth.

Books made with Coptic stitch binding have an exposed spine and can lay flat. I fell in love with the countless variations of the spine stitching that can be used to customize a book with this design. I’ve used Coptic stitch to make bullet journals, mixed media sketchbooks and watercolor sketchbooks. Coptic stitch is especially excellent for sketchbooks that hold wet media because they can lay flat during a painting session and allow for easy drying. This is one of the oldest binding methods…

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!

SFCB is a bookbinding and letterpress studio offering workshops, events, and exhibitions that promote traditional book arts and experimental book forms.

We love books around here. Our love of books borders on craziness sometimes. We buy them, borrow them, lend them, check them out of the library and we make them too. Here's a quick and easy way to make a book. You'll need: some heavy card stock for the front and back cover, paper for your inside pages, a hole punch, a rubber band and a twig. Cut all the paper to the size you want your book to be when completed. Ours is 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. Punch holes in one of the short sides of all of your…

I'm so excited to share this awesome project from creative Design Team member Paige with you! Check out her awesome mini album and instructions for binding your own book... Supplies: All 24 Letterbox papers: Sincerely Paper (35005) – Letterbox, Respectfully...