Small book binding

During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and 4 variations of Japanese Stab Binding - 4-Hole, Hemp Leaf, Noble and Tortoise Shell. Participants will get to choose from a variety of colours for the cover and thread. All materials and tools provided. No experience needed.

At the end of my last post, I had six signatures and two covers, ready for poking holes and binding. Vocab recap! (words I learned doing this) folio - a sheet folded in half to form two sheets for the book signature - a nested group of folios that are later bound together to form the book

I attended the bookbinding workshop at the University, getting my monies worth before I graduate, here I was taught a few things such as the importance of grain in paper, and how to do an effective…

In case anyone is interested in bookbinding options, here some links that might be of use: In bookbinding, a dos-à-dos binding (from the French meaning “back-to-back”) is a binding stru…

…to all fit in the nifty box where I keep them. I decided to make one instead of trying to buy a new box. It’s pretty simple, held together with magnets so it can break down and lay fla…

One of the most interesting aspects of my work as a bookbinder is from time to time having to devise a new technique as a solution to a particular problem. And to be fair, I enjoy this so much that sometimes I create my own problems to solve so I can justify a bit of research… […]

long stitch binding, tabbed closure