Binding covers

Creating hardcovers for books is harder than creating soft paperback covers. This article provides instructions for binding hardcover books!

"I thought you'd done every binding!" a friend exclaimed recently when I mentioned a structure I hadn't made. Someho...

Na sequência de um dos posts mais populares ‘Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet’ decidimos fazer um post sobre os 15 melhores tutoriais de encadernação japonesa que conseguimos encontrar na internet (também conhecido por Método de Encadernação Tradicional Chinesa, embora haja diferenças significativas entre os dois). Nesta página poderá também encontrar um conjunto de tutoriais em vídeo, bem como muitos outros recursos relacionados com a técnica de encadernação japonesa…

Make and Bind the ~perfect~ Notebook From Scratch: here we're gonna try to bind a notebook with stuff you already have at home. seriously, the most "special" materials you'll need are the canvas and some beeswax (and even that's optional) but before anything else, what the hell is my defin…

One of the most overlooked aspects I see from amateur bookbinders is their choice of adhesives or glue; many of whom rely on PVA as a ‘one-glue-fits-all’ solution. Whilst PVA is a good option for many aspects in bookbinding it almost certainly shouldn’t be used over other more suitable adhesives. Yes, I agree that personal […]

Hi everyone :-)Here is part 2 for basic scrapbooking and craft tutorial on how make hinges, spines and binding for mini albums, journals and photo albums for beginners .In this part I will show how to

Ok, so the title might be a little misleading… we’ve actually crammed in 18 of the best Coptic Stitch (also known as the Chain Stitch or Coptic Sewing) book binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web, along with a collection of video tutorials and many coptic-stitch related resources (PDF’s, Stitching Patterns, Photo Galleries etc) for you to get stuck in to – it took us a while to put this together but we hope it serves as a good resource for some of you out there. If…

You know me, pretty determined about finding and using the best practices for all sorts of things... This week I'm writing about a little detail regarding attaching covers to a Coptic bound book - the hidden diagonal stitch (for the lack of a better term). Have you noticed how the sewing thread in

The Internet is full of different types of bookbinding tutorials - some more detailed than others, some written by bookbinders and some by enthusiastic hobbyist. What they usually have in common that they still focus on giving out instructions for one specific project. Today I hope to give you a few

The Internet is full of different types of bookbinding tutorials - some more detailed than others, some written by bookbinders and some by enthusiastic hobbyist. What they usually have in common that they still focus on giving out instructions for one specific project. Today I hope to give you a few