What You Make of It – Japanese Stab Binding

Hey Crafters! I’d like to give a huge thank you to Bley from Bibliophile
for providing this amazing tutorial. Please head over to their Etsy
shop for amazing handmade journals, books prints and more. I encourage
you to try new things, and use vintage or recyclable materials when you
can and enjoy yourself.

From This………………………………To This!

Gather Your Materials:

 

Gather all your materials before you start to work. Make sure you have a space where you can cut
using a utility knife; an old piece of plywood makes a good cutting and work
surface.

 

• Book
       board, available from art supply stores (enough to cut two covers, the
       size of the book you want)
• PVA
       glue (available from art supply stores)
• Utility
       knife
• T-square
       or metal ruler
• Glue
       brush (I like to buy cheap brushes on sale, then I can throw them away
       when they get nasty)
• A
       container to pour small amounts of glue into (an old sour cream container
       or the like)
• Drill,
       such as a Dremel tool, OR an awl
• Decorative
       paper for the covers and optional endpapers
• 1/16
       inch ribbon to coordinate with the cover paper
• Large
       yarn darning needle
• Any
       miscellaneous papers you may want to decorate the cover with
• Paper
       for the inside pages of your book, however many you may want

Download bookbinding_tutorial_copyrighted1.pdf

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