Make This - Stab Bound&Journal - Luxe DIY. Make a hand bound journal with elaborate side stitching for yourself or as a gift.
The stitching is a lot easier than it looks and is so much nicer to hold than a spiral bound edge. Supplies and Equipment – sharp utility knife and cutting surface BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE SHARP BLADE – rulers – drill with 1/16th inch bit OR a small paper punch BE VERY CAREFUL WITH POWER TOOLS – fancy cover paper – I used Cavallini Vintage Tickets Wrapping Paper – 20″ x 28″ – 1 sheet of 8.5×11 for endpapers (this can be fancy or the same paper as your pages) – 10 sheets of 8.5×11 paper for pages – 3 yards of embroidery floss – mat board – I used Crescent No. 33 White & Cream Smooth Mat Board.
DIY Bookbinding & Do It Yourself Book Binding Tutorial - Part 1. A simple little origami paper trick started a new interest for me in bookbinding – and eventually this handmade bookbinding tutorial.
I found a blog article with a link to a PDF file that, when printed out and folded, created a very useful little 8 page expense tracking booklet that would slip in your pocket. I have found a number of other websites recently that offer various printable templates for customized notebook and day planner pages that can be printed out on your desktop.
Now I want to bind a proper notebook with my own templated pages inside. There are several ways to go about making a book. The cheapest and easiest is to saddle-stitch the book. Our homeschool group shells out $4,000 a YEAR to a local printing company for expensive hardback color yearbooks (125 pgs). The edges of the paper opposite the spine will not line up perfectly (a problem that becomes more pronounced as the number of pages increases.) Another very common method of binding is the ‘perfect binding.’ Page corner bookmark for kids in Ideas for kids crafts - StumbleUpon. Letters - StumbleUpon. Tortagialla.com - the creative journal of Artist Linda Tieu.
Since I can think of nothing else but bookbinding today, I thought it was about time I wrote a tutorial and explanation of how I make my journals and sketchbooks and even more importantly – why!?
I’ve always been in awe of the fine art of bookmaking, but really I started making journals for myself to use. It was simply easier to fold up a bunch of papers I had lying around and start journaling. The ability to customize the size, the papers and add in little details made my journals even more special to me as well. However, I soon fell in love with the bookmaking process itself. I kept making journals and even though I work in more than a handful of journals at the same time, I quickly produced more than I could ever use. Sometimes I’m inspired to create when seeing a cool book design or stitching method. I most often use leather for my journal covers and that is because I acquire remainder stock from local production companies here in Tuscany, Italy. That’s it! Related Posts: Bound books. Book binding can seem intimidating because it usually requires specialized tools and costly supplies.
This is an easy and inexpensive way to bind books—and it requires minimal specialized tools. Plus you can make these books any size you want. Many thanks to Jessie for helping me refine the design! How to make mini bound books Supplies 12- by 12-inch decorative sheet of paper (or fabric, wallpaper, etc.) cereal box glue stick string or embroidery floss ribbon at least 5 sheets of white paper one sheet of heavyweight paper (cover stock or card stock) Tools tapestry needle 1/8-inch round hole punch scissors or paper cutter ruler bone folder or X-Acto knife pencil 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Seed Paper Tutorial. I first heard of seed paper–or hand made paper that has real flower seeds embedded in the pulp itself and is actually plantable–about a year ago while browsing through a stationary catalog.
It was the coolest idea I’d ever seen–and so incredibly spring-y! Well, who knew that you could make this funky stuff all by yourself? And dang we had a good time! These would be just perfect to include with a birthday or Christmas card–don’t you think? First Step: Making the Screen Frame Here’s what you’ll need for the screen frame: 6-12 wide craft sticks–think tongue depressors Craft glue 1 or 2 pieces of mesh or screen about 6″x6″ electrical tape.