Book binding signatures

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The coptic stitch bookbinding method is another way to bind your book with a spine that opens up completely, so you can lay your book flat. Sometimes it’s also called chain stitch in bookbinding, but more often it’s called coptic stitch binding. I think it’s a great method for when you have book covers that […]

Amy Tan's new Signature Series book is a smashing success! Every page is eye candy and filled with inspiration from corner to corner. I...

This step-by-step tutorial shows you exactly how to bind your own journal and create a leather wrap-around cover. You can achieve a professional finish with this project, even as a complete beginner!

How to Print and Bind a Book: In this instructable I'll show you how to print and make your own hard cover book. So why make your own book? There are many books that have been published for free as a PDF for anyone to download and read. You can just print these of…

This DIY journal bookbinding tutorial shows you a simple way to make your own custom fabric-covered journal on a budget, using items found around the house.

Here's the diagram I made to help show you one way to sew a book together, this accompanies the video tutorial I made,"How to Make a Sketchbook" (For th... Book Sewing Diagram

Welcome to part 2b- sewing book signatures together (Part 2a involved a method to bind single or individual folded pages together). Wait, what's a signature, I hear you say. Isn't it the messy scrawl you write a hundred times without thinking but then muck up when you need to sign the back of your credit card? Well, yes. And no. A quick run through on some book terms: book: a collection of papers joined together in some way. spine: the edge of the book where the pages are joined. Pile of…