Japanese 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. Bring home 4 finished products and use them as notebooks, sketchbooks or gift them to a loved one.

In my last post, I posted pictures of a few Japanese stab-bound books I had made. Since a few people were curious how to do them, I thought I'd post up a little tutorial for you guys :) There are many different ways to do a stab-bind. Since they are soft-cover you basically always use a heavy-weight paper, similar to card weight. You can either use the paper as is, and cut to size, or you can double them up, or use a full sheet to wrap entirely around your pages. There are also many…

Four different Japanese Bindings. You can make these on your own with this kit that I created.

I would call this tutorial more intermediate than arrows. Mainly because it isn't simple in how the bind crosses the spine and requires more finger-coordination. As I was drawing my diagram and thinking about my method of sewing this bind, I realized that there might be a second, somewhat easier way. However, since many of…

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This workshop was run by our very own membership secretary, Sarah Webb. Sarah provided us with tools, book covers, papers and sewing materials. We all followed one of her designs to try Japanese St…

Toast Magazine features the Japanese Stab Binding from Bound: 15 Beautiful Bookbinding Projects by Rachel Hazell. A tutorial with step by step instructions.