DIY Japanese Ledger Binding (by beccamakingfaces)

Japanese Binding Kit & Tutorial by Erin Zamrzla

Another handy little DIY beginners kit by the author of At Home with Handmade Books.  If you are interested in giving book binding a try, but don’t quite know where to begin, this kit is a great introduction.

Included are all of the supplies that you need to make one 3” x 4” book and complete instructions for four different Japanese stab bindings. The instructions are written out as well as illustrated to make each step clear. Choose to make one of the bindings with the included supplies and once you get the hang of it, you can make the other bindings with your own materials.

howdidyoumakethis:

Make a hand bound journal with decorative stitching that is so much nicer to hold than a spiral bound book.

classymissmolassy:

Hand-bound Book Tutorial.

Celebrating an era of dynamic and creative cross-pollination between Japanese design and European Art Nouveau at the turn of the last century, Le Japon Artistique features stunning floral imagery drawn from a variety of rare books held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Seldom seen outside the museum context, these lush botanical motifs are as visually enchanting as they are significant in the arc of Japanese art history.

I loveee that the book itself is bound using traditional Japanese stab stitch binding!

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DIY Stab-Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial by Janis Nicolay

kriscarlson:

A japanese bound book for Artist Books that explores the fear of saying “I love you” for the first time to someone, and not hearing anything back.