maryzen:

For a long time I was meaning to bring together and share my notes and tips from the bookbinding workshop this year. It seems like this is just about time to cover this one! ^_^

Topics list:

1. Simple booklet design.

2. How to check and fold the paper?

3. How to prepare the string?

4….

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Recycled Book to On the Go Mini Art Studio Tutorial from Crafts Unleashed. Detailed tutorial using lots of glue and staples and some machine sewing (that you could do by hand). For another book to sketch book tutorial go here. For more book clutches go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/diy-book-clutch and for more recycled book DIYs go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/books

DIY Japanese Ledger Binding (by beccamakingfaces)

DIY Instagram Mini Album (by studiocalico)

goldenwolfpack:

What you’ll need:

·A 50 cm x 100 cm styrofoam board
·2 cardboards (here’s where you’ll have to pick the color)
·Plastic (like the one you used to cover your school books with)
·Paint
·Permanent markers (OPTIONAL)
·A Knife

Instructions:

·Gif 1: Cut your styrofoam, if you have to. You can also buy two 50 cm x 50 cm styrofoams boards.
·Gif 2: In photoshop (or pixlr, or paint for all I care) create a new blank image that measures the same as you board and create your design.
·Gif 3: Print your poetry at your local Office Depot or something and paste it over your board.
·Gif 4: Cut the board with a hot knife.
·Gif 5: Paint the borders.
·Gif 6, OPTIONAL: Paste the cardboard over the styrofoam board and write your poem by hand (I did it this way). Go through steps 4 and 5 normally.

prettylittlepieces:

How to Make Hang Tag Notebooks

Bookbinding Technique: Coptic Stitch

A selection of DIY Coptic Stitch Tutorials:

• Coptic/Chain Stitch 1
• Coptic/Chain Stitch 2
• Video Tutorial 1
• Video Tutorial 2
• Video Tutorial 3

DIY Sea Shell Watercolor Book: Coptic Stitch (Video Tutorial) by SeaLemonDIY

DIY French Link Binding (by Pastiche Knitwear)

A simple and very useful binding that can be left exposed or covered up as a hardback. It’s essentially a basic pamphlet stitch binding, only the signatures are linked/criss-crossed together for extra strength. (Note: unlike this tutorial which links together all of the signatures, I personally only link every set of 2 signatures together, in order to avoid any bunching/pulling on the spine- but to each their own!)

DIY: How to Cover a Book by Mayhar Designs