Sketchbook binding ideas

Learn how to make your own sketchbooks with this bookbinding tutorial.

By Toreka on Instagram: "Trying out Japanese Stab Binding technique. It’s a beautiful style and I love the exposed thread. I am not a professional. Just a newbie falling in love with the craft of book binding 😍📚 Materials: ~ 2 black card stock papers ~ Lined paper I tore from an old notebook ~ Paper slicer ~ Leather awl ~ Sewing needle ~ Plastic Bone folder ~ Waxed Linen Thread #bookbinding #japanesestabbinding #journalmaking #bookcraft #journal #bookstagram #handmadebook…

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Guest Post by Richard Sheppard in Cloverdale, California After searching many years for the perfect sketchbook, I finally gave up on the commercial brands and decided to make my own. For weeks I stayed up all night tearing paper, threading needles, poking holes in mat boards, and utilizing all kinds of gadgets, until finally I […]

✨Michelle Allen✨ on Instagram: "Make a sketchbook with me! Disclaimer- I’m not a perfectionist & this isn’t some brilliant book binding how-to. This is just a super simple and affordable way to put some nice quality paper together to make art in ☺️. This tutorial is less than 90 seconds and it takes about 15 minutes to actually make one. I buy the paper in bulk so it ends up costing about $15. Sometimes less if I can find paper on sale. I use Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor…

I’ve tried using concertina/accordion-fold sketchbooks in the past, but found them very awkward to use when out and about. They’re usually spineless (like this Seawhite version and my h…

Making a sketchbook can be as easy or as ornate as you want it to be. I am going to show two easy books in this tutorial. If you have any problems or questions, please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to contact me. These are some of the tools I use to make my books. You don't need to buy anything special. Most of these things can be found in your house. Upper right and going clockwise: Thin and thick cloth covered elastic (you can use pony tail cloth covered elastics). Bee's…