Bookbinding For Middle & High School Students

hannahjeremiah Bookbinding For Middle & High School Students Made with

Pencil Awl String Paper Pencil Awl String Paper Needle Cardboard Rubber Cutting Matt Scissors

Get App Count out four sheets of paper. Fold this section in half. This is called a signature. 1 Made with

Get App You will need ten signatures total. Each signature is made up of four sheets of paper. 2 Made with

Get App On the top signature, lightly mark one inch points three inches from both ends. 3 Made with

Get App Use a pencil to mark each of the signatures, using the marks on the tops signature as a guide. 4 Made with

Get App Align one signature about a half inch from the edge of your cardboard to poke holes in the cover. 5 Made with

Get App Poke the holes on the second cover by using the first cover as a guide. 6 Made with

Get App Use your awl and rubber cutting mat to poke holes in each of the signatures. 7 Made with

Get App If you don’t have an awl, try using a pushpin or nail to poke holes. 8 Made with

Get App When you have all the holes poked, cut some string and thread your needle. Tie a knot at the end. 9 Made with

Get App This is a diagram about how to bind your book. The next slides demonstrate the process. 10 Made with

Get App Start with the back cover and the bottom signature, stitching from the inside to the outside. 11 Made with

Get App Stitch each hole the same way, stitching up through the bottom cover and wrapping the thread around. 12 Made with

Get App Continue stitching until you get to the end of the signature. 13 Made with

Get App For the last hole in the signature, after you loop around, return the hole into the next signature. 14 Made with

Get App Continue with each of the signatures, always looping around the previous signature’s stitch. 15 Made with

Get App When you are going run out of string, simply tie a knot, tuck your thread and retread your needle. 16 Made with

Get App Continue stitching your book. 17 Made with

Get App When you get to the end of a signature, add the next signature on top and continue stitching. 18 Made with

Get App Continue stitching your book. 19 Made with

Get App When you get to the last signature, it’s time to sew on the cover. 20 Made with

Get App Stitch down through the fort cover, wrapping the string around the stitching on the spine. 21 Made with

Get App If you run out of thread simply tie off your string and thread your needle again. 22 Made with

Get App Continue stitching your book like so. 23 Made with

Get App Continue stitching until you get to the end of the last signature. 24 Made with

Get App Tie off your thread and tuck it in like so. Now you have a Coptic Bound Sketchbook! 25 Made with

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