Japanese bookbinding

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. All materials and tools provided. No experience needed.

Japanese Stab Binding (4 hole), download pdf instructions here

✨ Hand-binding a book is more than just a task - it's a journey of craftsmanship that feels like pure indulgence with the right tools. I've personally picked out an array of bookbinding tools for this very purpose. From the finest needles to stitch your story together, bone folders for sharp, neat folds, to divine Japanese paper that's a dream to touch. 💎 💔 Let's be real though, creating a book by hand is no easy task. The process can be quite slow and tedious, and these high-quality…

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

Japanese Account Book, download pdf instructions here

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…

Here's a great way to compliment all your etsy gifts and in a pinch this can serve as a last minute gift too. This binding is simple, elegant and adds a unique touch to the everyday card or book. You can use single sheets of paper, so you can use smaller pieces of paper, even scraps. You can use as many pages as you’d like, for a little book, or a few, like I’m doing now, to make a card. This ones for my pops. Heres what you’ll need: + a selection of papers (best to have heavy stock papers…

The Japanese Stab Binding produces a book with a spine that does not allow the book to be laid flat. This is a step by step guide to a handmade book using Japanese Stab Binding.