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One poetry book that i wrote, illustrated, printed and bound utilized a stab binding from that reference, but for my journals i glommed onto another technique and i havent looked back. I was watching a show on tv last night and got a bit bored so i chose to bind the book while i was watching. Then, cut a piece of binding tape thats about 2 inches longer than your book and lay it stickyside up on a flat surface. Ive been making my journals since 1994, when i was also doing letterpress printing. The art of book binding is an ancient craft, but actually it is not very difficult to do and with almost no practice you can get really awesome results. Do the same thing at the other end of the spine of the book. Measure 14 in from the edge of the book, and pencil in a fine line. Before you glue, make sure that all of the signatures are in the right position you dont want to have any upsidedown or the pages in the wrong sequence. For the ebook, i purchased the 37signals new ebook getting real the smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application. Easy bookbinding for kids how to make three different. Depending on the height of the book, evenly space several more marks along the spine. Cut a tiny notch though all layers of your book, right on the crease.

Mark the first hole 12 from the top of the book, and a second hole 12 from the bottom of the book. A fellow printer loaned me a copy of keith smiths nonadhesive binding. Next, line up the creased edge of your book with the center of the tape and press your book down into the tape. To bind a book, start by folding your pages in half and stapling them together at the folded crease. There should be about 510mm of the spines stickingup. If you are on the lookout for fun craft projects or quick ways of making nice presents and gif. We r memory keepers 660443 0633356604433 tool journaling book binding guide 6 piece, multi. Deedygo 6inch genuine bone folder origami paper creaser crafting scoring folding tool for 4. Bookbinding tape by gaffer power, white cloth book repair tape safe cloth library book 4. Fun and easy how to guide to binding your own paperback. How to bind books without stapler pins at home easy youtube.