Japanese stab binding

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. Bring home 4 finished products and use them as notebooks, sketchbooks or gift them to a loved one.

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.

In my last post, I posted pictures of a few Japanese stab-bound books I had made. Since a few people were curious how to do them, I thought I'd post up a little tutorial for you guys :) There are many different ways to do a stab-bind. Since they are soft-cover you basically always use a heavy-weight paper, similar to card weight. You can either use the paper as is, and cut to size, or you can double them up, or use a full sheet to wrap entirely around your pages. There are also many…

For those interested in making books, Japanese stab bindings are an ideal place to start. They are simple, require only a few basic tools, and are endlessly customisable. The basic Japanese version of stab binding is called Yotsume Toji, which roughly translates to “four holes” the same as the Chinese version, while the Korean standard has five holes (a more ...

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

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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…

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…

Book Binding – A fun way to make something NEW, the old fashioned way! How to make a book – two great book binding ideas – saddle stitch and Japanese Stab bookbinding – There are lots of different ways to make books – with or without a needle and thread, but this week the kids …

Following one of our most popular posts Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet we have decided to do a post on the top 15 of the best Japanese Stab Binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web (also known as the Traditional Chinese Binding Method though there are noticeable differences between the two). On this page you’ll also find a collection of video tutorials and many Japanese stab binding related resources. We hope it serves as a good resource for some of…

Japanese Stab Binding Pattern: Tortoise Shell Binding Here is the tutorial for the Japanese Stab Binding technique called the T...

These are the deluxe Japanese stab bound books. These books have covers made of fine watercolour paper, handmade Japanese and Thai papers and some have card stock backings. The paintings on the covers of these books are each unique paintings done by hand on fine art paper. Most of these books also have a hand beaded book mark woven into the binding. These book marks have hand made glass beads. Each books is bound with hand waxed thread. These books have 30 sheets for a total of 60 pages of…

Ok, so the title might be a little misleading… we’ve actually crammed in 18 of the best Coptic Stitch (also known as the Chain Stitch or Coptic Sewing) book binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web, along with a collection of video tutorials and many coptic-stitch related resources (PDF’s, Stitching Patterns, Photo Galleries etc) for you to get stuck in to – it took us a while to put this together but we hope it serves as a good resource for some of you out there. If…

Japanese Stab Binding: assortment of patterns

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