Any book binders around?

[Earth_First]

Somehow, someway during the late night internet rabbit hole I often find myself in, I stumbled upon a book binding tutorial using the coptic stitch method.

Well this afternoon I was able to bind my first 80 page sketchbook using this tutorial.

The stitching is a bit sloppy, I had to redo several of the signatures due to poor stitching so the needle holes got reamed out a bit too large, so I lost some rigidness in tightening the stitching on the final attempt. That's the learning curve I suppose.

Ill probably have a go at a few more blocks and then Illl probably try to cover one.

Anyone else enjoy book binding?

[BainsBane]

1. I have never done it

but we have an amazing place in my city called the Center for Book Arts that offers classes.
You might find their website interesting.

http://www.centerforbookarts.org/

[csziggy]

2. I've been tempted to try it

I've watched several tutorials on YouTube that explain it very thoroughly and I think I could do it.

I'd also like to try re-gluing some of our vintage paperbacks that have pages falling out because the glue has disintegrated. Some of the tutorials show how to glue books and I think I could use those techniques to re-do these old paperbacks. I need to find out how to remove the old glue - and if it will adversely affect any value. Though I doubt it would hurt the value of books that are falling apart when I start!

[Earth_First]

3. You should give ot a try!

The tutorials on YouTube are exactly where I learned.

My first attempt:



My finish knot is a bit sloppy, but I'm satisfied with it for a first attempt.

[csziggy]

6. Maybe next year

Next week, I schedule my second carpal tunnel surgery. Once my hand heals, I will try to work with some of our old books to repair and restore them.

I'm not particularly interested in making the blank books that are popular on YouTube, but I may bind some of the family histories I am trying to create.

[B Calm]

4. Can't say it's on my bucket list

[Earth_First]

5. lol, yeah...

Its not particularly as exciting as say synchronized knitting, but I like err on the side of caution on life!

[Chan790]

7. I learned to do it in art class...

but that was a lifetime ago...literally. I was 13 or 14 then and turning 34 now. I'd probably need a refresher...but I love any kind of restoration arts. We made our own journals and covered them in paper we'd marbled.