Hello and welcome to the first post in my new blog.
Here we are going to be exploring the world of bookbinding and the different techniques that have been used all over the world. We will go through Europe to Japan and even Egypt to see how they traditionally bind their books.
As we explore each of the techniques, I will provide a tutorial on how the book is made so that you can follow along and make your own. You will find these surprisingly easy to make and each new post will come with written instructions and plenty of images.
To give you an idea of some of the techniques we will be looking at, here is a list:
Japanese stab binding
Coptic binding
Post binding
Secret Belgian binding
French link binding
Traditional binding
To give you an idea of what you will see throughout the blog, here are some of the books that I have made and will be showing you how to make.
As you can see from images above, there are many different ways to bind a book and each of the techniques comes with its own benefits. The coptic stitched book has an exposed spine and a distinctive look about it. It also is one of the best methods for artists as the book will lay open flat so that you can draw more comfortably and use all the page.
The Japanese stab bound book is probably one of the simplest to make, yet can be personalised to give beautiful looking books.
Another simple book is the leather journal. The single piece of leather wraps around the pages to create the cover. The pages are then hand sewn into the leather to keep them secured.
The great thing about binding books is that you can personalise them so easily. From the colour of the thread used, to the material you put on the cover. Each book you make will be unique and handmade. That is something you do not get from the shops. The personal touch makes these great gifts for your friends and family.
I hope that you find the information in the posts useful and interesting. As I mentioned earlier, if you have any questions just let me know. Or if there is a book you see and want to know how it's made, then drop me a message and I will help out as much as I can.
