I've been planning a "memories" book as an anniversary gift for my husband. Initially was planning just regular coptic stitch using our wedding colors. I love this idea! Now I need to decide whether I should use our initials, wedding date or the number of years we've been married.
I just got to know your channel. I learned kettle stitch and french binding. I find this new hobby exquisite. It is cheap ( a total of $35 for both paper, thread, cardboard and tools), very fancy, but most importantly, it is one of the most profitable. I bought 2000 sheets of paper. Folding one in half gets me 4 pages. I have 8000 pages. For $35. A cheap shop next to me sells 120 pages long empty notebooks (which are exactly the same format as the ones I can bind myself for $2 each) : $100 would be necessary for me to get 8000 pages worth of them. I get to only spend ~1/3 of it. I love it. Thank you
I'm binge watching a bunch of book binding videos with the express purpose of making a custom dnd journal, and after watching this, the temptation to be so extra as to write my character's name in the stitching along the spine is palpable. Or to be even more extra I could write it in goddamn elven for no reason. Downside: Last time I hand bound a book was 8 years ago, and it looked really bad. Granted, I was 12. I would hope my hand eye coordination and general motor skills have improved at least a little, especially since I got really into hand stitching about 3 years ago. But am I willing to take that gamble, especially since I plan on aging every page one at a time? Who's to say. Only time will tell.
Jennifer you are a very talented young Lady and to share this video with us viewers is absolutely awesome. Thank you for showing all the close ups as well as talking it through, you may not be aware of this, but you have given me confidence to try and make some of the things that you do, purely because you give clear instructions and, of course, the close ups. Thank you so much.
This is incredible! I tried the letter "K" for my friend before this came out and messed up in the middle... I had to tie a knot inside and loop through the same hole again so the thread won't come off or look shabby when I was doing yhe diagonal part. I may not have been good at explaining this but all I want to say is I had a really fun time making that book and now that you have posted this, with your tips, I am gonna try and make even better journals. Jennifer, you're the best!
I've been musing what to do with the binding for my nibling's sketchbook (A5 landscape with some smaller papers inside some of the signatures), and now I'm very tempted to just go with her name: Iris
I just want to say this is an amazing idea, I'm binge watching your book binding videos and learning so much and feeling so inspired! Ive only done single signature saddle stitching so far but you're making me feel like I can tackle bigger projects like this! Thanks so much for such an amazing channel!
This is genius!!! I was gonna make my cousin a junk journal for Christmas but this is so tempting!!! Great idea!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!! So many exclamation marks! 🙃😅😆
I think names are an obvious idea for the word. I tried doing something like this last year, but it didn't work. Your loops at the beginning and for certain letters made all the difference. Brilliant! and thank you.
Hello dear...my nephew is off to Uni this September and I thought I might make him a hard cover for a paperback book he requested for his 18th birthday... so I discovered your channel when I put "make hard cover for paperback" or something like that - having found the clip I needed, your calming voice was like meditation! Which I shall no doubt need as I scream in frustration when I find it fiddly and difficult in practice something which you make seem so effortlessly easy on film! A bit like exercise tapes!! So I cast around a bit and encountered this delightful suggestion - so me being me I shall now have to embroider something on the cover like "learn" or "flourish" but in Latin or Old English given he's doing Medieval and Modern Languages.. ..I think using the words as binding may be a step too far😆
Tnaks for that great idea!! I was already planning to coptic stich some personnal drawing journals for my nephews, but writing their name will be the special touch that'll make it extra!!
This is so dope! I’m in the process of completing my Ancestors table. I’m going to attempt “Ancestors” wish me luck! Thank you for such a detailed video
I'm thinking of making some of these for my sister and my mum, and having the word "CREATE" on both. Thank you for sorting out their crushable Christmas presents....
I used your travelers journal tutorial a few years back to make a music book for my character at the medieval faire (I was on cast not just going out there taking audiences away from people). I've been wanting to improve upon it and was thinking about using coptic stitch instead of removable signatures of the travelers journal. It would be so cute to stitch "TUNES" or "MUSIC" with maybe lil music notes on the end of the spine!! I've got other projects to do first but this has got me thinking...
I used your ribbon tutorial as inspiration to make something like this a few years ago and I definitely could've benefitted from some of the info in this video lol Gives me the inspiration to try it out again :D
I have a bookbinding project for work (a going away gift). I'm so excited to try this out! But I'm also nervous considering the word is a really long name. At least it will be an adventure!
thanks for the inspiration! i might have to make myself a notebook with bound my Word for 2022 (bloom) on it. already looking forward to your next video
I really like this project. I have followed your tutorials and learnt the stitch from them. Would I be correct that while stitching …even though the word has been transferred to the spine it may be necessary at times based on the letters "make " them fit by following the shape of the letter and not so much the actual punched hole……?
I have a question. Could you do this kind of binding and overlay some sort of leather(or something like leather) over it, heat it to help shape to the letters of the binding like how you can put ridges in books? So it has a labled spine?
You are fckng amazingggg!! He hecho varias de las encuadernaciones que has enseñado pero esto es otra cosa. I will try it for sure. Thank you! I love you and i love your channel. You are sooo brilliant!
I know this is an older video, but when you're using a signature as a cover, what do you do about the patterned page(cover pattern) that shows up a few pages in? Do you just leave it or is there a way to get rid of it?
A question for SeaLemon: Sorry that this is random to ask here, but I was looking into PVA glue and I was wondering if there is a way to dye that glue? I am wanting to make notepads with red glue or blue glue, but I was wondering how you'd go about doing that. Thanks!
I don't know about canvas, but I have bound my old journals using single sheets of paper before. However, for large numbers of pages, it is a PAIN to stitch thread into the back of every single sheet of paper. The last time I did this, I bound about 400 sheets of paper, and stitching them all together too about 8 hours over several days. Hope that helps!
jennifer made a tutorial for single stitch binding thick paper czcams.com/video/04vt8YfT7XM/video.html i have a little sewing suggestion for thick materials: if you own more than one needle, longer ones are easier to hold, and thinner ones are easier to pass through (it depends on the holes and the thread too)
I was thinking "but how do the signatures not go out of alignment?" but it occurred to me, if i want to guarantee that won't happen, I can have vertical lines of holes that go through all of the signatures on either end as end caps that ensure alignment, and then put whatever I want in between...
Do you find binding easier with a curved needle versus a straight needle? I have noticed you using a curved more in your tuts, so I’m guessing you do lol
From the thumbnail, I'd say YES you can bind a book with letters. That's SO cool!!!
*starts brainstorming words that would fit on a spine*
I've been planning a "memories" book as an anniversary gift for my husband. Initially was planning just regular coptic stitch using our wedding colors. I love this idea! Now I need to decide whether I should use our initials, wedding date or the number of years we've been married.
You could do the year you got married
What a great way to make personalized gifts for folks.
I just got to know your channel. I learned kettle stitch and french binding. I find this new hobby exquisite. It is cheap ( a total of $35 for both paper, thread, cardboard and tools), very fancy, but most importantly, it is one of the most profitable. I bought 2000 sheets of paper. Folding one in half gets me 4 pages. I have 8000 pages. For $35. A cheap shop next to me sells 120 pages long empty notebooks (which are exactly the same format as the ones I can bind myself for $2 each) : $100 would be necessary for me to get 8000 pages worth of them. I get to only spend ~1/3 of it.
I love it. Thank you
I'm binge watching a bunch of book binding videos with the express purpose of making a custom dnd journal, and after watching this, the temptation to be so extra as to write my character's name in the stitching along the spine is palpable.
Or to be even more extra I could write it in goddamn elven for no reason.
Downside: Last time I hand bound a book was 8 years ago, and it looked really bad. Granted, I was 12. I would hope my hand eye coordination and general motor skills have improved at least a little, especially since I got really into hand stitching about 3 years ago. But am I willing to take that gamble, especially since I plan on aging every page one at a time? Who's to say. Only time will tell.
Jennifer you are a very talented young Lady and to share this video with us viewers is absolutely awesome. Thank you for showing all the close ups as well as talking it through, you may not be aware of this, but you have given me confidence to try and make some of the things that you do, purely because you give clear instructions and, of course, the close ups. Thank you so much.
This is incredible! I tried the letter "K" for my friend before this came out and messed up in the middle... I had to tie a knot inside and loop through the same hole again so the thread won't come off or look shabby when I was doing yhe diagonal part. I may not have been good at explaining this but all I want to say is I had a really fun time making that book and now that you have posted this, with your tips, I am gonna try and make even better journals. Jennifer, you're the best!
I've been musing what to do with the binding for my nibling's sketchbook (A5 landscape with some smaller papers inside some of the signatures), and now I'm very tempted to just go with her name: Iris
Beautiful!! I absolutely love your videos and instruction!! I would stitch "CREATE" "RECIPES" "REDEEM" "TRAVEL"
I've been trying to figure out how to bind different shapes/letters for so long!! Thank you so much for the great tutorial!!
Great Binding. It's harder than it looks, but after a few tries it gives a great result.
Omg, this is gonna be awesome, I can FEEL IT!
I just want to say this is an amazing idea, I'm binge watching your book binding videos and learning so much and feeling so inspired! Ive only done single signature saddle stitching so far but you're making me feel like I can tackle bigger projects like this! Thanks so much for such an amazing channel!
Cant wait, this looks so amazing *o*! Stitching the books title on its back is one of my ultimate bookbinding dreams!
This is genius!!! I was gonna make my cousin a junk journal for Christmas but this is so tempting!!! Great idea!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!! So many exclamation marks! 🙃😅😆
I think names are an obvious idea for the word. I tried doing something like this last year, but it didn't work. Your loops at the beginning and for certain letters made all the difference. Brilliant! and thank you.
Finally!! I have been following your channel since 2014 and waiting for this binding tutorial since you posted ribbon coptic binding tutorial 😍
Hello dear...my nephew is off to Uni this September and I thought I might make him a hard cover for a paperback book he requested for his 18th birthday... so I discovered your channel when I put "make hard cover for paperback" or something like that - having found the clip I needed, your calming voice was like meditation! Which I shall no doubt need as I scream in frustration when I find it fiddly and difficult in practice something which you make seem so effortlessly easy on film! A bit like exercise tapes!!
So I cast around a bit and encountered this delightful suggestion - so me being me I shall now have to embroider something on the cover like "learn" or "flourish" but in Latin or Old English given he's doing Medieval and Modern Languages.. ..I think using the words as binding may be a step too far😆
Tnaks for that great idea!! I was already planning to coptic stich some personnal drawing journals for my nephews, but writing their name will be the special touch that'll make it extra!!
This is so dope! I’m in the process of completing my Ancestors table. I’m going to attempt “Ancestors” wish me luck! Thank you for such a detailed video
I started my yoga teacher training and I need a note book! I'm gonna write yoga! 🎉🎉
Wow, Miss Jennifer, just WOW. I'm gotta watch it again.... ❤️
I'm thinking of making some of these for my sister and my mum, and having the word "CREATE" on both. Thank you for sorting out their crushable
Christmas presents....
So excited for this. Will not be able to join the live stream due to me living in Australia but can't wait to watch first thing tomorrow.
I used your travelers journal tutorial a few years back to make a music book for my character at the medieval faire (I was on cast not just going out there taking audiences away from people). I've been wanting to improve upon it and was thinking about using coptic stitch instead of removable signatures of the travelers journal. It would be so cute to stitch "TUNES" or "MUSIC" with maybe lil music notes on the end of the spine!! I've got other projects to do first but this has got me thinking...
Music notes would be cool, or an Instrument you play.
This is brilliant! I love it. Can’t wait to try it.
I used your ribbon tutorial as inspiration to make something like this a few years ago and I definitely could've benefitted from some of the info in this video lol
Gives me the inspiration to try it out again :D
Very creative. Thank you.
I haven't watched it yet and I LIKE it A LOT
I have a bookbinding project for work (a going away gift). I'm so excited to try this out! But I'm also nervous considering the word is a really long name. At least it will be an adventure!
Going to try this out for my final project in class… I can’t wait!! Lovely video as always!!
That’s a beautiful idea for a customized notebook. Thanks for the video 🥰
FASCINATING!!! 💖📙
What a great, creative idea. Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow, what an idea!
That is so creative! I love how it turned out.
Wow...saw u on Insta..came here ..double wow !!❤️
Hmmm this is giving me Christmas gift ideas! Thank you!
I can’t wait to try this one!!! Thank you!!! 🤩
thanks for the inspiration! i might have to make myself a notebook with bound my Word for 2022 (bloom) on it. already looking forward to your next video
terrific vid! I’m going to use this method on my very next book! big thanks!🦌💌❤️📚
omg this looks amazing, might convince me to actually try binding !!
Wow, that's so cool, what a lovely way to personalise a book 😍
I really like this project.
I have followed your tutorials and learnt the stitch from them.
Would I be correct that while stitching …even though the word has been transferred to the spine it may be necessary at times based on the letters "make " them fit by following the shape of the letter and not so much the actual punched hole……?
This is an interesting way to valorize your personalization work.
That's SOOOO cool omg I can't wait to try this! I've looking for an idea for a special notebook I can make as a gift for a teacher
So cool, thank you so much!
Great idea!
this is so cool! i’m totally going to do this for my sister for christmas :)
This is going to be great!!!
Great tutorial we’ll done🤩🤗
Wow i didn't think this was possible
Best worck i see
Aaaaaaaaaahhhh this looks so good! I want to make this in junzhe or lld or jzp or zzh gj 😍😍😍
I have a question. Could you do this kind of binding and overlay some sort of leather(or something like leather) over it, heat it to help shape to the letters of the binding like how you can put ridges in books? So it has a labled spine?
Have you made a video about attaching end papers to Coptic stitched books?
what a lovely idea!
Definitely will try this!!
غاية الإبداع و الروعة 🤙
This is very cool!
What I was waiting for.
That is AMAZING! Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful!!! 😍
Wow, amazing!! I love your videos!
Wooooow!!!!!! Love it!!!
Sweeeeeet ❣️👍 Thank you
Now this is something I am so going to do. So may options to write... :}
Just missed this. 😢
please show how to make a journal with grid paper with elastic band pocket with price ranges ..thank you🤗
Very cool
Impressive. I think it is a great idea. Tfs
Do you think you could do this over a soft leather cover? Or would the signatures need to be exposed?
Would you try making a resin notebook cover?
You are fckng amazingggg!!
He hecho varias de las encuadernaciones que has enseñado pero esto es otra cosa.
I will try it for sure. Thank you! I love you and i love your channel.
You are sooo brilliant!
Wow!
This is amazing!
Lovely!!!!
Gorgeous! 😍
I know this is an older video, but when you're using a signature as a cover, what do you do about the patterned page(cover pattern) that shows up a few pages in? Do you just leave it or is there a way to get rid of it?
Amazing i want to do it with 2022 but i m goinfre to do a test because i m not sûre that tutch all the page
Wonderful
:) If we are using a hard cover, do we double the thread like in the coptic stitch video, or do we do it single like here?
A question for SeaLemon: Sorry that this is random to ask here, but I was looking into PVA glue and I was wondering if there is a way to dye that glue? I am wanting to make notepads with red glue or blue glue, but I was wondering how you'd go about doing that. Thanks!
Questions:
Is there potentially a way to bind a book out a hard straight up canvas and single sheets of paper instead of signatures?
I don't know about canvas, but I have bound my old journals using single sheets of paper before.
However, for large numbers of pages, it is a PAIN to stitch thread into the back of every single sheet of paper. The last time I did this, I bound about 400 sheets of paper, and stitching them all together too about 8 hours over several days.
Hope that helps!
jennifer made a tutorial for single stitch binding thick paper czcams.com/video/04vt8YfT7XM/video.html
i have a little sewing suggestion for thick materials: if you own more than one needle, longer ones are easier to hold, and thinner ones are easier to pass through (it depends on the holes and the thread too)
Ah super coooool
So cool!
I was thinking "but how do the signatures not go out of alignment?" but it occurred to me, if i want to guarantee that won't happen, I can have vertical lines of holes that go through all of the signatures on either end as end caps that ensure alignment, and then put whatever I want in between...
Imagine being her kid and getting all those beautiful note books...
Hello, what thickness of paper do you usually use for the signatures?
Can you do a tutorial on how to do this on a hard cover? I tried it and the stitches by the covers don't blend in to the letters 😩
Cool😃
Thinking of making personalized journals for the whole family for Christians using this method.
Hello,hope you are well. I thought this looked interesting but I don't have a curved needle is a straight needle okay?
Yes 👍
@@SeaLemonDIY thankss
does anyone know whats causing my bookbinded books to have large gaps in the middle of the paper pages?
Do you find binding easier with a curved needle versus a straight needle? I have noticed you using a curved more in your tuts, so I’m guessing you do lol
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Very beautiful , but too complicated for me 😭
Can anyone suggest a word to write on birthday to gf