Someone in one of my art or journalling groups (I can’t for the life of me recall which one) asked about hand binding her own journals. She’d tried following a Coptic binding tutorial, but couldn’t make sense of it. I told her I liked to use a bastardized version of Coptic binding to make my own journals, and that I’d try making an illustrated tutorial showing how I do it. So, that’s how I spent my weekend. I don’t know how successful it’ll prove to be, or whether it’ll be any clearer than some of the other tutorials out there. If anyone wants to try it and give me feedback, I’d welcome it.
Single Needle Chain Stitch Binding Tutorial
Now, if I could only recall which group the discussion occurred in…
red paper boat 