In this class, I will show you how to sew a Japanese Hemp Leaf Binding, also known as Asa-No-Ha Toji. This binding technique is very useful in our digital age as it allows you to bind single sheets of paper in different thicknesses and sizes.

My earlier class, Making a Japanese Binding, acts as a prerequisite to this class. If you need guidance, you can get started with your paper and covers by taking lessons 1-6 of that class before you start on this tutorial.

In this tutorial, I will take you step by step through the sewing process with clear explanations and detailed shots to give you a better understanding of this sewing pattern.

What's great about the Japanese binding structure is that it can hold single sheets of paper, you pile them up in the order you want them to be and you can start binding.

You can make this binding with a paper cover, offering the simplicity of binding with simple tools and reused materials.

In this class, we will learn how to place the book between the covers,

How to Pierce holes for sewing and learn how to sew the book.

This beautiful binding technique is a great solution for so many projects, from students submitting their papers to artists binding their selected works

I invite you to join me and together we will bind a book.

So are you ready?

Let's start working

Gilles Cueille

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