Bookbinding: Make a Japanese-stitch album!
Olga Riebeling, Book maker / Art director
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Lessons in This Class
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Introduction
0:48
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Bookbinding materials
1:35
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Simple stitch
2:46
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4.
Simple stitch with a twist
4:10
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Tortoise stitch
4:23
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Assembly book binding
6:04
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7.
Now you have a new album!
0:45
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About This Class
In this class we will learn how to make three different yet easy kinds of stitches to sew a Japanese album. Japanese stitching can vary in its form; it can be as complicated or simple as we want it to be and with some patience, we could even create our own kind of stitching. This kind of binding comes in handy when we have lots of single paper sheets that we want to bind together, but not fold into each other.
We will start by reviewing materials and some examples of stitches and books, later we will practice each one of the stitches and at the very end, we will assemble an album with the stitch each student likes the best. Japanese stitching is the best way to start learning how to book bind because the stitches are on the outside of the structure and not on the inside. Also, the stitching can be done with different textile materials and be used as a decoration element for the cover.
Meet Your Teacher
I am a book binder, art director and over all, a maker of things. I love taking pictures, joining embroidery projects and even watercolor a bit. In real life, I am in charge of the media and communication area at an academic publisher where I learn about editing, as well. I also teach book making and design at my studio Acampando en la sala, a cozy place that lives inside a cultural and educational project I share with my best friend in Guadalajara, Mexico: Casa Teodora.
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Our class project is a Japanese stitched album that can be used for writing, drawing or keeping photographs, depending on the use each student wants to give to it. You will practice you stitching, cutting paper and making a hard cover. To practice each binding you will need three separate pieces of binder’s board, one for each kind of stitch. You can share the photos of your stitches so we can all see the results and comment. At the end of the class you will have a medium size album with your favorite stitch. You can later use what you learn in making albums the size you want.
Materials:
Please download the Materials file to know the exact measurements and to see where you can buy most of the materials or tools online.
Binder’s board or the back of a used sketch bookÂ
Paper for the covers
Paper for you pages
Thread
Large needle
GlueÂ
Glue brush
CutterÂ
Punch or small drill
Deliverables:Â
- Simple stitch practice
- Â Simple stitch with a corner practice
- Tortoise stitch practice
- Finished album!Â
Resources:Â
You will be able to download a PDF with the templates for each kind of stitch. You can later modify the size of your project with these templates.
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