Introduction
What to expect from this course Who's' ready to make some books?! In this online course, you'll learn the process of creating a stab bound book. Whether you're a...
lesson 1
Preparing your materials Time to gather our materials! To create your stab bound book, you will need the following: Cover paper (for the demo/example I use...
Lesson 2
Getting Started First, let's gather our materials from the material page and then we can start building the inside of our book. Grab 15-20 sheets of your...
Lesson 3
Assembly of Pages Our first step is to get our inside pages ready. For the demo, I use 15 sheets of paper. This is a good number to get started with so...
Lesson 4
The Cover! Time to assemble our cover on the pages. Grab your scrapbook paper (my paper was 12"x12" and I trimmed down to 9"x12" just so I wouldn't...
Lesson 5
Finishing and Details Ok! So your book is assembled! Now what? Time to make some decisions. Are you going to leave it as it is or are you going to add some...
Lesson 6
Conclusion Thank you for finishing "Bookmaking 101: Stab Binding Techniques"! As you've discovered, bookmaking is more than just putting together...
lesson 7
Resources Some links for book binding supplies: Talas Online LineCo Hollanders Dick Blick Colophon Here's the corner tools I used in...
A Little History of Bookmaking
Bonus! Let's take a quick look at the history of bookmaking Early Beginnings:Bookbinding has a rich and ancient history that dates back to ancient civilizations. Scrolls constructed of materials...