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Rae Rae The Jet Plane
Rae Rae The Jet Plane · Los Angeles, California, US · 1 project
This is great! Do you know the name of this type of binding? It normally takes me reading three different tutorials to wrap my head around it.
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angelichigo
angelichigo · Toronto, Ontario, CA · 21 projects
I always wanted to know how to bind like this. Thanks so much!
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Blank
Blank · Tasmania, Tasmania, AU
nice, thanks for this. I love the patterns on the covers of your books .
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Lipthink
Lipthink · Austin, Texas, US · 11 projects
I've been looking for a how too for this. Great details! I'll go give this a try.
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Caroline S.
Caroline S.
Really clear and helpful tutorial - thank you!
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Jasmin N.
Jasmin N. · Campbell River, British Columbia, CA · 9 projects
I love it, i've been looking for something like this for a while. I don't draw, i write (and doodle with my horrid stick men in the corners) and it will make a great personalised notebook for jotting down ideas!
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
Yeah, I guess someone doesn't get the whole DIY thing!
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Courtney Couture
Courtney Couture · Keller, Texas, US · 20 projects
geez ruari, chill! if you dont like it, dont say anything!
i personlly think its cool!
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ruairi donovan

buy a folder!
gosh!
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Amy

You might consider adressing grain direction at the beginning--this will help folks get better results when folding--particularly the card.
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aki

thanks this is too good..i'll give it a go..
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AMP

Thanks for the tutorial, I was working on something similar on my own when I accidentally ran across it on wikihow. Some of the pictures don't show enough context to know what's going on, but overall it's great. Thanks for making it.
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trisha

hey! this is great! i just made a smaller version of this using index cards. it makes a great address book.
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
It's best to cover to book after you have bound it, so that you don't get scores through the cover. I used wrapping paper to cover these books.
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Natalie

Thats awesome.

So, do you cover the covers after you sew the binding? Or could you do it before so the stitching is exposed?

Thanks Cat, love your site, I miss BrokenDoll!

-Natalie (Princess Ralph)
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Jeanette Jobson

Great instructions. I'll have to give it a try.
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Ismoyo

Thanks for this tutorial! I will put it on my to-do list mos def!
Did you use wrapping paper on the sketchbook in the picture or is it a beautiful fabric?

*hugs*
Ismoyo
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Sabine

Sewing the signatures onto the cover is a great idea! Thanks!
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