Stab Stitched Notebook

Instructions

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  Step 1

  Materials, from left top:

  rubber mallet or a hammer
  2 pieces of patterned paper cut to size
  20-30 pieces of plain paper cut to size
  awl
  ruler
  craft or Exacto knife
  pencil
  floss
  needle
  clips

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  Step 2

  Attach all the pages together using the clips, put the clips in about a third from the top, leave at least 1"-2" clear to work on.

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  Step 3

  with the ruler and the pencil, mark a straight line on the top part of the book (where the stitching will go). Mark 5 points in equal intervals.

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  Step 4

  Using the awl and mallet, puncture 5 holes where you made the marking. make sure the awl made it all the way through all layers of paper and that the holes are nice and even. If you down have an awl, this can also be done with a nail.

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  Step 5

  make a knot at the end of your floss and thread it through a needle. Start by passing the needle through the center hole from the back of the book to the front, then loop around the top part of the book and insert the needle again through the same hole.

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  Step 6

  Then, pass the needle through the hole to the right of the center hole, and loop around the top part again. turn the book to the back part and move to the next hole to the right (the last one) and loop around it as well. Loop around the side of the book and insert the needle through the first hole to the right again. Then stitched back to the center.

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  Step 7

  Repeat step 6 to the left side of the book, then tie a knot at the end and trim the floss.

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  Step 8

  Ta-Da! the book is done, you can decorate it with rubber stamps, bits of paper, beads, drawings or whatever you like. Or, if you are too lazy, you can hop on to my store and buy one. Writing the instruction is honestly more complicated then actually making one, there are very few options to where the needle can go and it's really really easy to make.