Coptic binding tutorial

The coptic stitch bookbinding method is another way to bind your book with a spine that opens up completely, so you can lay your book flat. Sometimes it’s also called chain stitch in bookbinding, but more often it’s called coptic stitch binding. I think it’s a great method for when you have book covers that […]

4 best coptic book binding tutorials and videos

Little Forest on Instagram: "TUTORIAL!!! I made this video to show you how I sewn this book. It’s coptic stictches combined with double French link stitches in 2 colors of thread. I sew French link 2 times in each signatures. Hope you can figure it out. Thank you for watching and enjoy binding your book . . #notebookbinding #bookbinding #handmade #diy #bookbinder #handicraft #copticbinding #papercraft #sketchbook #handbound #crafts #handboundbook #bookbinding #etsyvancouver…

Ok, so the title might be a little misleading… we’ve actually crammed in 18 of the best Coptic Stitch (also known as the Chain Stitch or Coptic Sewing) book binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web, along with a collection of video tutorials and many coptic-stitch related resources (PDF’s, Stitching Patterns, Photo Galleries etc) for you to get stuck in to – it took us a while to put this together but we hope it serves as a good resource for some of you out there. If…

19K views · 1.8K likes | Lacy Stoneburner | Bookbinder on Instagram: "A real-time look at multi-needle coptic binding. ✨️ Have you tried this binding style? #copticbinding #copticstitch #bookbinding"

Single Needle Chain Stitch The Tools bone folder (An Altoids gum tin or the handle of a butter knife will work in a pinch.) curved tapestry needle (You can use a straight needle, but it’s awk…

I'm in the middle of reading and writing currently, but I took a little break to make a little book for a friend's birthday. The pai...

I have finally completed my tutorial for the making of my Mandala Journal. I tried to keep it to three parts, but, well... you can skip certain parts if you aren't wanting to experience things like paper maché! I think I'll let the videos do the teaching, and wait for questions to come in - then, as they do, I will update this post and address them rather than try to guess at what I've left out - because I'm sure I've left some stuff out!! Part I goes over applying joint compound, or wall…

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Coptic Book Binding: How to begin your coptic binding on a mini-book.