From Vintage Book to Handbound Journal - How to bind your own Journal
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Works well as a continuation after mastering Crafts & DIY fundamentals. It bridges the gap toward advanced, production-level engineering.
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2 hours 39 minutes
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Intermediate
Self-Paced Online
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English
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What You’ll Learn
Intro
Tools & Materials
Choosing a Book
Prepping the Book Cover
Cutting the Pages
Prepping the Pages
Binding the Textblock Part One
Binding the Textblock Part Two
Adding a Bookmark
Glueing in the Text Block
Adding End Papers
Adding a Front Pocket
Adding a Back Pocket Part One
Adding a Back Pocket Part Two
Adding an Elastic Closure
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Outcomes
- I got the idea for this class, when I realised that I only had a few more pages left in my current bullet journal. This meant I had to go through the process of trying to find a journal I would love to use, but wouldn't find to "precious" to use..
- My bullet journaling is very messy, I would never dream of sharing my page layouts on social media, I use my bullet journal to try and organise my life and use any empty spaces to practice drawing and doodling..
- And then an idea struck, me - why didn't I bind my very own bullet journal, using a tatty and boring old book cover? Why? I felt that by using a slightly "boring" used book cover, the finished journal would feel a bit less precious and in a way already used..
- Plus, this would give me the chance to use a pile of old books, with rather uninteresting covers that I have rescued from the recycling over the past year or so..
- Now, what are you going to learn in this class?.
- We are going to look into what kind of book to choose, how to remove the original text block and prep the book cover, how to measure and cut new pages and create signatures. How to create a template for the binding holes and how to bind the text block..
- How to glue the back of the spine, add a bookmark and finally how to glue the text block into the book cover..
- In addition, I am also going to show you how you can add a pocket to the inside of the front cover and a fold out envelope pocket to the back cover. To round it all off, I am also going to show you how to add an elastic as an additional closure to your journal..
- This class is slightly longer than my usual classes, but I wanted to make sure to give you a step by step approach to book binding, to make it easier to follow along even if you are completely new to book binding..
- This class is suitable for beginners, however, you might want to check out my class "From Vintage Book to handmade Journal - a Cheat's Guide to Book Binding" and give this class a go first. .
- As always, I am here for you, should you have any questions and I'll get back to you as soon as possible..
- Looking forward to seeing you inside the class room!.
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