Coptic binding

You know me, pretty determined about finding and using the best practices for all sorts of things... This week I'm writing about a little detail regarding attaching covers to a Coptic bound book - the hidden diagonal stitch (for the lack of a better term). Have you noticed how the sewing thread in

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

During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and how to handcraft an exposed spine book using 3 different stitches - french link stitch, link stitch and kettle stitch. Participants will be able to customise their books by choosing from blank and/or dotted grid pages and from a variety of colours for the cover and thread.

This past semester I had the privilege of teaching bookbinding at the University of Utah in their beautiful Book Arts studio. I had a lot of fun, and the students were terrific. Here is some of th…

In the first few weeks of school, we started with non-adhesive structures. As one of the oldest known forms of the codex, it is fitting that we started with Coptic style bindings. These bindings h…

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 […]

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…

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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...

1,865 likes, 48 comments - stoneburnerbooks on December 29, 2023: "A real-time look at multi-needle coptic binding. ✨️ Have you tried this binding style? #copticbinding #copticstitch #bookbinding".

The Dos-á-dos binding , more often called the " Do-si-do " book here in America (yes— like the square dance !), is basically a way to create one book from two. The "two books" share a back cover so when you look at it from the top, the covers form the letter &

Coptic Stitch: Best illustrations I've seen for this bookbinding technique.

Lacy Stoneburner | Bookbinder on Instagram: "A closer look at finishing a multi-needle coptic binding. I love this style of binding because it is so much easier to attach the back cover (in my opinion) than in a single-needle coptic binding. Have you tried both bindings? Do you have a preference between single-needle or multi-needle coptic binding? #copticbinding #copticstitch #bookbinding"

Bookbinding Tutorial Single Curved Needle Chain Stitch Binding « In the Studio…

Nicole Irwood on Instagram: "My latest bookbinding project, vintage leather gloves and handmade paper with a coptic binding - it's pretty darn lovely. #bookbinding #bookart #booksculpture #upcycling #papercrafts #papermaking"