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During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and 4 variations of Japanese Stab Binding - 4-Hole, Hemp Leaf, Noble and Tortoise Shell. Participants will get to choose from a variety of colours for the cover and thread.

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I would call this tutorial more intermediate than arrows. Mainly because it isn't simple in how the bind crosses the spine and requires more finger-coordination. As I was drawing my diagram and thinking about my method of sewing this bind, I realized that there might be a second, somewhat easier way. However, since many of…

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Following one of our most popular posts Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet we have decided to do a post on the top 15 of the best Japanese Stab Binding instructions and tutorials we could find on the web (also known as the Traditional Chinese Binding Method though there are noticeable differences between the two). On this page you’ll also find a collection of video tutorials and many Japanese stab binding related resources. We hope it serves as a good resource for some of…

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These are the deluxe Japanese stab bound books. These books have covers made of fine watercolour paper, handmade Japanese and Thai papers and some have card stock backings. The paintings on the covers of these books are each unique paintings done by hand on fine art paper. Most of these books also have a hand beaded book mark woven into the binding. These book marks have hand made glass beads. Each books is bound with hand waxed thread. These books have 30 sheets for a total of 60 pages of…

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By Toreka on Instagram: "Trying out Japanese Stab Binding technique. It’s a beautiful style and I love the exposed thread. I am not a professional. Just a newbie falling in love with the craft of book binding 😍📚 Materials: ~ 2 black card stock papers ~ Lined paper I tore from an old notebook ~ Paper slicer ~ Leather awl ~ Sewing needle ~ Plastic Bone folder ~ Waxed Linen Thread #bookbinding #japanesestabbinding #journalmaking #bookcraft #journal #bookstagram #handmadebook…

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Your Local Newsstand on Instagram: "One of the easiest binding technique you can do! ⬇️ Rooted in traditional Japanese bookbinding, the 4-Hole Japanese stab binding technique involves sewing pages together along the spine with decorative stitches. This method dates back centuries and was originally used to bind loose-leaf documents in a way that’s both functional and beautiful. What’s great about this technique is how accessible it is—one of the simplest stitches for beginners to learn, yet…

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four notebooks are lined up on top of each other and tied with twine

In this video tutorial you can learn how to do a 4-hole Japanese binding. This is the basic traditional method of Japanese bookbinding ( or stab binding ). Stab bindings allow you to make books that are not possible with other bindings. For instance, in a pamphlet-stitch book, each leaf, or page, cannot have a different color. But in a stab-bound book , you can use scraps of different weights, textures and colors as long as they are the same size or can be cut to the same size. This is the…

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a black book with gold trim sitting on top of a wooden table

Nowadays, when thinking of traditional Japanese bindings, stab bindings are the ones that come to mind. Originally coming from China, this binding style flourished during the Edo period (1603-1868)…

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