Bookbinding for Beginners: Five Stitches from Pamphlet to Coptic

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You don't need a workshop, a class, or years of practice to bind your first real book by hand. Just a few sheets of paper, a length of thread, and about twenty minutes — that's the promise this book keeps, starting in Chapter 4.Bookbinding for Beginners teaches five hand-sewn stitches, arranged so each one builds on the last: pamphlet stitch, a five-hole saddle variant, long stitch with a chain-link spine, and two stages of Coptic stitch. Every stitch uses the same reference project — one sheet of ordinary printer paper — so you can compare all five side by side as your skills grow.What you'll actually learnHow to fold a signature and find paper grain before you sew a single stitchSafe, correct awl handling, with a full chapter on the one sharp tool in the bookFive real bookbinding structures, each with a labeled thread-path diagram showing the exact order the needle travelsHow to design and attach a cover once you've mastered the stitches on their ownWhat to do when a stitch goes wrong — a full troubleshooting chapter, not just a single paragraphBuilt for absolute beginnersNo prior experience is assumed. If you've never folded a signature or threaded a needle for anything other than mending a button, this book was written for you. Every stitch diagram uses the same labeling system, explained once and reused throughout, so you're never relearning how to read the book itself. Each stitch chapter closes with its own small practice project, so you build real muscle memory before combining techniques into a cover of your own design.Inside this bookTools & MaterialsSafety: Handling the AwlFolding Paper & Forming SignaturesStitch One: The Pamphlet StitchStitch Two: The Saddle Stitch VariantStitch Three: Chain Stitch (Long Stitch)Stitch Four: Coptic Stitch BasicsStitch Five: Coptic Stitch with Multiple SignaturesDesigning the CoverTroubleshootingPlus a glossary, a quick-reference table of every station measurement in the book, a 14-question FAQ, and a stitch comparison chart for choosing your next project at a glance.Everything you need fits in a shoebox — an awl, a needle, a bone folder, waxed thread, and two kinds of paper. No specialty tools, no large purchases, no wasted pages. Just five real skills, taught in an order that makes the fifth one feel as achievable as the first. This book was created using artificialintelligence tools. Its text, illustrations and cover artwork are AI-generated. Any people shown in the illustrations are AI-generated and do not depict real individuals.

商品の重量:	163 g
寸法:	17.78 x 0.48 x 25.4 cm
ISBN-13:	979-8190651737
ASIN:	B0HCV7R83F
発売日:	2026/8/4
言語:	英語