Bookbinding 101 Sewing with Cloth Tapes

I made this tutorial video specially for people without any knowledge of sewing books to easily understand and see the details of the basic sewing process as much as possible, so I had to place the camera very close to my hands while recording, as a result, I couldn't work smoothly.. I apologize for that. Anyway, I just changed the status of this video from "Unlisted" to "Public" after being asked to do so. I might change the status of other video I've made to "Public" as well. But for now, I hope this video is useful for beginners of bookbinding. I'll make a few more video recordings on different sewing methods when I get a chance next time. Thanks for your interest in the trade. ~MHR

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Howto & Style

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• Sewing
• Books

[patricmanuel]

2 words for everyone of your videos: MAKE MORE!!!!

[BookbindersChronicle]

@patricmanuel I will, I will, but I gotta finish these jobs on my work bench first.. It'll be a couple more weeks till I start posting videos again. Thanks for your enthusiasm about my videos! But patience is a virtue~ MHR

[digitalbrayer]

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to create this video. It shows very clearly how to bind a multi signature block using a sewing frame. I like that its non audio - it makes one really concentrate on the demonstration. I also hope you do find the time to upload some more videos.

Thanks for sharing your excellent skills !!

[BookbindersChronicle]

@digitalbrayer Thank you for the kind words! I will definitely be creating more videos as I've found that making videos are sort of therapeutic for me. At this moment though, I'm very much inundated with work and will be so for another few weeks, so it'll be a month or so till I start posting videos again, unfortunately. Anyway, I hope my video audiences would tell me what they want to know, in terms of bookbinding, so that I can make tutorial videos on those subjects.

[LexHiram]

I've watched this a couple of times now, and I'm still curious about the part where you run out of thread...

The way you loop the thread makes perfect sense, and is obviously a great way to solve the problem, I'm just wondering why you make the knot 'inside' the book? I'd have thought that pulling the thread back through the previous hole and doing the join-up out at the spine where it wouldn't be seen would be better - but I'm completely new to this, so I hope this doesn't come across as rude.

[BookbindersChronicle]

@LexHiram Well, I don’t think anyone’s binding a book as thick as a Family Bible, so all I can suggest to avoid running out of thread is to use a long enough thread to sew your book. :-)

[patricmanuel]

please!! :)

[BookbindersChronicle]

@LexHiram Thirdly, the thread outside the book (the spine ) gets deteriorated faster than the ones inside the book, so any “secondary fix” done needs to be in the more secure side. I understand that people might not want to see a knot inside a book, but traditionally, this is how it’s done, and the best way to prolong the life of the book. ~Continues to the following comment~

[BookbindersChronicle]

@LexHiram I appreciate any questions, so thanks for your comment. To answer your question, there are a few reasons why the knot must be inside the book. First of all, the spine (outside the book) must be as smooth as possible because any bumps will show when the spine’s covered with a material. Secondly, the spine gets hammered down heavily during the process and the knot will lose its integrity. ~Continues to the following comment~~

[BookbindersChronicle]

@lantzn Oh, that's because my videos have no audio! (except for my previous video "Rounding & Backing" which has a couple of moments with short sound effects.) I've figured that I don't need to talk if I demonstrate and record the footage clearly with some written instructions to back my work. Audio can be very distracting. I want my viewers to focus on what I do on the screen. Thanks for subscribing to my channel.