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How to Make Your Own Handmade Sketchbook : Coptic Stitch

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Uploaded by on Dec 30, 2011

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a sketchbook from a pad of drawing paper and waxed thread — no glue required!

This is a good beginners tutorial on how to coptic stitch. This binding method allows your book to lay nice and flat, making it easy to draw in.

Please leave your comments below, and feel free to suggest other bookbinding tutorials you would like to see!

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Music credits:
"One Fine Day" by The Insider
"Our Ego [Feat. Different Visitor]" by Broke For Free
"Rio" by 1000 Names

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  • Do you thread through all the pages? x

  • @31sarah1 Yes, but not individually. I thread through each signature, which is a group of 4 sheets folded together.

  • Could you use yarn

  • @FUNKYMONKEY705 You could try it, but it might not be as durable as cotton or linen thread.

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  • THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I bought a journal like this but the thread ripped and it all unraveled! YOU SAVED MY FAVORITE JOURNAL! Infinite love!!!!!

  • very clear tutorial. keep 'em coming. great job. the best one on youtube.

  • Great stitching tutorial. I've been searching for one that showed the correct way to sew on the back cover and your video is the best I've found. (too many of the videos show double stitching in the last signature) Thanks so much for sharing!

  • Fabulous tutorial! I am doing an art journal with 140 lb watercolor paper. Can't wait to get started! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • i can't wait to get started. awesome vid. best one I've seen. ^_^

  • Excellent tutorial. The voiceover is very calming.

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