Following on from our most popular posts ‘Top 10 Secret Belgian Binding Tutorials‘ and our infamous ‘Top 15 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials on the Internet‘ I decided to put together a collection of the best long-stitch bookbinding tutorials on the internet. Below you will find a hand-picked, reviewed and summarized list of the best tutorials on the long-stitch technique. We’ve included blog posts, PDF’s, video playlists and photo galleries – we hope you’ll find it a good resource 🙂 Please also don’t forget to leave a comment at the bottom of this page before moving on. Find more tutorial collections at iBookBinding.com: Top 15 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials Top 10 Secret Belgian Binding Tutorials Top 10 Endband Tutorials Top 10 Box Making Tutorials So a little background as to what the long-stitch bookbinding method is… Long-Stitch Binding Example The long-stitch bookbinding method is one of the most simple bookbinding techniques known to man (and woman), it requires no glue, can look as equally rustic as it can professional and offers fantastic binding strength. The technique involves sewing the signatures direct to the cover. There are two types of long-stitch bookbinding methods, one involves cutting or slicing the cover and sewing the signatures through these slices, and the other involves punching holes in the cover and sewing through the holes. Very similar, but a little different. The ‘sliced’ long-stitch bookbinding sewing method has been used since the 18th century but the other method, the punched hole method, has been around since the medieval era and was thought to of originated from Germany. You will often see the long-stitch binding method used in conjunction with the chain stitch often on the first and last rows of the punched holes. Extended book covers are often used with the long-stitch technique so they can be wrapped around the front of the book and fastened to ‘shut’ the book. Follow our pinterest channel by clicking the button above to see more photos and examples of long-stitch bookbinding. So, if you’ve ever wondered how to make a long-stitch bound book then please read on! Enjoy 🙂 #1 Long-Stitch Leather Journal – Intermediate Perhaps one of the best tutorials out there for making a long-stitch leather journal can be found at Tutsplus.com. It has many clear photos and covers the basics steps of making a long-stitch book. I’d advise reading through this tutorial before moving on. More advanced techniques can be found in the tutorials below. View Tutorial on Tutsplus.com Tutorial Contents Supplies Cutting your text block Cutting your cover Making signatures Cutting/Punching holes in the signatures Punching holes in the covers Sewing signatures to book cover Attaching your closure for your book Making a ‘weavers knot’ #2 Long-Stitch Bookbinding – INTERMEDIATE A two-part tutorial on how to make a long-stitch book using recycled covers using the long-stitch slit technique. The tutorial also covers how to wrap the long-stitch around the outside edges of the cover, a common style you’ll see in many long-stitch bound books. Big thanks to Anya for taking the time to put this tutorial together, the photos are excellent! View Tutorial on SAS Does Tutorial Contents Gathering Supplies Folding Pages Assemble Signatures Preparing Book Block Measuring Block Measure Cover Fold Cover Marking & Piercing Signatures Cutting Slits Sewing Signatures #3 Leather Long-Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial – Beginner Another great tutorial on how to make a leather journal using the slit technique by Lynn Taylor. Minimal materials needed, clear photos and some excellent advice in the descriptions of each step. A great starting point for beginners. View Tutorial on Torta Gialla Tutorial Contents Gathering Materials Preparing Signatures Punching Holes in Signatures Cutting Holes in Covers Sewing signatures into covers JOIN OUR MAILING LIST [wysija_form id=”1″] #4 Leather Long-Stitch Book – Advanced Perhaps one of the best tutorials out there for making a long-stitch journal or book. It covers a number of advanced long-stitch techniques and talks you through making what I consider the most well made long-stitch book out there. This is part 2 of a 3 part series on how to make a long-stitch book, the first part focuses on how to make “deckled” edges for your signatures. View Tutorial on Lizziemade.blogspot.com Tutorial Contents Preparing the covers Choosing the Cover Cutting leather Measuring the book cover Selecting lining paper Lining the leather Making a spine stiffener Covering and marking punch holes on the spine stiffener Punching holes in spine stiffener and cover Punching holes in signatures Binding signatures to cover #5 Bookbinding in Long-Stitch – Advanced A very text-heavy tutorial on how to make a Long-Stitch book. Full of useful information, tips & techniques and diagrams to help you bind your first book. Whilst it has some limited diagrams, the descriptions are very comprehenisve and thus might only be suitable for somebody with prior experience of long-stitch binding. A great source of information none the less. View Tutorial on WikiBooks.org #6 Long-Stitch Binding Tutorial (PDF) – Basic This long-stitch binding tutorial by Emma Jane Hogbin covers the tools and materials you’ll need to get started on making your first long-stitch bound book. Comprehensive process description but lacking good photographs. A good for an introduction or quick printout. Download long-stitch instructional tutorial here on emmajane.net TAKE A BREAK! WATCH OUR VIDEO TUTORIAL PLAYLIST Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get access to HD videos of hundreds of Book Binding tutorials and reviews! #7 Slotted Spine Long-Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial — Beginner A 14-step guide for beginners on how to make a long-stitch bound book. An old website but still hosts some useful information. View Tutorial on Aj Banks My Web #8 Bookbinding Tutorial – Intermediate/Advanced A fantastic and very comprehensive guide to making a long bound book by Douglas W. Jones, broken down into 12 sections it takes you right the way through from preparing the signatures to making a dust-jacket for your completed book. View Tutorial on University of Iowa Center for the Book #9 Long-Stitch Bound Journal – Intermediate A photo heavy tutorial on how to make a beautiful leather bound journal from recycled paper and leather. View Tutorial on Are you flowin’ blog #10 Hybrid Long-Stitch & Button Tutorial – Advanced A fantastic little tutorial with some great diagrams on how to make a long-stitch bound book. A great website with lots of useful bookbinding information. View on CaiLun.info HELP SUPPORT THE BOOKARTS COMMUNITY [support-website] Bonus #1 Full Book Tutorial – Advanced Taking your long-stitch binding methods to the next stage. In this tutorial you will learn how to progress onto attaching a book cover separately to the text block. Great photographs and descriptions to go along with them. Highly recommended for those looking to progress their bookbinding skills. View Tutorial at the Postman’s Knock Additional Resources http://greenglass.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/plod-plod-plod.html Long-stitch Binding on Wikipedia Information on Eden Workshops Please Support us on Patreon! The minimum level of contribution is only $1 per month. Pledges received from our patrons cover the editing services for our bookish podcast! Moreover, starting with the pledge level of $3, you will get a digitized vintage book about bookbinding, book history, or book arts each month from us! These pledges help iBookBinding to continue its work and bring more information about bookbinding and book arts to you! Share this page:
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As I have already mentioned on this blog, sometimes you have to look beyond the main street frontages to find the treasures of the Triangle. Down various alleys we've already discovered the intricate metalwork of Jonathan Rowlandson, and the beautiful paintings by Joanna Charlotte, and I know there are plenty more creative people out there, hidden away in workshops and studios, whom I'd like to feature. Our current tour of Rook's Books has been particularly inspiring, not least because of the 'magpie' tendencies of owner, Gavin Rookledge. For this group of buildings around Cooper's Yard contains not only the materials and equipment for the running of his business, but also random curiosities, some of which have no apparent connection to bookbinding and leather tooling. Gargoyles & Finials Eccentric plumbing? A clocking-in machine from a Victorian factory Taxidermy among the industrial presses Its rather like peering inside someone's brain, and discovering the jumble of thoughts, ideas and dreams therein. Apparently chaotic, but in truth a well oiled machine. Gavin's mixture of art and industry is in the great British tradition of eccentric inventors. With his improbable car, assorted contraptions and collections, and an industry with books at its heart, he conjures up an image of Heath Robinson. I've saved the collections until last, as from a photographic perspective they were the most inspiring. Firstly the Aladdin's Cave that houses an extraordinary collection of leather samples. A sample store may not sound particularly interesting, but in the hands of Gavin Rookledge, it takes on the appearance of a prop room at Pinewood Studios. Across the yard, Corvus Press houses an immense and important collection of phosphor bronze and brass letter tools. Alphabets in countless typefaces, long used in the leather as well as the printing industry. This may look like a museum collection, but they are working tools, still in use today. And so ends our tour of Rook's Books and its associates. If however you would like to peep inside Gavin's brain, you're in luck. There is an Open Studios weekend coming up over the weekend of April 20th/21st. Opening times: 11.00am - 6.00pm, and during the evening on Friday 19th.
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