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A lot of people have been asking me to make a book binding tutorial. Sorry its not very in depth. I learned by just messing around with it until I got it right, and it took about a year of screwed up books before I could make something of quality.So here's basically what I do. And yes, step #2 if very important.
The two books that I made are available to buy in my Etsy shop - - - [link]
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I usually just tie a knot in the beginning so the thread doesn't come through. There might be a better way to do it
You can sew anyway you'd like. I find that doing all of one set and then all the middle set, and then all the third set makes it a little easier.
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Mmkay.
Thank you so much !!
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I was wondering ,how do you do the sewing? Cause like I got the frist part how she stich the frist signature but I dont know how to ad it to all the over ones . And every time I finish the pages look like there froma teard up book
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When you sew the first signature, just send the needle down through the first hole of the next one and pull it snug. Just sew it like you would anything else. The glue will help hold it together.
The pages are going to be uneven once you finish sewing them. To get an even edge you'll need to cut them, which can be really tricky. I have an industrial size paper cutter that makes it easy, but I used to cut them with a metal ruler and an exacto knife. It takes practice to do it that way.
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OOhz, okay thank you ;]
How long it'd take chu then??
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It usually takes me about 2 hours to make an entire book.
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^^ Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'd been working on a book and cover for a while now for my husband (as a surprise) but couldn't figure out how to bind it!
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Cool! I love making little books for my husband. I'd love to see it when you're done ^-^
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wow..I was just thumbing through tutorials for artisian crafts and found this. I personally thin you did a great job making the tutorial...you made it fun and not stuffy...if I try this...and I just might...I'll be sure to post it for ya..though I may substitute...coffee for the fruit snacks.
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I'm sorry, for some reason, i couldn't find this 
ps. I'd send you some fruit snacks if I had some, but I dont...
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That's cool. My aunt looked for this thing for days and couldn't find it, and SHE knew it was there! 
Ps. Its ok, I just bought a nice big box
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please please do another tutorial, your mini books are soooooo cute!!
i do one at school but very simple, and yours are so adorable that i will do others with so nice cover!!
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Thank you 
I may do another tutorial in the future if I can find some time.
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Found it!
Hey! You SHOULD do one
just about making the cover now!
(memory failure - you know)
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And do you need more poster board stuff?
When she moved, she gave me a ton more!
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Step 2 is indeed critical. Although I'm naughty and have chocolate myself....
Seriously though, this was really helpful. I can never get the spine quite right on my books >.<'
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Spines are pretty tough... I made a book the other day and it was coming out PERFECT until I totally screwed up the spine... Oh well haha
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Oddly enough, the main problem I tend to hit is things going pear-shaped when I glue the covers on. But that's my own silly fault for not measuring properly and using the wrong kind of end paper
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Measuring can be a real pain sometimes. I usually have trouble getting everything lined up perfectly straight when I attach the cover.
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You take 3 pieces of cardboard, 2 for the cover and one for the end piece, and just double-sided tape paper on them like Christmas presents. Play around with it, I'm sure you'll get it.
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This is soooo helpful! I've been trying for forever to find books or tutorials on quality binding. I only learned a simpler form.
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I have a question
Is it possible to recycle cardboard from boxes?
Like this one (the box) [link]
I've seen someone use it in a tutorial and was wondering if it would do for normal books too
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yeah, you could use that kind of box. I think its kind of hard to work with though, but thats just me. The best thing is matte board, because its very strong. I've also seen people use cereal boxes as the board.
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Hehe, yes!
Those snack breaks are vitally important!
Nice tutorial, and great pictures to go with it~
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O.o so that's were I've been going wrong... I haven't been taking a fruit snack brake *smacks his forhead*
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O.o I think, at the moment I was thinking something I shouldn't have been thinking, I was thinking I liked to think about moose. In contrast to what I really should have been thinking about-- I think I should think about thinking about something entirely different. What do you think?
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wow this is so funny heaheaheaheahea
loved!! Maybe I'll try it!! 
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hmm.. You COULD skip it. Or you could email the fruit snacks to me 
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I agree, step 2 is by far the most important!
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*she says as she silently munches on fruit snacks*
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HAHAHA I just finished some! 
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...I'm PSYCHO! 
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i love the fruit snack break part
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I think your just getting high on the glue fumes
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Quite possibly 
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Well maybe next time your in town you won't get so distracted by the hookers
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Well, if I don't even get to come to your house,
how would I get distracted by hookers?
If I end up coming with Jose,
I won't get to come over,
unless it's just to drop you off!
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Is THIS what you were looking for????
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Yeah. I should take a picture of the book.
I finished it up tonight.
It turned out decent.
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