Pause and rewind buttons help immensely. Try it out on a mock journal with pretend signatures first. Just bung 'em all together and use embroidery thread tripled up, or similar. Perhaps don't try it on a journal proper until you feel proficient. Use photocopy paper to practice.
i'm really broke and i didnt know how i could ever afford a gift for my best friend for christmas and she loves writting so I thought I could make her a book like yours :) i love them! and all of your videos are so easy to understand and I really can't wait to start doing her gift! thank you so much!!
once you have made enough signatures, stack them together squarely then just make marks on the folded sides so they are all in the same place. much easier than making a template x
First, your tutorials are amazing, I just finished a cute little notebook, you were so helpfull. Second, your voice is SO UNBELIEVABLY CALMING. Thank you very very much for your video :)))
Absolutely love this you’ve helped me immensely (word of the day) mommy said I couldn’t do it but I made her a Christmas journal so easy and fun also saves your pocket money cos you can get big pages and cut them down with mommy’s help with her guillotine paper cutter make more pages than you buy in the shop. Thankyou so much love from Rachy xxxxx
Oh my gosh! I did it on the first try!!! I'm over the moon excited about it. Lol. I didn't have the correct string (I used sewing thread) or proper sized needle but I did it! ☺️ thanks so much. Loved this tutorial.
Thank you so much for this video and your other tutorial. I have honestly no clue how I came across it, but it inspired me. I just spent the last 6 hours creating a very elegant sketch book. To be honest, I'm so in love with how mine turned out. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the details of this video. It was exactly what I was looking for. My biggest problem is getting the pages done so I can bind them. I keep adding embellishments. I am wondering if I am prolonging the binding part of this project. LOL Thank you
Johanna, just found this video. Thank you soooooo much. I love making my gifts and these hand made journal books are perfect for gift giving. QUESTION: Can't the tying of the signature be at the back (behind) of the signature instead of in the fold of the signature so that it is hidden when you glue the backing?
I just made my first junk journal and used your technique ! Whew. I needed it perfect , as it was a gift. Your clear video and explanation made it possible. Thank you for your time, and knowledge.
Your tutorial is so excellent and you definitely got it right bindings is very intimidating especially first time as you don’t want to mess your spine of your book . Thanls so I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us 😊 Bobby
Thank you so much! I may try this soon, I wanted to try stitching my journals for a while now, and now it looks like something simple, that I can easily do! Yay :)
Would you only do the stitch once? So once you get to the centre you wouldn't ever go back over what you just did?? I just want to make sure I'm making my strong enough
Great video. I bought the stuff to try this binding system months ago but I have a back log of baby album gifts to make for my congregation family. I'm on the verge of sending out a general card banning anyone from getting pregnant for at least a year. I'm halfway through a baby girl album, then there's 3 more to do all boys.
Oh how great it is to finally find a crafter from Australia who shops at Spotlight! Thanx so much for sharing Im a beginner in bookbinding for journal making and you have explained this so well just discovered your channel and subscribed 🤗
I was gonna say that you should measure more if you're not good at measuring, but then your freehand measuring was insane. You certainly _do not_ need a ruler at this point haha
I can't believe how excited I am that I sewed my very first signature together while watching your video, thank you! I could kick myself for waiting so long to try this.
I really hope I don’t get death threats here but.. I came here to make my book of shadows by hand and so far this is so fun and I can’t wait to do more book binding!
Thank you so much for this series of making a junk journal for beginner. You are such a good teacher!!! It has halped me so much in making a journal for my granddaughter for her 8th grade graduation 🎓
Wonderful, thank you for sharing! I have never made a junk journal. All types of other books but I can't wait to use your tutorial for my junk journal. Shared it so maybe my friends might see it and learn too.
Omgosh I've been waiting to learn how to do this!! Thank you 😊. I'm getting ready to make my first journal and was actually experiencing anxiety 🙃 😅. Yes you were right. I've procrastinating for a week now, I'm so worries I'm going to mess it up..sighs, but thank you again for making and sharing this video.
I have literally look at about 50 different tutorials on notebook binding and this has by far been the easiest to follow and understand. Your absolutely right! It’s intimidating at first which made me stay away from doing anything “binding” related until now. Thank you so much for this all your tutorials.
Just followed along to this video and finished my first signature in my first handmade junk journal! I literally shed a few tears of joy. I LOVE journaling so much, but in recent years have really lost my spark for it. This is the most fun I’ve had with a journal in a very long time and I’m so grateful to have discovered this side of the journaling community. I think I’ve finally found my journaling “home” 🤍
Definitely subscribing to your channel! Watched 2 of your videos. Which were recommended. I've learnt how to find a book & make a journal. Although the video for beginners guide I couldn't see the binding in the link your shared. Said content isn't available. Was glad when I saw this video. Thank you so much. I'm always on a budget & art stuff can be so expensive. Hope you make more videos!!
Omg omg omg finally lol..I've searched book binding for miniature books for the last hour and everything was how to make a mini book. Then I found u lol and she's an Aussie yeehaaa lol perfect..me too. Im in Perth, can't thanku enough for a unreal tutorial. Very easy and simple to follow. Yayyyy thanku so much hon, you have saved me throwing my phone across the room 🤣 Cheers hon, I've subscribed too..🥰
I’m anxious to try this method. My cover is Scrapbook paper that is folded over with the binding maybe an inch..I’m going to try 8-10 signatures of different paper.. I’ll decorate the cover and some of the pages. I’ll gift the journal to my granddaughter. She can add her own items. Do you think the scrapping paper weight will be okay?
Thanks for this basic and easy method of binding method, Johanna! I just used it to make a 5 folded sheet with watercolour paper cover for a special card! With great results! I appreciated the encouragement plus suggestions for substituting with materials that I had at hand.
Will you be making a whole beginner bookbinding series? How do you combine all the signatures and make the covers for the books? So easy, can't wait to try this out!
Ah. After many years.. I am trying. So far I have stabbed my self with the needle twice, done a knot far too loose and stitched upside down. Weeee. Thank you for posting. The video gave me a push. Much appreciation, from a fellow Aussie x
This was my baby step. The cover paper was bigger than the signature but ended up not enough to cover the signature. Made 4 holes one the left side and 5 holes on the right side for total 10 signatures. My next step is to make the book block and then the hard cover for it. Trying to make all 10 signatures in the even on the cover for I punched the hole 1/4” in between on the cover. Wishing me good luck and thank you for making this video.
Hi Johanna 😊 Awesome tutorial it was so easy. I've learned how to do it from last year but tend to can't get my pages perfectly straight LOL... Maybe I am not clamping them down in place properly before stitching lol but I'll keep trying. You're such an inspiration, I watched all your videos and enjoyed them! Looking forward to more! Tfs ☺️ {{hugs}}, Steff
Hi, never done anything like this before. Do you bind your pages all together then bind them to the cover. Or do you bind the signiture to the cover with all the pages in it, hope you understand what I’m asking.
How easy is it to poke holes into a cardboard cover that is covered with fabric instead of paper? I want to cover my book with fabric from an old pillowcase, but I'm afraid I won't be able to poke the holes through.
Ahhh yes we did this in school.I stabbed myself with a needle so many times😂.Also a tip try using one of those needles that are hook like (like a claw i guess) a lot of people find it easier to use a needle like that.
The most easiest way I ever found was using post binding method and attaching spine to the front and back covers(chipboard)with a sheet of paper leaving half an inch between the covers then encasing it in leather
very easy to understand. what tool would you use if you are using a hardcover book for the cover and you need to make holes in it? can you give a link for the kind of hole punch you'd use? thanks so much!
How do you measure where your first holes start in the cover, so that the signatures are spread out & there's enough of the cover to be front & back without coming up short?
I have a book that I enjoy it a lot that I would like to keep the problem is at nearly every page turn the page came out. I would like to rebind it. Is there a different process for this ?
I do have everything but don't know how to so watching u so I can learn as I'm a beginner at this and how many signitures should I do as a beginner and how many pages in each
Hey, I know that you have posted this years ago, and I don’t even know if you will answer my question but, first of all, THAT WAS A SUPER AMAZING TUTORIAL, I can’t even believe that that was THAT easy! But the question is, that if you already have started a journal, you haven’t got any signatures in them (since you didn’t knew about them) and you’re not even half way through, and you see these lovely signatures and want them to be binded, and what should you do? Make a whole know junk journal, cut out the last pages, finish the journal, or ? I really wanna make a new junk journal with these signatures but I don’t wanna ditch my old art journal! Please tell me what should I do!
Thanks a lot for this tutorial! It was really helpful! :) I have one question: What is the name of this poke stick? I could'nt understand, how you called it. Have a lovely day!
"don't be scared. It's not hard it's just new" I pretty much have been avoiding starting for a week because I'm scared. I'm going for it. 😬
(Ik this is super late but) U can do it! I believe in u boo!
How do you get different
Sizes papers in? Envelopes etc. Thank u
how did it go?
@Wxlfy 星 well you never know. Also, it wasn’t that hard imo. (Had to make a book for a school project)
@Wxlfy 星 well gl!
Me: *assembling everything while watching* "I'm ready"
Johanna: *starts*
Me: "okay I'm not THAT ready"
Pause and rewind buttons help immensely. Try it out on a mock journal with pretend signatures first. Just bung 'em all together and use embroidery thread tripled up, or similar. Perhaps don't try it on a journal proper until you feel proficient. Use photocopy paper to practice.
@@Kayenne54 I have made quite a few books since then! It took me a little bit to figure it out, but now it's a super therapeutic thing to do
Could you do a video on making covers and the different things you can use for a cover. Thank you!
i'm really broke and i didnt know how i could ever afford a gift for my best friend for christmas and she loves writting so I thought I could make her a book like yours :) i love them! and all of your videos are so easy to understand and I really can't wait to start doing her gift! thank you so much!!
HelloDolly .Pullip you're welcome! Have fun! Xx
crafting is always fun :3 can I tag you on instagram when i'll put the result? ^^ I want to give you credit for inspiring me :)
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And She will love it!!! Sentimental is THE best! Better than any store bought. Have fun!!!!
once you have made enough signatures, stack them together squarely then just make marks on the folded sides so they are all in the same place. much easier than making a template x
But a template makes it nice if you have multiple signatures to bind.
@@MaAllen417 and you can you use again and again on your next ;)
actual binding starts at 6:50
Ashley's Lens Thanks! :)
Ashley's Lens thanks dear *hugs*
Thanks Ashley 's ley
she is so slow
Thanks 👍😂
First, your tutorials are amazing, I just finished a cute little notebook, you were so helpfull. Second, your voice is SO UNBELIEVABLY CALMING. Thank you very very much for your video :)))
Thank you very much for taking the scaryness away from binding.
Absolutely love this you’ve helped me immensely (word of the day) mommy said I couldn’t do it but I made her a Christmas journal so easy and fun also saves your pocket money cos you can get big pages and cut them down with mommy’s help with her guillotine paper cutter make more pages than you buy in the shop. Thankyou so much love from Rachy xxxxx
Oh my gosh! I did it on the first try!!! I'm over the moon excited about it. Lol. I didn't have the correct string (I used sewing thread) or proper sized needle but I did it! ☺️ thanks so much. Loved this tutorial.
You can use tooth floss which is waxed too. Hope that helps.
Yep Dental Floss works great and CHEAP
I don't even know what got me here I can't even leave
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Thank you for doing this! I'm using tea stained paper, and I'm making a small book to display pressed flowers :)
Thank you so much for this video and your other tutorial. I have honestly no clue how I came across it, but it inspired me. I just spent the last 6 hours creating a very elegant sketch book. To be honest, I'm so in love with how mine turned out. Thank you so much!
thank you so much for this video.
karen skippet You're very welcome! I'm glad it was helpful :)
I'm so inspired by your videos. definitely gonna try making journals for my mom and sister for Christmas this year! 💜
This was really helpful I've always wondered how people do this! Thanks :)
Going to give it a go after watching your video, been thinking of making my own watercolour journal for a while. Thanks for sharing.
colin reid Sounds awesome, i'm sure you will be able to do this just fine! You won't have to buy watercolour books any more 😊
Thank you for the details of this video. It was exactly what I was looking for. My biggest problem is getting the pages done so I can bind them. I keep adding embellishments. I am wondering if I am prolonging the binding part of this project. LOL Thank you
Johanna, just found this video. Thank you soooooo much. I love making my gifts and these hand made journal books are perfect for gift giving. QUESTION: Can't the tying of the signature be at the back (behind) of the
signature instead of in the fold of the signature so that it is hidden when you glue the backing?
thank you for all the encouragement Three years later than this video, I am binding my first book..
I just made my first junk journal and used your technique ! Whew. I needed it perfect , as it was a gift. Your clear video and explanation made it possible. Thank you for your time, and knowledge.
7:37. Thank you. This was very helpful to bind my greeting card with ribbon 👍 Blessings 🕊
Oh my gosh!! I tried the first one, and I did it bitchessss thank you so much 😘😍
Your tutorial is so excellent and you definitely got it right bindings is very intimidating especially first time as you don’t want to mess your spine of your book . Thanls so I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us 😊 Bobby
Thank you so much! I may try this soon, I wanted to try stitching my journals for a while now, and now it looks like something simple, that I can easily do! Yay :)
Yes you can do this!! You're welcome! X
Would you only do the stitch once? So once you get to the centre you wouldn't ever go back over what you just did?? I just want to make sure I'm making my strong enough
Do you bind your signatures before putting them into a journal? And how many pueces of paper do you add to each signature
Great video. I bought the stuff to try this binding system months ago but I have a back log of baby album gifts to make for my congregation family. I'm on the verge of sending out a general card banning anyone from getting pregnant for at least a year. I'm halfway through a baby girl album, then there's 3 more to do all boys.
Oh how great it is to finally find a crafter from Australia who shops at Spotlight! Thanx so much for sharing Im a beginner in bookbinding for journal making and you have explained this so well just discovered your channel and subscribed 🤗
I was gonna say that you should measure more if you're not good at measuring, but then your freehand measuring was insane. You certainly _do not_ need a ruler at this point haha
Thank you so much. I want to make thoughtful personalized Christmas present for my friends, but i am low on cash. This was so helpful.
I love this! You inspired me to try it! You're awesome Johanna
Love this, the measuring was what I think has had me stalled , your method is easy, thank you for sharing 🙂💕
thank you so much for making this Johanna! can I use this method for a traveler's notebook? love your work. xx
Of course you can!! Thank you so much XX
Thank you so very much for this tutorial. This was just what I was looking for! God Bless!
Could you use a sewing needle and thread for this? Or a sewing needle and fishing twine?
I can't believe how excited I am that I sewed my very first signature together while watching your video, thank you! I could kick myself for waiting so long to try this.
I really hope I don’t get death threats here but.. I came here to make my book of shadows by hand and so far this is so fun and I can’t wait to do more book binding!
Same! How did urs turn out?
Thank you so much for this series of making a junk journal for beginner. You are such a good teacher!!!
It has halped me so much in making a journal for my granddaughter for her 8th grade graduation 🎓
Wonderful, thank you for sharing! I have never made a junk journal. All types of other books but I can't wait to use your tutorial for my junk journal. Shared it so maybe my friends might see it and learn too.
Omgosh I've been waiting to learn how to do this!! Thank you 😊. I'm getting ready to make my first journal and was actually experiencing anxiety 🙃 😅. Yes you were right. I've procrastinating for a week now, I'm so worries I'm going to mess it up..sighs, but thank you again for making and sharing this video.
i will make a great Journal for my mom and best friend. will be tgeir birthday gift😊😊😊😊😊 thank you so much for this video
I'm gonna make myself a flippin journal today! And experiment. Loved the motivational talk at the end too!! Thanks Johanna! :^D
Thank you just what I needed to know adter watching your beginner video, this will be my first journal I am going to make Janet
I have literally look at about 50 different tutorials on notebook binding and this has by far been the easiest to follow and understand. Your absolutely right! It’s intimidating at first which made me stay away from doing anything “binding” related until now. Thank you so much for this all your tutorials.
Thank you!! You saved my life because i had an homework of making a book and the other vids where to difficult!! Thank you!!
Just followed along to this video and finished my first signature in my first handmade junk journal! I literally shed a few tears of joy. I LOVE journaling so much, but in recent years have really lost my spark for it. This is the most fun I’ve had with a journal in a very long time and I’m so grateful to have discovered this side of the journaling community. I think I’ve finally found my journaling “home” 🤍
I'm sorry but you sound exactly like the TH-camr Emma Pickles
Thank you....I confused myself today thinking I had done something wrong....but having checked out your video I had done the threading correctly....
Definitely subscribing to your channel!
Watched 2 of your videos. Which were recommended. I've learnt how to find a book & make a journal.
Although the video for beginners guide I couldn't see the binding in the link your shared. Said content isn't available. Was glad when I saw this video.
Thank you so much.
I'm always on a budget & art stuff can be so expensive.
Hope you make more videos!!
Omg omg omg finally lol..I've searched book binding for miniature books for the last hour and everything was how to make a mini book.
Then I found u lol and she's an Aussie yeehaaa lol perfect..me too. Im in Perth, can't thanku enough for a unreal tutorial. Very easy and simple to follow. Yayyyy thanku so much hon, you have saved me throwing my phone across the room 🤣
Cheers hon, I've subscribed too..🥰
I’m anxious to try this method. My cover is Scrapbook paper that is folded over with the binding maybe an inch..I’m going to try 8-10 signatures of different paper.. I’ll decorate the cover and some of the pages. I’ll gift the journal to my granddaughter. She can add her own items. Do you think the scrapping paper weight will be okay?
Thanks for this basic and easy method of binding method, Johanna! I just used it to make a 5 folded sheet with watercolour paper cover for a special card! With great results! I appreciated the encouragement plus suggestions for substituting with materials that I had at hand.
Will you be making a whole beginner bookbinding series? How do you combine all the signatures and make the covers for the books?
So easy, can't wait to try this out!
No I wasn't planning on it, by combine do you mean have multiple in one book or how I assemble them? Yes it's easy! Have fun x
Thank you so much for doing this video!! Bless you.
I am so grateful for this ! I have been wanting to do this for years now and didnt know how . I really appreciate this , thank you , so much xoxo
Ah. After many years.. I am trying. So far I have stabbed my self with the needle twice, done a knot far too loose and stitched upside down. Weeee. Thank you for posting. The video gave me a push. Much appreciation, from a fellow Aussie x
This was my baby step. The cover paper was bigger than the signature but ended up not enough to cover the signature. Made 4 holes one the left side and 5 holes on the right side for total 10 signatures. My next step is to make the book block and then the hard cover for it. Trying to make all 10 signatures in the even on the cover for I punched the hole 1/4” in between on the cover. Wishing me good luck and thank you for making this video.
i'm wondering if someone could help me here because I'm bad at math. If I want 104 pages, how many signatures should I make? (sorry im dumb)
Hi Johanna 😊 Awesome tutorial it was so easy. I've learned how to do it from last year but tend to can't get my pages perfectly straight LOL... Maybe I am not clamping them down in place properly before stitching lol but I'll keep trying. You're such an inspiration, I watched all your videos and enjoyed them! Looking forward to more! Tfs ☺️
{{hugs}}, Steff
brownbabycraftaholic I
i’ve been a little confused..do you bind the signatures together individually or binded directly into the spine of the book? which is more secure?
Hi, never done anything like this before. Do you bind your pages all together then bind them to the cover. Or do you bind the signiture to the cover with all the pages in it, hope you understand what I’m asking.
How easy is it to poke holes into a cardboard cover that is covered with fabric instead of paper? I want to cover my book with fabric from an old pillowcase, but I'm afraid I won't be able to poke the holes through.
You make it look so simple. Thank you for the video.
Thankyou so much, easy and clear, can't wait to get started! 💗
I loved this tutorial, but just one comment...could you tun up your mic a bit? i had my volume all the way up and still could barely hear you. Thanks!
Her: using string, paper ,and some special poking stick
Me: I got rubber bands, paper, and something to screw in nails for glasses
Did you say waxed thread for the binding? I have embroidery thread and needles, would that be suitable?
Ahhh yes we did this in school.I stabbed myself with a needle so many times😂.Also a tip try using one of those needles that are hook like (like a claw i guess) a lot of people find it easier to use a needle like that.
Kat Tachibana no
thank you so much for taking this as simple as possible...you have left it clear and easy to follow, so thank you
The most easiest way I ever found was using post binding method and attaching spine to the front and back covers(chipboard)with a sheet of paper leaving half an inch between the covers then encasing it in leather
When binding to the cover and you have 5 signatures do you bind the signatures from right to left or left to right? Thank you
Thank you! I️ love how positive you are.
very easy to understand. what tool would you use if you are using a hardcover book for the cover and you need to make holes in it? can you give a link for the kind of hole punch you'd use? thanks so much!
How many pages can be in a single signature? And how many pages max, could you do in a binding?
Thanks.
How do you measure where your first holes start in the cover, so that the signatures are spread out & there's enough of the cover to be front & back without coming up short?
I have a book that I enjoy it a lot that I would like to keep the problem is at nearly every page turn the page came out. I would like to rebind it. Is there a different process for this ?
How do you tie the thread? Also, how do you tie a piece of thread to make a double thread?
thank you Joanna now i know its meant to happen and not something i have done wrong lol. I think I will go with the uneven style cheers
I do have everything but don't know how to so watching u so I can learn as I'm a beginner at this and how many signitures should I do as a beginner and how many pages in each
I find it funny that some people are 'scared' to try a book binding
Great video, I have tried to figure it out and was about to give up, I think I can do this now. Thanks so much.
this saved me frome buying sketchebooks THANKE YOU
Very clear instructions, thanks :)
Every time i buy a journal the binding sucks so i think ill make one that way the bok im writing will be more special
In through the middle(don’t pull it through) , through the bottom, back through the middle, in the top hole, tie it
I tried doing this with a 7.5 cm square paper and it worked out nice. ty for the video.
Would it help the pages close if I weaved the string so that the knot is on the outside of the pages instead of it being on the inside of the pages?
Hey it does make sense. But do u bind the book cover separately or as u bind your papers at the same time??
Hey, I know that you have posted this years ago, and I don’t even know if you will answer my question but, first of all, THAT WAS A SUPER AMAZING TUTORIAL, I can’t even believe that that was THAT easy! But the question is, that if you already have started a journal, you haven’t got any signatures in them (since you didn’t knew about them) and you’re not even half way through, and you see these lovely signatures and want them to be binded, and what should you do? Make a whole know junk journal, cut out the last pages, finish the journal, or ? I really wanna make a new junk journal with these signatures but I don’t wanna ditch my old art journal! Please tell me what should I do!
Please, can you answer? Anyone?
How big would you recommend making signatures? Like at most?
Thanks for the video. So easy to follow. Very helpful.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial! It was really helpful! :)
I have one question: What is the name of this poke stick? I could'nt understand, how you called it.
Have a lovely day!
aon chan she called it an Awl. :) hope you have a great day!
With more signatures doesn’t the cover have to be bigger?
Shouldn’t the tied up bits be on the spine and not inside the pages?
Do you bind the signatures first then bind it in the cover ?
What about the hanging threading the middle? What do you do with it just leave it?
Oh my god I did it!!!!! Thanks for the easy to understand tutorial
Thank you thank you thank you so much!! It was extremely helpful.
Wait there are different types of needles I thought it was just different sizes