How to Stitch a Text Block for Case Book Binding
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- UPDATE: Since uploading this video, I've learned more about bookbinding and realize this is NOT a kettle stitch. I'm self-taught and came up with this method years ago to make text blocks for case binding. It's actually a combination of stitches, but at the time, I didn't know what to call it. Apologies for the incorrect naming!
A traditional kettle stitch is typically used to link signatures together on the outside ends to form a text block for case binding. If you prefer this method, here's a great tutorial by @KristiWarrenHandmadeBooks: • Bookbinding Kettle Stitch
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Thank you! Very clear indeed, and now I'm binding a collection of 90 poems I've learned by heart. Never too late, I'm 77.
Awww. This comment makes me soft.
Melany James samee 💕
Andrew James wow🥺
Andrew James: i’m doing the same thing! i’m not sure if you’re doing your own poems but i’m doing my own. i write all of mine in my notebook and i thought it’d be more special and personal if it was in a better book :)
Bless you
Since I keep coming back to this video everytime I need to bookbind something, here are the timestamps:
1:45 Preparing the materials.
2:07 Estimating the amount of thread.
2:23 First signature.
3:50 The knot.
4:20 Second signature.
5:34 Rest of signatures.
6:59 Adding a new piece of thread.
7:48 Final knot.
Thank you so much for making these tutorials! You've helped me a lot over the years!
Thank youuu!!!
Heroes dont need capes
Thx for putting this down these timestamps could help me too
Tqs a lot ur awesome
I’m doing this because I’m in quarantine and I don’t have a sketchbook so I have to make my own
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Yogurt lmaoo samee
Sameee😂
Lmao im here cuz i want to make a manga HAHAHAHHAHAHA
SAME
5 years later, I never expected this to be one of my most viewed videos! I've since received feedback (mostly from professional bookbinders) that calling this a 'kettle stitch' is incorrect, so I'm here to clarify (see description). I am self-taught and a hobby bookbinder (not a professional). When I first started bookbinding, I made my own adaptation and didn't know this was 'incorrect'. To get technical-what you see here is more like a half-kettle or a link stitch. That said, I still find this method works well for my book projects. If you prefer the traditional kettle stitch, here's a great tutorial: th-cam.com/video/5DZFTZDwT50/w-d-xo.html
Video really heLped me a lot! I have an idea of a book and it’s a perfect gift idea!
I found this to be excellent . Whatever the stitch is called is irrelevant to me because it made sense that it would create strength and a secure hold of the pages as it should . Thank you for clear , comprehensive instruction . 👍🤗
I don't care what it's called lol, the pros can call it the hiccup stitch for all I care. It works and you made it simpler. That's what i care about. I'm a slow learner at things like this, and i have to watch videos 100 times. This one not so much cause it's easy. And if you have adapted it and put your own on it, then you can call it whatever you want. You do great work keep it up.
@Sea Lemon can you do the same with single pages? Like I'm trying a dark academia theme journal but I unfortunately tore out single pages,so does this also apply the same process?
I have a question what kind of paper do you use for the book? And Happy New Year!!🎊🎈🎆
For some reason after watching this video it's inspired me to write my own book, now I am at four chapters and 6,591 words
shit, concratzz
What are you at now?
Darkscarlet 101 did you finish it :D¿
What's it about?
i'm reading this to bind a 225 page hentai doujinshi into a real book
Here’s a few additional tips:
- Use gridded paper to practice binding if you’re not ready to commit to your actual pages yet.
- If you don’t have beeswax you can run your thread through a tea light candle which will have a similar result.
- My grandmother taught me that in sewing you always tie three knots at the end of your thread to make sure it doesn’t slip through.
I'm just starting this hobby and your grandmother has saved me a TON of headache!
You saved me today with that candle back lol thank you very much. ❤
For my fellow europeans: good measurements are 1,5cm at the beginning and then 6 times 3cm until u end up with almost exactly 1,5cm again at the end. (A5) I hope that was understandable, Im not good at explaining ^^°
Thank you!
Thank you so much loll
Not european but thanks!
2:59 "and if it really frustrates you, you might want to consider...a different hobby"
lol
th-cam.com/video/q4LA1aSA8C8/w-d-xo.html
that's what I thought she was gonna say
I am doing this for a project :((
Man this makes me want to make more books. It's been too long and I recently dug out a huge piece of book board that I didn't know I had. I think it's a sign!
you should make a video on it!
Is it a sign? Just flip it over and check the other side. :P
what's a book board?
@@rowanvolvo5454 No they meant like is it a sign that I should get back into that hobby, not that it's actually a sign
Tried this and it turned out quite good. But I also made quite a few mistakes. Here are those:
1) Use a paper clip to keep in place the different signatures in place or they will move.
2) Please watch the whole video before starting. Being the rushy girl I am, I just watched the beginning and thought I could do the rest myself. As a result, while looping the new signatures, I kept looping them through the thread of the first signature rather than the stich below it, which resulted in a not so good looking book. So, watch it the whole way through and then begin😂
Edit: also don't pull too hard on the thread, it'll rip through your signature 🤦😂
for anyone who may read this, if you pull more to the side(along the spine) than out(away from the spine) you can put more tension on the string without ripping paper
Thank you. Im binding my first book and this is very clear and straightforward. I think I may have been a tad ambitious for my first attempt though. Im making a leather bound travelers journal with blank pages. Most I see have lined paper, bound in brown leather, but I draw a lot, so I wanted blank pages. Plus, I prefer black leather and I had some at home from other projects, so.....yup. I decided to make my own. I'm finding it rather fun though, so I might make more.....thanks for the tutorial!!
To anyone interested/liked my comment, I finished it and am utterly thrilled!! It works beautifully, and looks great!!
Just goes to prove if you can't fly, climb. Same outcome well done
Hey, you mean your own novel??
Why am I here?
I wanna make a book of my fav fanfics and read it without the glaring of the phone screen.
Oh my god me too
Same actually-
So your mom can’t say, “it’s that damn phone” every time you have a headache or bad day?
BRO SAME I really wanna make a book of in another life it’s a haikyuu fanfic (btw it’s not my original idea)
same!!
Unlike 1000's of other youtube videos, yours give clear and concise instructions for the projects. No shaky camera action, no clutter in the field of view, no irrelevant commentary. Best of all for me, your hands show that you really are a true craftsperson - no fancy nails!
yes!! this video was so amazing like it gets better as you watch it which might sound weird since it’s just a how to but it’s really amazing omg
It's been four years, and I still come back to this video for my bindings! It's so simple and classy. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!
Well this is a good way to spend time, now that I’m in quarantine.
Just RyBread. Same tho😅😬
The QUARANTINE word on You Tube is getting really tiresome, I'd like it to be quoted in a Quentin Tarantino film & machine gunned out common usage. You use the 'Q' word but its not as if your incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay along with 40,000 others & at risk of COVID &/or HIV. It just constructive criticism, its nothing personal.
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Hi Jennifer, thank you very much for teaching us how to sew a book. I've made 5 notebooks since 2017 using the method you taught in this video. It's super easy and works very well. ❤ Love from Brazil 🇧🇷
I'm making my third notebook to send to my friend and I wanted to say thanks for this clear tutorial, I managed to get it right the first time and if it weren't for such clear instructions, i don't think i would have managed without ending up frustrated.
Tried this today and I can't thank you enough for this wonderful tutorial. My journal looks just how I'd pictured it. I'm just so happy. No more buying journals. Plus I discovered that binding is just the most therapeutic activity I've ever come across!! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️
First time I'm trying to make a book by myself and I have to say I really enjoy it so far. Your videos are really helpful and make the process easier. I loved the stitching part! Now I have to make a cover and my first handmade book ever will be done. Thank you so much!!!
I’m book binding in lockdown 2 here in the UK 😂. This video is brilliant
Definetly making my next sketchbook like this
Definitely*
emalem im making mine now, how did yours turn out?
Mackenzie Fauque mine is okay too now that i got the hang of it my next one will be better hopefully. im not sure what to draw in it though 😂
Mackenzie Fauque dude i love your profile pic, so artistic
BrownHarper1991 same
Thank you for repeating how to stitch behind the stitch seven times. I really needed to hear it several times since I’m a slow learner. The close ups did wonders too!
I loved watching this style! Several years ago I made 5 books for a friend. They were copies of a portion of her great Aunts diary. She gave them as Christmas gifts to family members. I loved learning the process with a book press I made from two blocks of wood with bolts and wing nuts.
Jennifer I tried this a few days ago, and it turned out just awesome!)) Thank you!!
And yes, after a few signatures it can be a little dificult to work with a straight needle, and it's much easier to work with a curved one)) (which I didn't have at that moment so I had to curve mine a bit whith some pliers, and it worked just fine))❤
Thanks for watching my tutorial on kettle stitch binding! For those who are asking, the paper I'm using is 8.5x11" 70 lb. text in warm white made by International Paper (Accent Opaque Digital line). See description for more info & here's a video all about the paper I use for bookbinding -
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Sea Lemon you are making the books very easily
You have amazing DIY projects.
Sea Lemon if using sewing machine to thread each bundle instead of hand sewing. Will the result be the same?
Sea Lemon this was very helpful! I made a book and I think it looks okay!
Spacial Art
Thank you! I really enjoyed this tutorial. It was very clear and instructional.
I've been working on binding my own journal using an old cover from the late 1800's, and this is just what I needed to get over the hurdle of binding the pages.
I love how you clarify the steps, you made it easier than it looks. I watched it today and till evening I made one for myself. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much for posting this excellent tutorial. I just finished binding my first journal, and to my utter shock and surprise, it worked -- mine's not as neat as yours -- and everything you did and suggested was relevant. I did not use a contrasting thread, and it made it a little difficult to see the previous signature, because I had different colors for the covers -- next time I'll know better, but i'm very appreciative of you posting this. Cheers -- Patricia
Can't wait to try this out! I'm going to try bookbinding for an art project for school and hope I will get the hang of it so I can at some point just make a spellbook prop to use during D&D.
I just bound my first tiny grimoire with your take on kettle stitch, and it's soooo much better than the last stitch I tried! Thank you for making this video, so clear and easy, and such a great stitch! I'll be coming back for a refresher frequently.
You're giving my ideas of gifts for my friends and family. Love it. I haven't made handmade books in about 15 plus years. Thank you for this.
this was a tutorial my 10 year old could follow! so it's perfect for me :) GREAT JOB! I'm subbing!
Thanks for subbing!
Sea Lemon hi love your videos and am I am making a book but I am typing the stories from the internet and I need some guidelines
Sea Lemon what kind of paper are you using? I want to this to my artsy friend 😊
this is by far the easiest tutorial ive seen on this kind of binding, thank you so much!!
Best explanation ever! The guide is so clear that a person like me (with zero experience) managed to easily bind my sketchbook! Thanks so much! Saved the link for sharing and future reference.
2 years of making books for my journaling and morning pages with this way ,and this is my favourite method ever ! Thank you so so much .
I saw another channel use a curved quilting needle to sew behind the seams (with the same method). Just thought I would share it, since it looks like it would save a lot of time.
I'm so deeply in love with your work in this channel since the first video I saw... I feel so grateful for have access to those amazing tutorials and informations, all so simple and professional. Also, the way you show things and talk is so calm and easy to listen to, It's almost like you are a friend of mine (I feel something like) xD
So, again, thank you so much for this channel and all the inspiration and knowledge you poportionate to me :)
Gay.
Alpha Legion Astartes Thanks, you too ^u^
His video was so amazing and easy to follow! I came interested in book binding a few days ago and did some research and this video was the first one I watched. And now, as I’m writing this, I’ve just finished the tutorial and I love how it turned out! Tyms!
I love the clarity of this tutorial, well done and thankyou for making this technique So clear.
I'm just wondering, how many sheets of paper did you use for one signature? Thx
Ps. I absolutely love your vids
It's 4 pieces of paper per signature, so 8 pages. :)
@@annaviehhauser8594 It's 4 A4 pieces of paper, so there's 8 A4 pages, but book is more like A5, so it'll be 16 pages
@Amit Patel hello amit patel from india 👋
This was so fun! I really enjoyed sewing my text block along with you!
SO helpful @SeaLemonDIY I have just refreshed my memory after not doing any bookbinding for a couple of years. Thank you!!
It is refreshing for me in Bookbinding. I was in the family of Printing & Publsihing firm all my my teen/adult life and very familiar in all sorts of Bookbinding manual or by machine. However when the firm closed for the past 20 years I have never done and in fact lost touch in "classic"bookbinding . Now I am very much in Sketching and Arts, Crochet etc and found your tutorials in Book binding are helpful and inspiring. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this first plane of the stitching.
I have perfectly clear how it's done.
I'm totally doing this
Thank you for this video! I made my first succsesful diy planner thanks to you! I'm back this year, making the one for the school year to follow! ❤
Your video was really very helpful and I am sure it was helpful to others as well.
Everything was so well explained that there was no confusion.
Just because of your video was was able to gift my friend a binded book and I did that on my first try.
I am on the way to bind another book and without you it wouldn't have been possible.
Thank you so so so so much. (And a little more thank you)
Loads of love ❤❤❤
Hello, I just want to thank you for sharing your valuable book binding tutorials. I'll be watching this video many times, learning. Well Done!
this video still helps me until now
This is really helpful!! I’ve been looking into bookbinding for awhile and I’ve finally decided to try it out :>
Just finished sewing my text block for my first ever bookbinding project with this tutorial, thank you so much for your detailed instructions! 😍
I'm just getting into book binding and found your video. I did my first text block last night using your method. It came out pretty good for my first try! Its pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Thank you so much for your video!! I'm putting the case on today using your case tutorial! Wish me luck!!
why is your voice so calming? like book binding asmr
if youre reading this, have a nice day :)
Thanks you too 😀
Same to you but not to me cuz I live in India it's night here :-) thanks anyway
+Geetha Sri lol
Jennifer Kaal thank you 😃 you too!
ooh thank you :3 have a nice day too
This was actually incredible...I'm binding my wife a journal for Christmas right now & was pretty sure it wouldn't work...but it's working. Thank you for all the close-up shots. Life-saver.
I just wanna thank you for this video. I did my very first book binding today :) This technique is much more easier than I originally thought. This video is such a help, even for a non-english speaker! Thanks again!
Yay now I don’t have to keep looking everywhere for the perfect journals when I can just make my own!!!
i've rewatched this soo many times but i still don't understand. I'm bored during quarantine here in england so I really want to make Tom Riddle's diary.
thank you, I have watched this video a few years ago when making writing journals, but I was recently inspired to write an actual book. I will be using this method, thank you for concise clear instructions, and i don't really care what anyone wants to call it, I like your stitching.
I tried bookbinding yesterday for the first time ever, following this tutorial. I've left the glue on the spine to dry overnight and when I woke up, I just couldn't believe I have done something like that. It turned out AMAZING and I'm sooo happy. Thank you for this super helpful tutorial!
Koodos to you for making improvements to you instructive vids, this one is great!
thank you oh kind goddess of bookmaking I has learned how to make sketchbook thank you😣 *deep bow*
LOL 😘👑
Larisa Kachko
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I did it! It’s my first time doing proper binding, I’m glad I found your channel, the instructions are very clear, thank you so much 🥰
Just finished a 58 pages (29 papers folded) sketchbook with this method! It takes time but I find it super relaxing, I'm a graphic design student and I recently found out abt the world of bookbiding, I think I'm in love now lol. Thank you so much for this video, you explain is so well and it's natural, not fast-forward type, it's a perfect tutorial. Thank you 😍❤
Thank you! This has been very informative.
I'm going to be professionally publishing my book series soon, but I have my own version of the book series that I plan on hand binding. Your videos are easy to follow. I've subscribed a few and favorited them so I can go back and follow along when I start hand binding the books.
I'm gonna take Fundamentals of Typography this fall and one of the projects is to bind your own book and I feel this will help me big time.
I have search so MANY videos about how to stitch a text block but none of them were as clear and helpful as yours. Thank you.
just made my first ever book using your method honestly it was sooo easy im in love with it even got the urge to make more thanks so much :) i used 70 folded a4 paper and its just perfect size
I love this tutorial it so clear and simple, hopefully I don’t run into any problems but hey, you earned a sub 😉
This tutorial is amazing thank you so much for making it !!!
Very clear and precise on how to bind books. I’m looking forward to watching your other videos. Please keep doing what you are doing
I've made so many books like this now thanks to your video! 💕 This is a thoroughly addictive and fun new hobby!
I was so confused in the first video but this one makes much more sense, thank you so much for the updated version!!
Love your tutorials as always. If you're keeping a wish list of other binding methods, I'd love to see your take on Secret Belgian Binding. Not many online tutorials out there for that one. It seems sort of coptic stitch-like, in nature, however.
Oh, I'm so glad I found this! Thanks a million ! I thought I'd never be able to bind any of my books and journals, always resorting to gluing ( ugh) I love you for this tutorial 💙💙💙
Thanks a lot. Today I stitched my first text-block for a hard-bound workout journal I plan to make as my first book. Keep being awesome 🥳
I made my first hard-bound book using this stitch. It's 480 pages. I spray painted the edges gold from your other video. My very first project and it came out fantastic! Thank you for your vids. I'm starting on a second book now and plan on making this one with a rounded spine.
Wow! That's a really impressive first project!
berry Thanks. I'm a "go big or go home!" kinda gal, lol.
What video was it for the gold pray thing?
I don't understand how you can stitch 480 pages, isn't that too time consuming?
It probably does take a lot of time, but think of the huge-ness! A massive chunky book would be amazing! Too good to actually use, of course, heh!
For those wondering, each signature has 7 holes
This was my first time trying to bind a book, i made a few little mistakes but it still worked out. This was very clear on how to do everything, no confusion whatsoever. I was just practicing with a small amount but enough to do all the steps, and now im going to do it, learning from my mistakes with coffee-stained paper i made myself and add a cover to it. Im so exited to see if it works.
The endless opportunity of learning how to book bind, wow! Seriously, why I haven't thought about this before?! This is amazing. Thanks!!
After two hours I finally made it!
Dear Jennifer, first I want to say that I love your DIY tutorials about bookbinding. I want to know if there is a tutorial where you stitch single sheets before gluing it. Thanks!
+Cristiano Romualdo yes! Here's a single sheet binding tutorial - bit.ly/SingleSheet
Thanks!
Oh Thank you so much. I watched some tutorials. They did it so fast and sometimes they skipped the process. Your tutorial is simple, clear and effective. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
I finally took the courage to make this :D and i have to say that it went amazing! I have done 2 binding projects. Thank you Jennifer!
Thank u so much for this, you’re a saint 😭
Just a personal preference, but waxing the thread is absolutely a must in my book. (Heh. Get it? :D)
Luca Morgenstern that was beautiful, I choked on my water!!😂😂
Luca OOHH!!
Ooo you made my sides ache =P
Can someone explain lmao
Thanks. I have been trying to understand the kettle stich and you gave me the easiest method. Before your video I examined three of my books but your explanation is by far the clearest.
I keep coming back to this video whenever I need to refresh my mind. I’ve handbound a few sketchbooks already, but it’s always good to have a nice reminder!
This helped a lot! I am 10 by the way i really love reading especially fairytales :) i also love arts and crafts you inspire me with this :) thank you so much I appreciate it ☺️💕
I’m actually writing my own book and I can’t wait to be able to bind it!!!
I also have a question.
How do you transfer the words on smaller paper? Instead of the big printer paper while still being able to type it all out? 🤔
I think you can edit the text placement or size on whatever writing program you’re working on! I’d recommend looking into that because I’m not sure what program you’re working on!
This was great! I got a bit frustrated but when I calmed down I managed to finish the book I was making for my step-dad and he’s very pleased! That you for making this video!! I will definitely share this on to all my artist friends that are interested in book making!!!!
I've been obsessed with the idea of diy book binding and I was so happy to come across your video! So excited to try this!
The first one worked for me :) It's nice that you take the time to upgrade it, tho.
What's the difference between kettle stitch and coptic stitch? I thought they were the same.
It's too late to answer you might know the answer already but this binding doesn't require the cover to be sewn with signatures
I don't know what the oldest known example of bookbinding is, but it would be super cool to see you recreate that! This was SO helpful so thank you!
Thank you, I watched about 8 other tutorials today on this topic and this is the clearest and easiest to follow
Thank you so much for this! I wanted to make a journal/sketchbook for a project I'm working on, but had too many pages to simply stitch it in one signature. Your instructions were really clear and my book ended up looking great!
Is this kind of binding the same as Smyth Sewing? I'm looking forward to trying this.
What if the signatures are already sewed each alone, can I still attach them all together?
Awesome tutorial! This has been the area i needed to see and everyone seems to speed through, so thank you for this in depth lesson on the stitching process.
I'm very very very excited to try this out! I wanted to make a collection of art on different colored pages and now I finally have a way to connect them! Thank you!
I can't wait to make a book now!!!!! (I'm gonna do the Tom riddle diary because I'm obsessed with Harry Potter)
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Hey army and potterhead!!!