Thank you so much for showing how to measure for our pages! I’ve seen other video’s which skip that step, but your video helped me understand what to do so much more. You are an excellent teacher!
Nik you have me cracking up through all these videos!!! You are hilarious. Love them. The dyed paper on the little guy looks like bark. Gorgeous. Thanks for being so cool man.
Love watching your work so I can learn a few new techniques! I think your Fabric Fix is our Fabri Tac- same texture, color and bottle- just different name! TFS!
I’m making all this books and love watching you show us all how. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your wonderful talents for making little journal books for us 👍🏻😘. You totally Rock Nik !!!
From what I can make out, I think that fabric might be Osnaburg (just incase you were wanting to know haha). Thank you for these great videos, you're a natural presenter/teacher and fun to watch. Thank you.
I am loving seeing your mad bookmaking skills in action! Yes, I squealed and talked Baby talk to Little Dude, but that doesn't mean I don't take him seriously. I have respect. Thank you so much for these fantastic FREE tutorials. I owe you so much that I am contemplating giving you my firstborn (book) for your efforts.
oh yeah, total respect and most of all, absolute dignity in all situations 😄 thank you, Erin! oh...and YOU keep that firstborn, swaddle it in tea-stained paper and burp it after its bottle or it will get fussy.
I have been creating journals for many years but still I could watch your process videos all day! You truly are so inspiring! Thank you for doing these, it's such a treat! Hugs,T
Haha I was just about to say the exact same thing Teresa :-) It's great how Nik can make even the basics so informative and entertaining and so uniquely her own :-)
YOU are HILARIOUS!!!! No way are we "hating on you cuz you're so fancy!!!" Tea stained fingers are the best!!! Thank you for these tutorials..honestly they're inspiring!! xo
I have just discovered your videos, Nik. I love your ideas but even more your commentaries are so funny and charming you've made me laugh and smile. As Arnie (didn't) say I'll definately be back 😁❤
Oh Nik! You are teasing us. This is like a cliff hanger. I can't wait for the next installment. Thanks so much for giving us this insight to your process ❤
Have you ever considered using Wonder Under fused to fabric and then fusing the fabric to the book? I do it all the time and it's easier to measure and makes for a clean application (no liquid adhesive bleed through). Easy to use the tip of the iron to push the fabric into the channels at the spine and absolutely no frayed edges to snip away (if you don't care for the look of frayed edges). Also, there is no dry time! It's ready to go instantly. P.S. Also works with paper.
Like the comment before mine, I too have been creating JJ's for a very long time but I love to watch tutorials as you never know what little thing you will learn. Everyone has such amazing ideas and unique techniques. And in this case, I was reminded of unbleached cotton. I had heard of it but don't remember ever seeing it in my 60+ years lol. And I absolutely LOVE it. So now I will be on the hunt for some because my mind is exploding again like it usually is after one of your tutorials. FUN FUN ahead. Thx sweetie your wonderful as usual.
I am new to your channel and I love it!!! I discovered it while researching on how to make your own book😬 making a type of learning to read book for my son using Nintendo games for the different pages. So I have been trolling all your tutorials but this one is my favorite because I am a thrift store fabric junkie 😂 so this came in handy.. Also quick question, can I use cardboard to make my cover instead of paper? Your great and I love this series!!!!
I'm enjoying your videos and learning so much. I'm planning my first journal now. (I do have one odd question: what is the wood plank looking surface you work on? Is it paper--and is it available?)
You rock! Confession.... I still haven't watched the course I bought. I've been stuck making Midori-style junk journals. Not sure what it is about hard covers that I'm afraid of.
Do you have a video about how much space is needed between each signature on the template for sewing them in? I want to use a ruler for the first journal to have them spaced apart right. I will be doing two or three signatures. I have no idea how to know how wide a spine to have per signature. Like how wide for 5 signatures with 20 pages per signature etc. Thanks
Nik are you sure the fingers look like my grands after he has played in the mud 🤣😂😇😁🥰 I so love your process and progress ❣️✨ or lite muslin? Where was your mcGuffy’s reader?
I'm truly enjoying this series! I'm new to this, so I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as possible before I start. Quick question, do you tea dye your pages first 'then' print (if you're going to)? Or, print first 'then' tea dye? I've made a bunch of mini albums in the past and want to try something new, I'm addicted to this already and I haven't even started yet!!! I bought some of your digital kits from Etsy yesterday and can't wait to begin this new journey! Thank you so much!!!
Hi Melanie! So, if you have a laser printer, you can print first, then dye....if you have an inkjet, most of the time it is safest to dye first then print =)
Nik the Booksmith Thank you so much Nik! I actually have both, (just black for the laser) but my laser printer is acting up 🙄, go figure!!! So I’ll dye first then print. My brother is a tech guy (don’t know how else to properly explain it) with his own company, and I’ve been waiting weeks for him to come and add the new router etc and re-set my printer!!! What’s that saying about the shoemakers children and their shoes?!?! That’s me! 😉😁
Look at you getting all metric. lol....too cute. I'm ever so thankful, to follow American tutorials, because in spite of being Canadian....I never adapted well to metric. lol
I have been creating books for many years as well. After binding a particularly loaded junk journal recently it occurred to me, that because I've always done it somewhat the same way.... doesn't necessarily make it the right way....or the best way. I fill the signatures with all the goodies and pockets and what-have-you....THEN I bind them. So my question is ....is it best to bind it....THEN fill it...or fill it, then bind it.
Just woke up and watched your vidéo !! It is so nice to see your way of making journals ...and we know how they will become great Master pieces ... Your signatures contain less pages than mines...you know me😉😁....If you put more pages , how do you cut them to have the exact same size when folded and sown in signature ? (Hum... difficult to ask my question in english...😊) do you trim the whole signature ? Well...I am going to try thiner books....😂 TFS Nik...Have a great....night....
Damn you and your fancy fingers. How do i attend the local women's guild if i have unstained fingers? How long do i keep them in the tea? An hour? 2 hours? I hope its not long since i have to be at a meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. gahhhhh im so upset. I have always wanted a manicure soaking my fingers in tea but they are always out of my favorite Earl Gray. Dang i wanna be fancy too.
Nik you keep saying mm....do you really mean cm? I'm not sure myself but when I measure for a cover I see cm under inches on my tape measure. I'm lovin this series. I learn more here than 3 or 4 other videos. Im tryin to learn to sew in signatures but I stink. Ugh. Is there a trick I need to know?
I usually stack them up in the morning and place a heavy book on top of the stack, they get pretty flat that way! But your idea is much better, I really need to get a book press!
Yes I have had to do that with a tome I am making right now as my book press will take an A4 folded but nothing bigger. Need to make a bigger one to fit an A3 folded.
sorry to pour tips on your videos but: use your pinky finger to smear the glue. use your other fingers to handle parts, it will keep everything cleaner. work towards the creases. look at the tutorials from the popup channel, he really nails the basics of folding and glueing paper. it helps even if you are not inclined to make pop-ups (although I think you would like). also: your dad would be proud (I am a paper engineer)
I am so confused by your measuring. Your ruler says centimeters but you keep saying millimeters, should really just stick to inches and centimeters if you really need to be metric. No one is going to count 180 or 228 millimeters on their ruler. Also, ruler has an eighth or so at the end that isn't included in the measurement part. Zero is not the end of your ruler, I don't see you compensating for this. Your books are nice though.
Really? Are for real? If you really know Nik then you know that she doesn't always get it perfect and takes joy in her randomness. If you're going to criticize her then please don't! Nik doesn't ask for payment for her lessons and ideas. And for the record: any artist or cook will count the metrics if that's what's called for! There are enough trolls that criticize. Please be nice and rise above it!
Love this series. Your humor makes these videos so great. Thanks for taking the time to share your talents
Thank you so much for showing how to measure for our pages! I’ve seen other video’s which skip that step, but your video helped me understand what to do so much more. You are an excellent teacher!
Nik you have me cracking up through all these videos!!! You are hilarious. Love them. The dyed paper on the little guy looks like bark. Gorgeous. Thanks for being so cool man.
I’m new here but watching you is terrific, educational and entertaining. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us.
I love the vintage look of your book pages! Especially those triangular sort of tea stains, amazing! Thank you very much for the tutorial!
Great tutorials. Always love learning new techniques. Thanks for sharing your talent.
I can't believe how much I'm learning from your tutorials! You don't know how much I needed this and was in perfect timing!!
Love watching your work so I can learn a few new techniques! I think your Fabric Fix is our Fabri Tac- same texture, color and bottle- just different name! TFS!
Love 💖 it Nik, super fun and fantastic and amazing. Thank you so much xxx Mags
I’m making all this books and love watching you show us all how. Thank you very much for taking the time to share your wonderful talents for making little journal books for us 👍🏻😘.
You totally Rock Nik !!!
Amazing step by step! Very didactic all tutorials! Bellissimo! Thanks so much!
Brilliant.... like watching Lisa Rinna crafting. Loving this series.
Excellent series. Thanks so much for taking the time to share so much!
Loving this series! Can’t wait to watch the final video and give it a try. Thanks so much!!
Thank you for this tutorial series...really helpful. 😊
such a good teacher, love your videos
From what I can make out, I think that fabric might be Osnaburg (just incase you were wanting to know haha). Thank you for these great videos, you're a natural presenter/teacher and fun to watch. Thank you.
I've been making my own journals, but I enjoy seeing how others work, too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Nik! You are so nice to share with us!
Just started looking at these tutorials you are so inspiring! Can't wait to create my own
I really love these tutorials! Thank you. I have been wanting to make on but didn't know where to start your videos have been really helpful.
Thank you so much for sharing, I failed each time for measuring my pages, this is really really helpful!!
I am loving seeing your mad bookmaking skills in action! Yes, I squealed and talked Baby talk to Little Dude, but that doesn't mean I don't take him seriously. I have respect. Thank you so much for these fantastic FREE tutorials. I owe you so much that I am contemplating giving you my firstborn (book) for your efforts.
oh yeah, total respect and most of all, absolute dignity in all situations 😄 thank you, Erin! oh...and YOU keep that firstborn, swaddle it in tea-stained paper and burp it after its bottle or it will get fussy.
@@NiktheBooksmith oh just be happy you dont get her kid.....ugh...we cant glue them to shut them up. Sorry I'm in a wierd mood.
I have been creating journals for many years but still I could watch your process videos all day! You truly are so inspiring! Thank you for doing these, it's such a treat! Hugs,T
Haha I was just about to say the exact same thing Teresa :-) It's great how Nik can make even the basics so informative and entertaining and so uniquely her own :-)
Ditto!
Love it!
The signatures are beautiful
Awesome tutorials! Haven't made my first yet but you have inspired me
🎯perfection, thanks for your help! Newbie here appreciated this🙂
great teaching thank you so much,,your techniques are awsome
YOU are HILARIOUS!!!! No way are we "hating on you cuz you're so fancy!!!" Tea stained fingers are the best!!! Thank you for these tutorials..honestly they're inspiring!! xo
Yes Ma'am, right here like I said I would be. WooHoo...little dude was included! You're an awesome teacher Ms. Nik!! Love this series!!
can't forget little dude! thank you, Anne! 🤗
Great series so far Nik. Very informative and also hilarious making them very enjoyable. X
I have just discovered your videos, Nik. I love your ideas but even more your commentaries are so funny and charming you've made me laugh and smile. As Arnie (didn't) say I'll definately be back 😁❤
Great tutorials Nik, thanks for sharing all your info and tips 💕
Great tutorials. Love watching your video's. TFS!
Oh Nik! You are teasing us. This is like a cliff hanger. I can't wait for the next installment. Thanks so much for giving us this insight to your process ❤
I feel absolutely spoiled rolling in here late.😂
Loving all your tutorials on how you make and decorate yr books....... am also mesmerized by your tea stained fingers !!!! 😊😊
I love your videos!! I can't wait to move so I can start!
Catching up watching your videos tonight! A super awesome series! TFS!
I love your tea stained hands!
Love your videos!! Can you do one on how you tea stain your papers please??
Have you ever considered using Wonder Under fused to fabric and then fusing the fabric to the book? I do it all the time and it's easier to measure and makes for a clean application (no liquid adhesive bleed through). Easy to use the tip of the iron to push the fabric into the channels at the spine and absolutely no frayed edges to snip away (if you don't care for the look of frayed edges). Also, there is no dry time! It's ready to go instantly. P.S. Also works with paper.
Another brilliant video. Thank you 🇿🇦
Love watching your videos !!! Thanks bunches !!!
Like the comment before mine, I too have been creating JJ's for a very long time but I love to watch tutorials as you never know what little thing you will learn. Everyone has such amazing ideas and unique techniques. And in this case, I was reminded of unbleached cotton. I had heard of it but don't remember ever seeing it in my 60+ years lol. And I absolutely LOVE it. So now I will be on the hunt for some because my mind is exploding again like it usually is after one of your tutorials. FUN FUN ahead. Thx sweetie your wonderful as usual.
Do you remember the cloth flour sacks from years ago? That was unbleached cotton. (I think)
That is awesome to hear! I love how just a tiny thing can catapult you in new directions. Thanks for your sweet comment!
I am addicted and cannot wait for the next video...TFS
Thank you for all your videos, and making me smile :}
Your technique is the bomb!
I'm going to try the fancy tea-stain on my fingers, too.
Thank you Nik. Love your videos.
I am new to your channel and I love it!!! I discovered it while researching on how to make your own book😬 making a type of learning to read book for my son using Nintendo games for the different pages. So I have been trolling all your tutorials but this one is my favorite because I am a thrift store fabric junkie 😂 so this came in handy.. Also quick question, can I use cardboard to make my cover instead of paper? Your great and I love this series!!!!
I am so happy I started watching your videos!! You are one talented girl
I'm enjoying your videos and learning so much. I'm planning my first journal now. (I do have one odd question: what is the wood plank looking surface you work on? Is it paper--and is it available?)
This is so helpful!!!!! Thank you!
GREAT tips! Thanks a lot!
Great tutorial and great tips.
Just found you and love your videos. Thanks so much
I just found your videos. Thanks for great instructions!! I wonder if your still making journals?
I just listen and imagine, have to use magnifier to watch.crom listening I can make a book!! Xx
Great series! TFS!
Love the video! it's muslin fabric. :D
What do you use more, the Fabric-fix or the Modge Lodge ?
You rock! Confession.... I still haven't watched the course I bought. I've been stuck making Midori-style junk journals. Not sure what it is about hard covers that I'm afraid of.
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Thank you Nik!!! I'm still watching! Norma
you are most welcome, Miss Norma! 🤗
Do you have a video about how much space is needed between each signature on the template for sewing them in? I want to use a ruler for the first journal to have them spaced apart right. I will be doing two or three signatures. I have no idea how to know how wide a spine to have per signature. Like how wide for 5 signatures with 20 pages per signature etc. Thanks
Hi Nik! Would you share the difference between FabriTac and FabriFix? And when would you use one vs the other? Thanks!!
Hi Anne, I think its just the name that is different, they work identically =)
Wonderful video, tfs
Nik are you sure the fingers look like my grands after he has played in the mud 🤣😂😇😁🥰 I so love your process and progress ❣️✨ or lite muslin? Where was your mcGuffy’s reader?
Been trying so hard to resist getting sucked into book making, but think it’s going to happen....
Great tutorials!! Ty so much for sharing your talent. :)
You go girl!
Super cute! I think the fabric you used might be Osnaburg.
Muslin maybe?
really enjoying these videos - thank you for sharing :)
What do you mean by ‘signatures’. I love the videos. Very informative . Thank you. 👍☺️
Love watching all your videos Hugs Bonnie
I'm truly enjoying this series! I'm new to this, so I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as possible before I start. Quick question, do you tea dye your pages first 'then' print (if you're going to)? Or, print first 'then' tea dye? I've made a bunch of mini albums in the past and want to try something new, I'm addicted to this already and I haven't even started yet!!! I bought some of your digital kits from Etsy yesterday and can't wait to begin this new journey! Thank you so much!!!
Hi Melanie!
So, if you have a laser printer, you can print first, then dye....if you have an inkjet, most of the time it is safest to dye first then print =)
Nik the Booksmith
Thank you so much Nik! I actually have both, (just black for the laser) but my laser printer is acting up 🙄, go figure!!! So I’ll dye first then print. My brother is a tech guy (don’t know how else to properly explain it) with his own company, and I’ve been waiting weeks for him to come and add the new router etc and re-set my printer!!! What’s that saying about the shoemakers children and their shoes?!?! That’s me! 😉😁
Look at you getting all metric. lol....too cute. I'm ever so thankful, to follow American tutorials, because in spite of being Canadian....I never adapted well to metric. lol
I have been creating books for many years as well. After binding a particularly loaded junk journal recently it occurred to me, that because I've always done it somewhat the same way.... doesn't necessarily make it the right way....or the best way.
I fill the signatures with all the goodies and pockets and what-have-you....THEN I bind them. So my question is ....is it best to bind it....THEN fill it...or fill it, then bind it.
New sub here. Im newbie in journaling and i totally enjoy ur vids and i think ur so funny 😍
I just started making journals and now I have 20 unfinished ones. I get better each time but " that perfect one"! Is next. Mabe..
Just woke up and watched your vidéo !! It is so nice to see your way of making journals ...and we know how they will become great Master pieces ...
Your signatures contain less pages than mines...you know me😉😁....If you put more pages , how do you cut them to have the exact same size when folded and sown in signature ? (Hum... difficult to ask my question in english...😊) do you trim the whole signature ?
Well...I am going to try thiner books....😂
TFS Nik...Have a great....night....
thanks Nik..I 'll do that....I have never used my "guillotine"trimer ...it will be the occasion for that.
Have a great day and take care of you.
Could you use unfolded pages inside the journals and if so how?
Thanks, this has given me so many ideas
Hi Maria! unfolded pages? I don't see why not!
I was going to buy a brayer until I realized I had a dough roller. It was awkward to use in the kitchen, but it works great as a brayer!
Thank you for giving measurements also in millimeter. Gunilla
Damn you and your fancy fingers. How do i attend the local women's guild if i have unstained fingers? How long do i keep them in the tea? An hour? 2 hours? I hope its not long since i have to be at a meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. gahhhhh im so upset. I have always wanted a manicure soaking my fingers in tea but they are always out of my favorite Earl Gray. Dang i wanna be fancy too.
Should I press my book covers and pages?
That fabric is called 'osnaburg'
In Texas we call that fabric, unbleached domestic.TFS
really? very good to know, thank you Kathy!
Thanks!
Nik you keep saying mm....do you really mean cm? I'm not sure myself but when I measure for a cover I see cm under inches on my tape measure. I'm lovin this series. I learn more here than 3 or 4 other videos. Im tryin to learn to sew in signatures but I stink. Ugh. Is there a trick I need to know?
ty!
GREAT VIDEO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. XOXO
How did you tea stain the pages?
💝💝💝
A book press is great to flatten out tea/coffee stain papers
I usually stack them up in the morning and place a heavy book on top of the stack, they get pretty flat that way! But your idea is much better, I really need to get a book press!
Yes I have had to do that with a tome I am making right now as my book press will take an A4 folded but nothing bigger. Need to make a bigger one to fit an A3 folded.
sorry to pour tips on your videos but: use your pinky finger to smear the glue. use your other fingers to handle parts, it will keep everything cleaner. work towards the creases. look at the tutorials from the popup channel, he really nails the basics of folding and glueing paper. it helps even if you are not inclined to make pop-ups (although I think you would like). also: your dad would be proud (I am a paper engineer)
Question: for the inside cover, why didn't you cut one full piece to cover the entire inside instead of three...Hugs...:)
you know, Gwen, I don't know....maybe I thought it would be less likely to crack at the spine?? Its probably what I was thinking. maybe...😄
pretty sure someone has already told you that the fab looks like osnaburgjust in case you want some more! lol
merci encore pour translate in centimetre et millimetre . J'apprécie que vous pensiez aux européens :----)))))
That fabric is called Osnaburg. :)
I am so confused by your measuring. Your ruler says centimeters but you keep saying millimeters, should really just stick to inches and centimeters if you really need to be metric. No one is going to count 180 or 228 millimeters on their ruler. Also, ruler has an eighth or so at the end that isn't included in the measurement part. Zero is not the end of your ruler, I don't see you compensating for this. Your books are nice though.
Really? Are for real? If you really know Nik then you know that she doesn't always get it perfect and takes joy in her randomness. If you're going to criticize her then please don't! Nik doesn't ask for payment for her lessons and ideas. And for the record: any artist or cook will count the metrics if that's what's called for! There are enough trolls that criticize. Please be nice and rise above it!