Probably the best tutorial I've seen for "quick and modern" (rather than DAS' traditional style). Very easy to follow and fun to watch! Oh, Austen, use Masking Magic strips to temporarily attach your spine to covers, it won't damage the boards. Or use masking tape but apply it to your clothing a few times first, takes the stick down a bit.
I'm so glad you enjoy my "quick and modern" approach. I definitely felt some imposter syndrome when I shared it, since I'm no DAS-style expert. I appreciate the tape tip too. These days I often use washi tape or drafter's tape to minimize the damage.
Amazing! :D I'd actually like to know more about the cover design process. How did you make those patterns? I'm gonna make myself a book press in the new year, So would love a video on that too. :D Great work and love the humour and well thought out instructions. I like how you explain the "Why", and not just "do this!" Thanks man :D
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who laughs at my dumb jokes! I'll be pretty wrapped up in my professional life for the next month or two, but I'll make those videos as soon as I'm free!
+1000 to what the others said. Great video and explanation of your process. HTV wasn’t on my radar for the next project but now it is. With your other projects (yes, we ALL noticed the shelf behind you) have you tried embossing? Embossing with the HTV technique? When you get time, would love to watch a video on your cover design process. Thanks for a very instructive and fun presentation.
Where do you get your leather from? The Tandy leather by me rarely has anything light enough to use for bookbinding and when they do it’s expensive as hell.
I am so convinced that I can do this so I'm absorbing all the knowledge I can, mostly with my Spanish books because for some reason, they are worth a week salary, so I'm all for the diy's
For the last month i've been deep diving researching how to make/bind books so i can make them as gifts for my boyfriend. Especially after realizing how much leather books cost! I've almost gathered all my supplies and I will be starting shortly. Thanks for all your videos, it's helped me IMMENSLY.
This tutorial is SO clear and comprehensive without being overwhelming. Thank you so much. About to embark on rebinding my own books and you've given me so much confidence!
Thank you so much for the awesome feedback. Good luck with your new hobby. There can be a learning curve, but it will be really rewarding if you stick with it.
I have been binge-watching all the bookbinding videos I can find to get ready to dive into doing it myself, and this is hands down my favorite so far! Love your humor and communication style, and the instruction is super clear and straightforward, easy to understand and makes me actually feel for the first time like maybe I really can do this. Thank you so much for making these, looking forward to your future videos!! Definitely interested in learning more about how you design the covers on Illustrator and how you made that book press. Also, huge fan of the choice of C.S. Lewis :)
Thanks so much! I really appreciate all the positive feedback and I'm so glad that my videos worked for you. I've binged watched on the topic a lot too, and I know there's some great stuff out there, which makes your kind words all the more meaningful. If you have any specific questions as you get started feel free to let me know!
I came looking for a video like this because I was so sad that the leather bound chronicles of Narnia is extremely rare and mega expensive. I’m so glad to see that there are others that had the same thoughts as me🙂
Oh wow! I guess I hit the nail on the head with my book selection! Hope your Narnia books turn out just the way you imagine them like mine did for me :)
Amazing!!! Thank you.. Excellent tutorial, I agree so clear and comprehensive without overwhelming!!! Can't wait to make my own. For years I have been looking forward to learning this method.
this is so freaking helpful! I have some kinda really old books, where the cover falls apart from reading them a lot and not taking care of their age. like that, i can repair them!
I am eager to build my own books and have _always_ preferred the leather and gold aesthetic. It just, makes sense. I have much to learn but am going through many videos including your videos. I want to create my own series of books and to showcase a final draft in these kinds of books (but the entire printing of the pages, to putting into the leather binding, is something I'm still figuring out. I also think silver would look better on different things and hope that works in much the same way. There is so much I need to get first but I know I want to do this.
@@ingeniusdesigns I definitely will (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧ I'm planning on making a pair of matching leather journals for my best friend and me and I'm super excited to start!
This is such a great video! Even when most of the contents now are digital, still nothing beats the feel and texture of reading and holding an actual physical book. Most specialy like this leather and gold gilded ones! Thank you for such a satisfying and very detailed diy tutorial!
Thanks so much! I totally agree. Most of my "reading" is audiobooks these days, but even when I find a book I love by audio I still like to buy a physical copy and add it to my collection.
I'd love to know how to take a digital book and print it out to make a leatherbound so that I can get the size of the book to match the professional leatherbounds in my collection... or how to do this from a more tradional printed copy. I love the look and feel of the leatherbounds so much more than standard books.
@Lucy-jf8ts what makes it a "trash" book? The fact that it's got a digital copy? Many books have digital versions as well as audio book versions, including best-selling books. Or is it that it's a traditionally printed copy but not a leather-bound edition that makes it "trash"? I see nothing wrong with making a custom version of a book for one's own collection.
Great video. I would definitely like to see a video on how you make your book cover cricut designs, I have a cricut and know it is much easier to do it that way but don't have any templates
Almost finished with my first book project thanks to your videos that have guided me all the way. I've replayed them multiple times and they have been amazing! My project doesn't look quite as good as yours but I'm learning from my mistakes. If you could give a quick video on building the press used to press down the leather around the hubs I'd appreciate. Thanks again for these videos.
I'm so happy to hear that you're trying it! It's okay if things don't go perfect at first. There's a learning curve there. Looking at my first book compared to my most recent one is like night and day, but I'm just happy if I could give you a head start. I'm definitely planning a video on constructing that press. Life has been pretty busy for me lately, but I'll get it out as soon as I can!
Ok I watched the video and Sir you're officially a genius in my eyes! The cardboard tube as a spine? Genius! The self made press? Um Genius! (Qould love to see a tutorial) And last but not least, and most GENIUS thing...the vinyl for making decorations?! Ok I am mindblowed now. I watched few tutorials on bookbinding and I was sad because the tools for the decoration/lettering stuff are sooo expensive and not easily accessible in my country. So I was ready to just make easy leather cover with no design on it....but now? I can do even more ideas and in an easier way (traditional way seems to be pretty hard and for sure needs a looot of practice before no errors will appear 😆) and the fact that I already own the cricket machine 😌 you just made my day! Thank you so much for your work and once again - it's a pleasure to watch you, you're a naturally born teacher and I love your aura. Can't wait to make my first book after Christmas and can't wait for a new videos from you. Have a great day!
Thanks so much for your kind words. I love to do things the traditional way, but I've been really happy with the quality of results I can get from vinyl. The guests at my house can't tell the difference! I'm so glad that my little trick makes you feel like you can do it; that's exactly why I wanted to share.
@@ingeniusdesigns i would love to try the traditional way in the future too, because it's a beautiful craft, but for me as a person who never tried it before, the vinyl technique seems so much more beginner friendly 😊
Thanks so much for introducing me to a new hobby!! I have loads of cheap paperbacks that are beat up from years of use and this is a great way to breathe life back into them. I will say, based on my first time experience, a few things jumped out at me: 1. When you say thinner leather is better, you MEAN it. I used what I thought was very thin leather and it was extremely difficult to get pulled taut over the book. I'm still pleased with it for a first time attempt, but you weren't kidding about the need for a bit of stretchiness! 2. You don't need a book press but even having something simple like a bench mounted vice would be a lifesaver. I wrangled my way through using two C clamps and it was...less than fun. 3. I was very pleased with the results of the heat activated foil, BUT I had a huge problem: it glued all of the pages together completely to the point that I accidentally tore a couple of pages before giving up. Thankfully I was able to sand down all the foil to unstick the pages. Not sure if it was the brand of foil I was using or if I applied heat and pressure for too long, but my advice if the pages do stick would be to NOT force it and just get back out the sandpaper. Overall it was a very satisfying project! I can't wait to try other materials too like using fancy paper instead of leather on the cover.
There's definitely a learning curve, but I'm glad you stuck with it despite some bumps in the road. Most heat transfer foils which are designed to have designs cut into them are far too thick and strong as you discovered. I have only had success with one specific brand of foil so far, but in the future I may do a comparison review to see if I can get any other brands to work. The leather you use definitely makes a difference too. I released a video on how to pick leather for your project recently so I hope that helps. Stick with it and I hope this becomes one of your favorite hobbies!
Necessity being the mother of invention and all, when working on my latest project I realized that I was out of cardboard shipping tubes to use for the spine. So I tried an experiment of gluing multiple paper towel tubes together to get the right thickness and rigidity. This produced an unexpected benefit: since the paper towel tube is thin, I could lay it flat to get a precision cut and get the size exactly right (I've been having a tough time achieving that with a thick shipping tube). Plus, I go through a lot of paper towel on a given week, so the supply will always be there. I've been so happy with the results it might be my default going forward.
Nice thinking! I've used a laminated technique like that from time to time myself and liked the outcome. I also have a tutorial in my bookbinding hacks video on how to put a curve in flat boards. That may help you if you get in another pinch.
Gah!! The little trinkets on the bookshelf are such an adorable touch!!! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who dreamt of having a beautiful library full of leather - bound books when I was a kid.
I am actually super impressed by this video. I've watched professional bookbinding videos but none ever have good voice over explaining things very very simply even I can understand lol. Immediately I can see 1 or 2 places I've gone wrong in my own books just from this simple tutorial! Thank you!!!
I started doing bookbinding videos because I went through the same thing as you and I wanted to make the kind of tutorial that I wish I had been able to find. I'm so glad my videos were able to do that for you!
This is absolutely fantastic! I've been thinking of recovering all of my 600+ Star Trek collection for the last few months, and this has been the vest video by far that explains/shows the process
You are amazing! Thank you so much for making this video. I'm having a online antique bookshop and i started to fix old books now i finally can get to the leather part.🤗
Wow! My techniques certainly aren't traditional, but I hope they will please your customers. I do find the pages of antique books to be more fragile (as I'm sure you know), so I have to be pretty careful when I'm working with them. Perhaps I could learn a thing or two from you!
This is a wonderful!! I’ve enjoyed so much your last video and this is one is the perfect final! Thank you so much for sharing your talents and explaining step by step. 😉
Beautiful videos friend, thank you! You should make videos on using traditional book binding/leather crafting tools for making cover art into leather. Thanks again!
My wife and I really enjoyed your videos and will be watching more of them as we begin our journey into this craft. Thank you for such entertaining and informative videos!
Thank you so much! Feel free to comment with questions if you have them as you get started. Good luck, I'm sure it will be a lot of fun for both of you!
This is perfect! I've been looking for a video just like this and have been wanting to bind a set of Narnia books for my bookshelf. Love that your examples are Narnia and C.S. Lewis books.
I’m going to boarding school this August and have a few books which I want to take with me but are very flimsy. Given the way I usually treat my books, they won’t last long without a hardcover. So thank you for this tutorial
I JUST LOVE THOSE BOOKS AND NEVER KNEW ABOUT THAT GOLD IRON-ON GILDING WOW..... AND THEY ARE AMAZING... ALL THOSE DESIGNS ARE BEAUTIFUL... SO GREAT JOB LOVE THIS... FINALLY A EASIER AND NICER WAY FOR REBINDING AND MAKING BOOKS TOO.. GREAT JOB AND VIDEO THANK YOU... SEEN MANY BOOK PRESSES AND YOURS IS DONE JUST AS I WAS GONNA DO SO REALLY GREAT JOB..!
Thanks so much! Sharing the innovation of iron-on foil for page edges was really what inspired this series of videos in the first place, so I'm very happy to hear that it is appreciated. Good luck with your own rebinding projects!
It feels like I have been waiting forever for this video. I am just getting started with bookbinding, and your last video has been one of the best I've seen so far. Nobody else does step by step.
Sorry for the long wait! It means a lot to me to know that people care. If you have any more questions let me know. If there's enough interest I might make more videos some time!
@@ingeniusdesigns I'm actually about to start a new project with my wife. I got a set of all of the nancy drew books (56 in total) and am going to start binding them in leather after Christmas. I'm pretty confident in the cover making, but I am probably going to try to put 3 books to a cover, which is something I've never done. Have you ever done something like this?
Excellent question. I actually haven't done this yet, but I plan to do almost exactly what your proposing with my next set of books. My plan is to put a single sheet of endpaper between each book and glue each book to the endpaper like normal. Because the books I have collected for that project are of different ages, the pages don't line up perfectly, so I plan to use my belt sander or a sharp chisel to level them off before I start my regular sanding process. I wish us both success on our parallel projects!
Thank you so much for this set of videos on bookbinding! I have been looking for a good tutorial for a couple of weeks and finally found yours... my search is now over- your videos are precisely what I was hoping to find. The information is complete without being tedious and I've already gotten started. (I was so excited to show my husband that paper could be sanded... never thought about that before...) Your results are so professional. Well done! Thank you for sharing your skills with us!
I love your videos! I was just thinking about how most of my favourite books (or any niche books) are only coming in paperback and that's so sad. And immediately after this video was in my recommended list. I guess it's a sign to start with a new hobby then!
I love your videos good sir! Very informative! I plan ok making my first book this month! I can't wait! Also! Yes please make a video about the cover art 🫣 It seems like a very tedious yet very rewarding process! The cover you designed was beautiful!
Thanks! I actually already made good on my threat to do a video about cover art, and you can find it here: th-cam.com/video/PeyBeHvlY_Y/w-d-xo.html Hope that helps and good luck on your first book!
@ingeniusdesigns you can't threaten me with a good time lol, I appreciate the shout out! I've watched it! I'm going to run inkscape for now for vector images! Thanks! I'll be sure to show it off! 🤤 📖 🤤
Great video. I’m in a bookbinding class but so far, all my attempts at stamping letters and designs have been wonky. I’ve got a lot of wonky books. So, although you said you wouldn’t go into how you use vinyl to create the art on your books, I’d love to know more about this aspect.
Thanks! I would recommend starting with this video: th-cam.com/video/PeyBeHvlY_Y/w-d-xo.html And if you want to know more about stamping you might find this one helpful! th-cam.com/video/KfSXCpTHMFk/w-d-xo.html Let me know if there are other specific questions I can answer.
@@ingeniusdesigns Thanks so much. I realize now that you’re using a Cricut. I’m not ready for that commitment so the second video was really helpful. Thanks. I’m looking forward to more of your videos. Hmmm, just noticed there’s a mini cricut. 😅
Mister Austin, these are great videos, thank you! I love how very accessible you make these to everyone! You use a hand made book press (for clamping and pressing stuff together after glueing) ... but I do NOT see a video for this! @4:41 Tell me where I've gone wrong in my search, please!
I see that you've already found my tutorial for the finishing press, but the other "hand made book press" that you referenced is really so simple that I didn't think it merited a video. It's just a couple of pieces of cardboard and a couple of large C-clamps from a hardware store. I put the book between the boards and use the clamps to apply pressure. Simple as that!
Wonderful! I'm so glad I found your channel -- I'm just starting my bookbinding journey, and this is so helpful!! Thank you for making this. I would love to see a more in depth video about your designs, or any other book making related video!
It seems like there's plenty of interest, so I'll definitely make that video. After all, the design process is the part of this hobby that I enjoy most of all.
thank you so much for suggesting the cover design process. ive been wanting to get into leather bookbinding and ive been looking at stamps and pallets with a tear to my eye because its just SO expensive and im a newbie and cant afford 80 to 100 dollars for a single tool. so THANK YOU!
Thanks, I'm so glad this was what you needed! I'm actually working on another video right now for how to do more traditional tooling methods on a tighter budget so stay tuned!
I'm currently making some medeval books and this way saves so much more time than the way I was gonna use! Thanks so much for these videos. These are so helpful.
@@ingeniusdesigns can’t wait you really got me into a new hobby. I’m an indie author so this is amazing to have my own leather-bound book. I am even looking at making a massive one with some ornaments and calligraphy on the inside!!! Keep it up. Have you thought about making gauffered edges on some of your books.
These videos were amazing!! So clear and easy to follow, thank you so much! I want to bind a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird for my dad for his birthday, and now I feel like I kind of know what I'm doing. :) I would love to see how you made your book press too!
Thanks! I'm glad if this helped! Let me know if you run into any snags along the way. I'll try to get that book press video out as soon as I can. Good luck with your very special gift!
This must have been one of the best videos i've seen on this topic. I'd like to thank you for your effort and time you've put into filming and istructing this.
Man, these tutorials are amazing. Both parts of them. Made with great quality too, both content and editing wise. You can tell when someone makes something with love, these videos feel like so. Also, how you perfectioned this art in a matter of months is amazing and goes beyond me, your craft is something truly to praise! Thanks for these tutorials man, I can't believe I'm watching them for free, they're so good. I want to apply this method to make my own classic-looking/grimoire-style notebooks. I can't start making them right now (still gathering some $$$) but when I do, I'll be definitely helping myself with your tutorials. Thanks Austin! Edit: I also wanted to mention that, even the idea of helping to add spanish subtitles to the video crossed my mind, so I can show this to my spanish speaking friends (spanish is my mother tongue). Let me know what you think about that.
Thanks for the idea! My fiancee is a native Spanish speaker and I've talked to her before about helping me do Spanish translations, or maybe even Spanish voiceover in the future. Glad to know there's interest!
This is exactly the video that I needed. I have a bunch of childhood books that I treasure dearly and this will protect them from damage while looking sharp! The tutorial was perfectly clear and I can’t wait to see more projects like this!
Hello, I appreciate you sharing your hard earned experience. You also have a quality production video that is comprehensive. I am about to tackle a leather cover on my large format (9.5" X 11") Heirloom family Bible. I will be using black goatskin. I also need to figure out how to put the text on the cover.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I usually apply my cover art and lettering with heat transfer vinyl, as demonstrated in this video. If you can't afford a vinyl cutter though, and don't mind a little more elbow grease, then you can take a more traditional approach with leather stamps and hot stamping foil, as I demonstrate here: th-cam.com/video/KfSXCpTHMFk/w-d-xo.html
This is amazing, I’d also love to see the design process and what equipment your using to print the design on the foil. I’m new to book binding have am currently hand painting designs with gilding adhesive and gold leaf but my skills are far from the intricate designs you have
Thanks so much! I actually design my covers on a computer and cut them out in gold vinyl using a Cricut. It's not as traditional an approach as I might like, but the results really work for me. I have a couple of videos in the pipeline discussing principles of cover design as well as more traditional tooling methods (including the one you're using!) so stick around and hopefully I'll be able to address some of your questions. It sounds like you're already doing awesome!
@@ingeniusdesigns so keen for this next video on your cover design process!!! These last two videos on book binding are by far the best of their kind on TH-cam! So happy to have found them 🥰 thank you so so so much! So excited and inspired for this new hobby!
I love this!! I just bought a cricut for this exact purpose, but since I haven't seen anyone else do it I was kind of afriad htv vinyl wouldn't stick to leather and it would be a huge waste of money 😅 Would you ever consider making a video on how you made your custom bookpress that you used for the hubs? I wanted to make one, but when I went to home depot I couldnt find any wood pieces with that slant. Also, this is just a tip since i noticed your book corners were just slightly sticking out! After you fold in the first two turn ins, you can take a bone folder or something else solid and straight and work the tiny flap of leather that hangs off the edge against the side of the book board. Once you fold in the third and fourth turn ins, it will tuck into itself over the corner and make a neat folded edge 👍
I actually purchased my Cricut exclusively for bookbinding purposes too, and I still haven't really used it for anything else! Like you, I was nervous that HTV wouldn't stick to leather, so if nothing else, I'm glad that this video could help put your mind at ease. Just watch out for leathers that feel oily or waxy to the touch. You can get HTV to stick to them, but it is MUCH harder. Thanks for the tip, by the way. I'm still learning this art and your feedback and help are greatly appreciated!
Fantastic video, I've been looking for an easy tutorial to made hard cover leather bound books, you just got a new subscriber. I also had to do a double take when I saw the Quad Combination Scriptures on the shelf behind you, happy to see you displaying them so prominently.
thank you for sharing your process! I was looking for a video on how to use faux leather because I bought some and I'm flummoxed, but instead I got stuck watching your videos :D
Great video! I've been looking to get into the hobby for a while now but always been discouraged by the amount of tools needed and the whole gilding thing. But the vinyl seems like just the thing for a hobbyist like me. I'd love to see more on your vinyl process and maybe some of your diy tools? Thanks for your great work.
Thanks so much! I'm glad there are other people out there who find vinyl useful for the same reasons that I do. I have a couple of videos in the works on precisely the topics you requested. Life has been super busy so my production progress has been slow, but stick around and those videos will be coming as soon as I can make them!
I had a very similar experience. Back around 2018 I researched leather rebinding methods (also due to a lack of leather editions of my favorite books). That resulted in a process extremely similar to yours! The most major difference is that I use nipping boards to create more of a hinge at the shoulder between the front cover and the spine. I guess it corroboration that it's a good method. Cheers!
Nice. Since both of our paths of discovery and experimentation led to a similar outcome, I guess it must be a reasonable method! I do sometimes put more distinct hinges in my books if I'm feeling like it aesthetically. My method uses rubber bands in the hinges while I'm pressing the book, but I guess that didn't make it into this tutorial.
Thank you so much! These videos are amazing! I tried with the way of kings and it turned out pretty mediocre but un definitely gonna keep trying with other books and eventually i might get to half your quality
I had actually bought a book binding kit with the bone tool, needle, thread everything a while back but never got a first one done and ended up giving it away last year. Hopefully I can get into it as time point.
Sure hope you can! What I demonstrate on my channel is more like "re-binding" pre-printed books than actually binding pages from scratch. So the good news is that if you're considering re-binding books with my technique then the bone folder, needle, thread, etc. won't be necessary!
That is exactly the outcome I want most from my videos! So glad you feel ready to try it. Good luck and feel free to comment again if you need any tips.
Thank you1 This is epic -nI make archival handmade paper so learning to create and bind my own books is the next logical step and you just saved me so much time ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Yesss I haven't even watched it yet but I clicked on it so fast when I saw the notification 😁 I had to comment how excited I am that part 2 came out! I feel like a kid on Christmas day unpacking a gift 🤣
This is a great tutorial and is a perfect guide to do a nice looking leather binding. Thank you so much for that. Unfortunately, the part that I wish were covered in greater detail is how to properly apply the heat-transfer vinyl (HTV) on leather. In a couple of cases I tried, the process was a disaster and irreversibly ruined all the work done up to that point. What appeared like an unsightly oily mark (maybe something that was on the leather and melted while ironing? Or something in the HTV carrier?) was left on the leather around the outline of the vinyl. Also, it seems some HTV must be peeled after cooling or the transfer won't happen or happen incompletely. It seems the temperature of the iron must also be set very carefully. Overall, the HTV process just seems a lot harder and risky than doing the binding itself and what's frustrating is that if something goes wrong, it isn't fixable: the book is ruined...Could you by any chance shed some light on this part?
Also, yes please, make videos about how you do the cover art as well as the press.
Glad to know there's interest! I know it takes me a bit to get each of these videos out, but I'll get to those other topics as soon as I can!
This is fabulous. Can't wait to try it!
@@ingeniusdesigns Yes please! You made designing look so effortless but I'm feeling stuck.
Using the vinyl tubes for a curved spine is GENIUS!!!
Thanks! It's always nice to discover an answer right under your nose.
This … is about the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
Wow, that is some high praise! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
I think your bookbinding video is the clearer and less intimidating one I've seen! really well done and thank you
Thanks so much! I'm so glad that was your reaction, because that's exactly what I was hoping for.
Thank you, said and illustrated in 15 minutes what some people can't get across in a series of 25 videos of 30 minutes each🤓
Thanks! I was just trying to make the tutorial I wish I'd had when I started this hobby myself :)
This would probably push the value of these books triple the original. Thank you so much.
Probably! Although it takes a long time to design the covers so I'm not sure how viable it would be as a business. Lots of fun as a hobby though!
Probably the best tutorial I've seen for "quick and modern" (rather than DAS' traditional style). Very easy to follow and fun to watch! Oh, Austen, use Masking Magic strips to temporarily attach your spine to covers, it won't damage the boards. Or use masking tape but apply it to your clothing a few times first, takes the stick down a bit.
I'm so glad you enjoy my "quick and modern" approach. I definitely felt some imposter syndrome when I shared it, since I'm no DAS-style expert. I appreciate the tape tip too. These days I often use washi tape or drafter's tape to minimize the damage.
Amazing! :D I'd actually like to know more about the cover design process. How did you make those patterns? I'm gonna make myself a book press in the new year, So would love a video on that too. :D Great work and love the humour and well thought out instructions. I like how you explain the "Why", and not just "do this!" Thanks man :D
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who laughs at my dumb jokes! I'll be pretty wrapped up in my professional life for the next month or two, but I'll make those videos as soon as I'm free!
@@ingeniusdesigns Excellent! No rush man! :D Have a good christmas! :D
@@ingeniusdesigns I’m certainly looking forward to that. The books behind you look amazing.
+1000 to what the others said. Great video and explanation of your process. HTV wasn’t on my radar for the next project but now it is. With your other projects (yes, we ALL noticed the shelf behind you) have you tried embossing? Embossing with the HTV technique? When you get time, would love to watch a video on your cover design process. Thanks for a very instructive and fun presentation.
Where do you get your leather from? The Tandy leather by me rarely has anything light enough to use for bookbinding and when they do it’s expensive as hell.
You are excellent at explaining steps, measurements, materials, and the reasoning behind your choices. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your generous words! I'll do my best to keep doing that in future videos.
I am so convinced that I can do this so I'm absorbing all the knowledge I can, mostly with my Spanish books because for some reason, they are worth a week salary, so I'm all for the diy's
Good luck! It can be extra hard to find the leatherbound editions for books in Spanish.
Greta tutorial. I would love to see how to make a book press!
Maybe this tutorial of mine can help?
th-cam.com/video/NT6Xv9c6jSw/w-d-xo.html
For the last month i've been deep diving researching how to make/bind books so i can make them as gifts for my boyfriend. Especially after realizing how much leather books cost! I've almost gathered all my supplies and I will be starting shortly. Thanks for all your videos, it's helped me IMMENSLY.
I'm so excited to hear that! Good luck with your new hobby!
This tutorial is SO clear and comprehensive without being overwhelming. Thank you so much. About to embark on rebinding my own books and you've given me so much confidence!
Thank you so much for the awesome feedback. Good luck with your new hobby. There can be a learning curve, but it will be really rewarding if you stick with it.
Why am I JUST now discovering your channel?! I was entranced. Bravo sir.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you found the channel too!
You can’t imagine how much I appreciate you sharing this!!!!! Thanks so so much!
My pleasure! I'm so glad you found it helpful.
Incredibly useful video! I'm so worried that I'll bind everything now
Ha! Good luck! It definitely gets addictive!
I have been binge-watching all the bookbinding videos I can find to get ready to dive into doing it myself, and this is hands down my favorite so far! Love your humor and communication style, and the instruction is super clear and straightforward, easy to understand and makes me actually feel for the first time like maybe I really can do this. Thank you so much for making these, looking forward to your future videos!! Definitely interested in learning more about how you design the covers on Illustrator and how you made that book press. Also, huge fan of the choice of C.S. Lewis :)
Thanks so much! I really appreciate all the positive feedback and I'm so glad that my videos worked for you. I've binged watched on the topic a lot too, and I know there's some great stuff out there, which makes your kind words all the more meaningful. If you have any specific questions as you get started feel free to let me know!
Totally agree. Also he's entertaining which helps me absorb the information without my mind wandering.
I had no idea this is how it all worked. So much detail it’s amazing! I will try this soon .
Glorious. I feel like I should have paid for this concise lesson. Thank you, from a fellow C.S. Lewis fan.
Glad to hear you're a fellow fan!
Yess please make more videos on bookbinding!!! Your work is amazing and I enjoy learning from you!
Thanks so much! I have a bunch more videos on the channel and more are coming slowly but surely!
The book looks absolutely gorgeous. Would you be so kind as to make a video on vinyl and cover artwork?
Thank you, and thanks for the suggestion too! Yes sir, I'd be happy to. stay tuned and I'll address that topic in the coming months.
Yes please
Why though? A fake cover on a trash book?
@@Flat_Earth_Sophiabro it’s like the original
@@Khalid-qk3tq No its not. If it was, he would do nothing to it.
I came looking for a video like this because I was so sad that the leather bound chronicles of Narnia is extremely rare and mega expensive. I’m so glad to see that there are others that had the same thoughts as me🙂
Oh wow! I guess I hit the nail on the head with my book selection! Hope your Narnia books turn out just the way you imagine them like mine did for me :)
Amazing!!! Thank you.. Excellent tutorial, I agree so clear and comprehensive without overwhelming!!! Can't wait to make my own. For years I have been looking forward to learning this method.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and the tutorial could make this hobby feel approachable. Go forth and conquer!
this is so freaking helpful! I have some kinda really old books, where the cover falls apart from reading them a lot and not taking care of their age. like that, i can repair them!
Thanks so much! Please try it!
I am eager to build my own books and have _always_ preferred the leather and gold aesthetic. It just, makes sense. I have much to learn but am going through many videos including your videos. I want to create my own series of books and to showcase a final draft in these kinds of books (but the entire printing of the pages, to putting into the leather binding, is something I'm still figuring out. I also think silver would look better on different things and hope that works in much the same way. There is so much I need to get first but I know I want to do this.
Thank you for this! I was wondering how leather bookbinding differed from the cloth bookbinding I usually do and this answered my questions perfectly!
Since I didn't touch on cloth binding at all, I'm so glad my video happened to have the info you needed! I hope you give it a try!
@@ingeniusdesigns I definitely will (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧ I'm planning on making a pair of matching leather journals for my best friend and me and I'm super excited to start!
Awesome! I bet she'll love them! It shall be the sisterhood of the traveling books!
Beautiful work, and demonstrated succinctly. Thank you.
This is such a great video! Even when most of the contents now are digital, still nothing beats the feel and texture of reading and holding an actual physical book. Most specialy like this leather and gold gilded ones! Thank you for such a satisfying and very detailed diy tutorial!
Thanks so much! I totally agree. Most of my "reading" is audiobooks these days, but even when I find a book I love by audio I still like to buy a physical copy and add it to my collection.
I'd love to know how to take a digital book and print it out to make a leatherbound so that I can get the size of the book to match the professional leatherbounds in my collection... or how to do this from a more tradional printed copy. I love the look and feel of the leatherbounds so much more than standard books.
Why though? A fake cover on a trash book?
@Lucy-jf8ts what makes it a "trash" book? The fact that it's got a digital copy? Many books have digital versions as well as audio book versions, including best-selling books.
Or is it that it's a traditionally printed copy but not a leather-bound edition that makes it "trash"? I see nothing wrong with making a custom version of a book for one's own collection.
@@HyruleBalverine You see nothing wrong with it, because you are on drugs.
Well done. A bagua man went looking for book advice, he found an Airbender enthusiast expounding the Way. Gracias.
You, sir, have a way with words. Your comment reads like a poem :) Thanks so much!
If I had the ability to give you a million dollars for this video series, I would. Thank you sooooo much.
They say it's the thought that counts! I feel richer already!
You've given me a whole bunch of ideas for some very old books that I'd love to restore to a glorious state. Thanks again.
Awesome! I hope they turn out every bit as glorious as you imagine!
Great video. I would definitely like to see a video on how you make your book cover cricut designs, I have a cricut and know it is much easier to do it that way but don't have any templates
Thanks for the feedback! I'll see what I can put together!
Almost finished with my first book project thanks to your videos that have guided me all the way. I've replayed them multiple times and they have been amazing! My project doesn't look quite as good as yours but I'm learning from my mistakes. If you could give a quick video on building the press used to press down the leather around the hubs I'd appreciate. Thanks again for these videos.
I'm so happy to hear that you're trying it! It's okay if things don't go perfect at first. There's a learning curve there. Looking at my first book compared to my most recent one is like night and day, but I'm just happy if I could give you a head start. I'm definitely planning a video on constructing that press. Life has been pretty busy for me lately, but I'll get it out as soon as I can!
Ok I watched the video and Sir you're officially a genius in my eyes! The cardboard tube as a spine? Genius! The self made press? Um Genius! (Qould love to see a tutorial) And last but not least, and most GENIUS thing...the vinyl for making decorations?! Ok I am mindblowed now. I watched few tutorials on bookbinding and I was sad because the tools for the decoration/lettering stuff are sooo expensive and not easily accessible in my country. So I was ready to just make easy leather cover with no design on it....but now? I can do even more ideas and in an easier way (traditional way seems to be pretty hard and for sure needs a looot of practice before no errors will appear 😆) and the fact that I already own the cricket machine 😌 you just made my day! Thank you so much for your work and once again - it's a pleasure to watch you, you're a naturally born teacher and I love your aura. Can't wait to make my first book after Christmas and can't wait for a new videos from you. Have a great day!
Thanks so much for your kind words. I love to do things the traditional way, but I've been really happy with the quality of results I can get from vinyl. The guests at my house can't tell the difference! I'm so glad that my little trick makes you feel like you can do it; that's exactly why I wanted to share.
@@ingeniusdesigns i would love to try the traditional way in the future too, because it's a beautiful craft, but for me as a person who never tried it before, the vinyl technique seems so much more beginner friendly 😊
Absolutely beautiful I can’t wait to get started. Thank you so much!
Please please make a video on how to do the cover art! your first two are amazing and very well produced!
Also where do you buy your leather?
And the book press, how did you make that?
I'm working on that video right now! Thanks so much for your kind support.
Coming soon!
Mainly from Ebay, actually!
Thanks so much for introducing me to a new hobby!! I have loads of cheap paperbacks that are beat up from years of use and this is a great way to breathe life back into them. I will say, based on my first time experience, a few things jumped out at me:
1. When you say thinner leather is better, you MEAN it. I used what I thought was very thin leather and it was extremely difficult to get pulled taut over the book. I'm still pleased with it for a first time attempt, but you weren't kidding about the need for a bit of stretchiness!
2. You don't need a book press but even having something simple like a bench mounted vice would be a lifesaver. I wrangled my way through using two C clamps and it was...less than fun.
3. I was very pleased with the results of the heat activated foil, BUT I had a huge problem: it glued all of the pages together completely to the point that I accidentally tore a couple of pages before giving up. Thankfully I was able to sand down all the foil to unstick the pages. Not sure if it was the brand of foil I was using or if I applied heat and pressure for too long, but my advice if the pages do stick would be to NOT force it and just get back out the sandpaper.
Overall it was a very satisfying project! I can't wait to try other materials too like using fancy paper instead of leather on the cover.
There's definitely a learning curve, but I'm glad you stuck with it despite some bumps in the road. Most heat transfer foils which are designed to have designs cut into them are far too thick and strong as you discovered. I have only had success with one specific brand of foil so far, but in the future I may do a comparison review to see if I can get any other brands to work. The leather you use definitely makes a difference too. I released a video on how to pick leather for your project recently so I hope that helps. Stick with it and I hope this becomes one of your favorite hobbies!
Necessity being the mother of invention and all, when working on my latest project I realized that I was out of cardboard shipping tubes to use for the spine. So I tried an experiment of gluing multiple paper towel tubes together to get the right thickness and rigidity. This produced an unexpected benefit: since the paper towel tube is thin, I could lay it flat to get a precision cut and get the size exactly right (I've been having a tough time achieving that with a thick shipping tube). Plus, I go through a lot of paper towel on a given week, so the supply will always be there. I've been so happy with the results it might be my default going forward.
Nice thinking! I've used a laminated technique like that from time to time myself and liked the outcome. I also have a tutorial in my bookbinding hacks video on how to put a curve in flat boards. That may help you if you get in another pinch.
@@ingeniusdesigns That's a great tip about curving the flat boards! I'll give it a try next time. My next project is the Wolf Hall trilogy.
Gah!! The little trinkets on the bookshelf are such an adorable touch!!! I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who dreamt of having a beautiful library full of leather - bound books when I was a kid.
Thanks! Organizing and reorganizing my shelves was a lot of fun as my collection grew!
I am actually super impressed by this video. I've watched professional bookbinding videos but none ever have good voice over explaining things very very simply even I can understand lol. Immediately I can see 1 or 2 places I've gone wrong in my own books just from this simple tutorial! Thank you!!!
I started doing bookbinding videos because I went through the same thing as you and I wanted to make the kind of tutorial that I wish I had been able to find. I'm so glad my videos were able to do that for you!
This is absolutely fantastic! I've been thinking of recovering all of my 600+ Star Trek collection for the last few months, and this has been the vest video by far that explains/shows the process
Wow! I've only bound 60 or so books. By the time you finish 600 I think you should be the one making tutorials, not me!! Sure hope you try it!
What a great idea to use htv for the foil!!!
Thanks! It certainly does make the hobby a lot less intimidating to start!
Your videos are so easy to understand. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
This guy is bloody great
Thank you so much!
Both videos are spot on, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I appreciate the feedback. Hope you can try it yourself!
You are so good! Thank you for your excellent way of explaining and technical detail. Luv it!
So glad this worked for you. I hope you try it and I wish you luck!
You are amazing! Thank you so much for making this video. I'm having a online antique bookshop and i started to fix old books now i finally can get to the leather part.🤗
Wow! My techniques certainly aren't traditional, but I hope they will please your customers. I do find the pages of antique books to be more fragile (as I'm sure you know), so I have to be pretty careful when I'm working with them. Perhaps I could learn a thing or two from you!
This is a wonderful!! I’ve enjoyed so much your last video and this is one is the perfect final! Thank you so much for sharing your talents and explaining step by step. 😉
Thank you so much! Your support means so much to me.
You make it look so easy!!
Beautiful videos friend, thank you! You should make videos on using traditional book binding/leather crafting tools for making cover art into leather. Thanks again!
Thanks! Here's a video of mine on the topic, and a follow-up video is coming soon! Hope that helps!
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I've been dying to do this (I need a hobby) and this is very insightful, thank you.
It really is a fun hobby--I sincerely hope you take the plunge and try it!
Well done. I'm glad to see the book cover tutorial video is up as well! Thank you!
You're welcome! The videos come slowly but surely, so keep checking back and hopefully I'll be covering more topics you're interested in.
My wife and I really enjoyed your videos and will be watching more of them as we begin our journey into this craft. Thank you for such entertaining and informative videos!
Thank you so much! Feel free to comment with questions if you have them as you get started. Good luck, I'm sure it will be a lot of fun for both of you!
This worked so well! I'm almost finished my first book!
Woohoo! Way to go! Wish I could see the results!
This is perfect! I've been looking for a video just like this and have been wanting to bind a set of Narnia books for my bookshelf. Love that your examples are Narnia and C.S. Lewis books.
Sounds like you're a kindred spirit! Hope you can honor those amazing books with your talents!
I’m going to boarding school this August and have a few books which I want to take with me but are very flimsy. Given the way I usually treat my books, they won’t last long without a hardcover. So thank you for this tutorial
You're welcome! Hopefully you can give your books the upgrade they deserve!
Yesss! The perfect thing to wake up to! Thanks so much for this!
So glad to hear I could spread a few smiles this Christmas season. Enjoy!
I JUST LOVE THOSE BOOKS AND NEVER KNEW ABOUT THAT GOLD IRON-ON GILDING WOW..... AND THEY ARE AMAZING... ALL THOSE DESIGNS ARE BEAUTIFUL... SO GREAT JOB LOVE THIS... FINALLY A EASIER AND NICER WAY FOR REBINDING AND MAKING BOOKS TOO.. GREAT JOB AND VIDEO THANK YOU...
SEEN MANY BOOK PRESSES AND YOURS IS DONE JUST AS I WAS GONNA DO SO REALLY GREAT JOB..!
Thanks so much! Sharing the innovation of iron-on foil for page edges was really what inspired this series of videos in the first place, so I'm very happy to hear that it is appreciated. Good luck with your own rebinding projects!
It feels like I have been waiting forever for this video. I am just getting started with bookbinding, and your last video has been one of the best I've seen so far. Nobody else does step by step.
Sorry for the long wait! It means a lot to me to know that people care. If you have any more questions let me know. If there's enough interest I might make more videos some time!
@@ingeniusdesigns I'm actually about to start a new project with my wife. I got a set of all of the nancy drew books (56 in total) and am going to start binding them in leather after Christmas. I'm pretty confident in the cover making, but I am probably going to try to put 3 books to a cover, which is something I've never done. Have you ever done something like this?
Excellent question. I actually haven't done this yet, but I plan to do almost exactly what your proposing with my next set of books. My plan is to put a single sheet of endpaper between each book and glue each book to the endpaper like normal. Because the books I have collected for that project are of different ages, the pages don't line up perfectly, so I plan to use my belt sander or a sharp chisel to level them off before I start my regular sanding process. I wish us both success on our parallel projects!
@@michaelmahaffey3953 Ah Nancy Drew. That takes me back. Good luck with the project.
Awesome video. Would love to know more about the making process of the press.
Thanks so much for your interest! That will definitely be one of the next few topics I address.
You rock! Your books look fabulous. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
That's super kind of you. I'm just happy if you feel empowered to try it yourself!
Thank you so much for this set of videos on bookbinding! I have been looking for a good tutorial for a couple of weeks and finally found yours... my search is now over- your videos are precisely what I was hoping to find. The information is complete without being tedious and I've already gotten started. (I was so excited to show my husband that paper could be sanded... never thought about that before...) Your results are so professional. Well done! Thank you for sharing your skills with us!
I'm so glad that my videos hit the spot for you, although I'm sorry that it took a couple of weeks to find them! Good luck with your new hobby!
Make more videos about this stuff! I love it and want to do my own now.
Thanks! More are coming slowly but surely. So glad you're feeling inspired!
So cool! And i like narnia setup with sleeping lion
Thanks! I'm flattered that my interior decorating choices meet with your approval :)
I love your videos!
I was just thinking about how most of my favourite books (or any niche books) are only coming in paperback and that's so sad. And immediately after this video was in my recommended list.
I guess it's a sign to start with a new hobby then!
I guess the universe has given you a sign! Good luck making your hardcover dreams come true!
I have created two books so far and, yes, it is addictive. I have many more planned out and a few signed books to give the leather treatment.
Awesome! I am so glad to hear you're on your way with this fun hobby! Feel free to reach out here in the comments if you hit any snags.
I love your videos good sir! Very informative! I plan ok making my first book this month! I can't wait! Also!
Yes please make a video about the cover art 🫣
It seems like a very tedious yet very rewarding process! The cover you designed was beautiful!
Thanks! I actually already made good on my threat to do a video about cover art, and you can find it here:
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Hope that helps and good luck on your first book!
@ingeniusdesigns you can't threaten me with a good time lol, I appreciate the shout out! I've watched it! I'm going to run inkscape for now for vector images!
Thanks! I'll be sure to show it off! 🤤 📖 🤤
Great video. I’m in a bookbinding class but so far, all my attempts at stamping letters and designs have been wonky. I’ve got a lot of wonky books. So, although you said you wouldn’t go into how you use vinyl to create the art on your books, I’d love to know more about this aspect.
Thanks! I would recommend starting with this video:
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And if you want to know more about stamping you might find this one helpful!
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Let me know if there are other specific questions I can answer.
@@ingeniusdesigns Thanks so much. I realize now that you’re using a Cricut. I’m not ready for that commitment so the second video was really helpful. Thanks. I’m looking forward to more of your videos. Hmmm, just noticed there’s a mini cricut. 😅
I also have a video on decorating without a Cricut. It's a lot of work but very satisfying. Whatever you end up doing, I wish you all the best!
we need a part 3 on book cover design
Coming out as soon as I can finish editing it!
Mister Austin, these are great videos, thank you! I love how very accessible you make these to everyone! You use a hand made book press (for clamping and pressing stuff together after glueing) ... but I do NOT see a video for this! @4:41 Tell me where I've gone wrong in my search, please!
I see that you've already found my tutorial for the finishing press, but the other "hand made book press" that you referenced is really so simple that I didn't think it merited a video. It's just a couple of pieces of cardboard and a couple of large C-clamps from a hardware store. I put the book between the boards and use the clamps to apply pressure. Simple as that!
A video about the cover design process would be absolutely fantastic. It's my favourite part, I love decorating things ☺️
Noted! The design process is probably my favorite part with each book too. I'll be sure to put together a video on the topic!
@@ingeniusdesigns YES! I am so excited! :D
Wonderful! I'm so glad I found your channel -- I'm just starting my bookbinding journey, and this is so helpful!! Thank you for making this. I would love to see a more in depth video about your designs, or any other book making related video!
It seems like there's plenty of interest, so I'll definitely make that video. After all, the design process is the part of this hobby that I enjoy most of all.
thank you so much for suggesting the cover design process. ive been wanting to get into leather bookbinding and ive been looking at stamps and pallets with a tear to my eye because its just SO expensive and im a newbie and cant afford 80 to 100 dollars for a single tool. so THANK YOU!
Thanks, I'm so glad this was what you needed! I'm actually working on another video right now for how to do more traditional tooling methods on a tighter budget so stay tuned!
I'm currently making some medeval books and this way saves so much more time than the way I was gonna use! Thanks so much for these videos. These are so helpful.
Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear that I got to be part of your awesome project.
Would definitely like a tutorial on your book press! Can't wait to start converting all my paperbacks XD
Coming soon! One or two other videos in the works first, but it's on the way. Thanks for your patience!
@@ingeniusdesigns can’t wait you really got me into a new hobby. I’m an indie author so this is amazing to have my own leather-bound book. I am even looking at making a massive one with some ornaments and calligraphy on the inside!!! Keep it up. Have you thought about making gauffered edges on some of your books.
These videos were amazing!! So clear and easy to follow, thank you so much! I want to bind a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird for my dad for his birthday, and now I feel like I kind of know what I'm doing. :)
I would love to see how you made your book press too!
Thanks! I'm glad if this helped! Let me know if you run into any snags along the way. I'll try to get that book press video out as soon as I can. Good luck with your very special gift!
This must have been one of the best videos i've seen on this topic. I'd like to thank you for your effort and time you've put into filming and istructing this.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I will do my best to keep helping as I can with future videos!
Man, these tutorials are amazing. Both parts of them. Made with great quality too, both content and editing wise. You can tell when someone makes something with love, these videos feel like so. Also, how you perfectioned this art in a matter of months is amazing and goes beyond me, your craft is something truly to praise! Thanks for these tutorials man, I can't believe I'm watching them for free, they're so good.
I want to apply this method to make my own classic-looking/grimoire-style notebooks. I can't start making them right now (still gathering some $$$) but when I do, I'll be definitely helping myself with your tutorials. Thanks Austin!
Edit: I also wanted to mention that, even the idea of helping to add spanish subtitles to the video crossed my mind, so I can show this to my spanish speaking friends (spanish is my mother tongue). Let me know what you think about that.
Thanks for the idea! My fiancee is a native Spanish speaker and I've talked to her before about helping me do Spanish translations, or maybe even Spanish voiceover in the future. Glad to know there's interest!
This is exactly the video that I needed. I have a bunch of childhood books that I treasure dearly and this will protect them from damage while looking sharp! The tutorial was perfectly clear and I can’t wait to see more projects like this!
So glad to know it helped and I'm always happy to meet people with similar interests! Good luck rebinding your treasured books!
I’ve loved watching these. Can you show us the process in designing your clover art? That’d be so helpful. Thanks
Thanks for asking! Hope this video has the answers you're looking for!
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You sure make it look easy! Thanks for the great instructions!
Thanks! There's certainly a learning curve, but I encourage you to try it yourself--maybe it will be easier than you think!
Hello, I appreciate you sharing your hard earned experience. You also have a quality production video that is comprehensive. I am about to tackle a leather cover on my large format (9.5" X 11") Heirloom family Bible. I will be using black goatskin. I also need to figure out how to put the text on the cover.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I usually apply my cover art and lettering with heat transfer vinyl, as demonstrated in this video. If you can't afford a vinyl cutter though, and don't mind a little more elbow grease, then you can take a more traditional approach with leather stamps and hot stamping foil, as I demonstrate here:
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This is amazing, I’d also love to see the design process and what equipment your using to print the design on the foil. I’m new to book binding have am currently hand painting designs with gilding adhesive and gold leaf but my skills are far from the intricate designs you have
Thanks so much! I actually design my covers on a computer and cut them out in gold vinyl using a Cricut. It's not as traditional an approach as I might like, but the results really work for me. I have a couple of videos in the pipeline discussing principles of cover design as well as more traditional tooling methods (including the one you're using!) so stick around and hopefully I'll be able to address some of your questions. It sounds like you're already doing awesome!
@@ingeniusdesigns brushed gold or matte gold? I going to use a blade. The cutting machines are too expensive.
I use the Siser brand Easyweed vinyl. The color is just "gold." Not brushed gold or matte gold. I guess it's because it's their easyweed line?
@@ingeniusdesigns could you tell me the traditional method please? The cutting machine is a bit overpriced.
@@ingeniusdesigns so keen for this next video on your cover design process!!! These last two videos on book binding are by far the best of their kind on TH-cam! So happy to have found them 🥰 thank you so so so much! So excited and inspired for this new hobby!
I love this!! I just bought a cricut for this exact purpose, but since I haven't seen anyone else do it I was kind of afriad htv vinyl wouldn't stick to leather and it would be a huge waste of money 😅 Would you ever consider making a video on how you made your custom bookpress that you used for the hubs? I wanted to make one, but when I went to home depot I couldnt find any wood pieces with that slant. Also, this is just a tip since i noticed your book corners were just slightly sticking out! After you fold in the first two turn ins, you can take a bone folder or something else solid and straight and work the tiny flap of leather that hangs off the edge against the side of the book board. Once you fold in the third and fourth turn ins, it will tuck into itself over the corner and make a neat folded edge 👍
I actually purchased my Cricut exclusively for bookbinding purposes too, and I still haven't really used it for anything else! Like you, I was nervous that HTV wouldn't stick to leather, so if nothing else, I'm glad that this video could help put your mind at ease. Just watch out for leathers that feel oily or waxy to the touch. You can get HTV to stick to them, but it is MUCH harder. Thanks for the tip, by the way. I'm still learning this art and your feedback and help are greatly appreciated!
All I got to say is This is extraordinary! This channel Definitely deserves more views & attention! I need more channels like this!
Wow, thank you so much! Your kind words and support really motivate me!
@@ingeniusdesigns you got it Man! Out of curiosity do you plan on making a tutorial on how to make a book press? If so when?
Yes it's coming! Probably some time in the next month.
Fantastic video, I've been looking for an easy tutorial to made hard cover leather bound books, you just got a new subscriber. I also had to do a double take when I saw the Quad Combination Scriptures on the shelf behind you, happy to see you displaying them so prominently.
You've got some eagle eyes on you! Watch more videos and you'll see some other sets of scriptures too! Welcome aboard, explorer!
So excellent! I so want to try this!
Your presentation and guidance is spectacular!! Thank you …
Welcome to the channel! I hope you do try it!
Waiting so long for this!!! I’d love to see more detail about the leather foiling and how you made the designs
Thanks so much! I would enjoy making more videos on that subject once I have the time.
WOW this is an actual art, I really enjoyed the video
Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much! I hope it helped you to go out and make some art of your own!
thank you for sharing your process! I was looking for a video on how to use faux leather because I bought some and I'm flummoxed, but instead I got stuck watching your videos :D
Welcome to the channel! I'm so glad you're here. Certain faux leathers should work for this application, provided they are thin enough.
@@ingeniusdesigns thank you :) I already figured out that the one I bought it too thick, and it doesn't stretch. I'm search for some other:)
Good luck with finding just the leather you need!
Great video! I've been looking to get into the hobby for a while now but always been discouraged by the amount of tools needed and the whole gilding thing. But the vinyl seems like just the thing for a hobbyist like me. I'd love to see more on your vinyl process and maybe some of your diy tools? Thanks for your great work.
Thanks so much! I'm glad there are other people out there who find vinyl useful for the same reasons that I do. I have a couple of videos in the works on precisely the topics you requested. Life has been super busy so my production progress has been slow, but stick around and those videos will be coming as soon as I can make them!
Wow. That looks really, really good!
Thank you so much! I hope you can make your own!
I had a very similar experience. Back around 2018 I researched leather rebinding methods (also due to a lack of leather editions of my favorite books). That resulted in a process extremely similar to yours! The most major difference is that I use nipping boards to create more of a hinge at the shoulder between the front cover and the spine. I guess it corroboration that it's a good method. Cheers!
Nice. Since both of our paths of discovery and experimentation led to a similar outcome, I guess it must be a reasonable method! I do sometimes put more distinct hinges in my books if I'm feeling like it aesthetically. My method uses rubber bands in the hinges while I'm pressing the book, but I guess that didn't make it into this tutorial.
Thank you so much! These videos are amazing! I tried with the way of kings and it turned out pretty mediocre but un definitely gonna keep trying with other books and eventually i might get to half your quality
I had actually bought a book binding kit with the bone tool, needle, thread everything a while back but never got a first one done and ended up giving it away last year. Hopefully I can get into it as time point.
Sure hope you can! What I demonstrate on my channel is more like "re-binding" pre-printed books than actually binding pages from scratch. So the good news is that if you're considering re-binding books with my technique then the bone folder, needle, thread, etc. won't be necessary!
I can’t wait to learn more about the design cover process:)
Coming soon!
Superb. I enjoy your process. Am ready to give it a shot myself. Thank you.
That is exactly the outcome I want most from my videos! So glad you feel ready to try it. Good luck and feel free to comment again if you need any tips.
Thank you1 This is epic -nI make archival handmade paper so learning to create and bind my own books is the next logical step and you just saved me so much time ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Sounds awesome! I've been thinking more about using archival grade papers lately myself. I'm glad the tutorials helped!
Yesss I haven't even watched it yet but I clicked on it so fast when I saw the notification 😁 I had to comment how excited I am that part 2 came out! I feel like a kid on Christmas day unpacking a gift 🤣
Well Merry Christmas, then! :D
This is a great tutorial and is a perfect guide to do a nice looking leather binding. Thank you so much for that. Unfortunately, the part that I wish were covered in greater detail is how to properly apply the heat-transfer vinyl (HTV) on leather. In a couple of cases I tried, the process was a disaster and irreversibly ruined all the work done up to that point. What appeared like an unsightly oily mark (maybe something that was on the leather and melted while ironing? Or something in the HTV carrier?) was left on the leather around the outline of the vinyl. Also, it seems some HTV must be peeled after cooling or the transfer won't happen or happen incompletely. It seems the temperature of the iron must also be set very carefully. Overall, the HTV process just seems a lot harder and risky than doing the binding itself and what's frustrating is that if something goes wrong, it isn't fixable: the book is ruined...Could you by any chance shed some light on this part?