Let's Make a Sketchbook! Easy, Beginner Coptic Stitch Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- This project makes perfect use of 2 sheets of 22"x30" watercolor paper but you can use any paper you want and make it any size you like using this tutorial. Using 2 large sheets of quality watercolor paper will give you a sketchbook that's better than anyone you can buy and you can even use a mix of papers if you like. You can probably scrounge up tools from your home to make this project but I have a supply list below if you need anything. If you are new a basic bookbinding kit will be the most economical. Let's get started!
Supplies (affiliate links to Blick and Amazon provided)
Paper (22"x30" 100% cotton 140# is my choice) shrsl.com/4mi9u
Bookboard or Mat board: amzn.to/3LGSUxE (you can glue together a couple of cereal boxes instead of buying this, just be sure to cover them with an acid-free paper and glue to buffer them.
This tool kit contains the tools and thread you need: amzn.to/4d4kUHJ
OR you can buy things individually
Waxed thread: amzn.to/4c4oYGk
Bone Folder: amzn.to/3ykRjuq
Embroidery Needles: amzn.to/3WndFDr
Awl (pokey tool) amzn.to/3SrfPRr
Optional: A heavy Duty hole punch is wonderful for covers: amzn.to/4fly7xj
Craft knife and cutting mat: amzn.to/3WwZ3BM
Scissors
Metal ruler: amzn.to/4foxXoH
Scrapbook paper (optional)
Band-aids LOL!
Permanent glue stick (if you are covering your book boards) amzn.to/3SppibS OR you can use acid free glue and a brush
optional cover tool I mentioned;
amzn.to/4d34BL1
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I've watched a few coptic stitching tutorials, and my eyes always end up glazing over during the actual stitching portions. A key difference here is that your video isn't silent - so it's a ton easier for me to wrap my head around the in-and-out required as opposed to just seeing the needle vanish and reappear. So thank you for that.
Wonderful!
I love this project! I'm going to try to make one. Thanks for the tutorial.
@Northrai I can SO relate to your first sentence 😂! I just knew that I’d be able to follow Lindsay‘s tutorial, so was really looking forward to it! Now to start cutting down that paper I’ve been saving!😮😅
Same. I've been wanting to do this style for awhile, but I always get a little confused with the other tutorials.
I completely understand this and it's so easy to make!
Thanks!
If you're wondering why people want a tutorial from you, it's because you show the struggles you have with your work, it's not a perfect, "look at how easy this is" video. It's down to earth and relatable, as you have always been, and that's one of the things that make you succesful. Also just commenting for the algorithm. Loved this project ❤
I appreciate it!
Yay! I couldn't smash the 👍🏻 button quick enough. There you go, algorithm! Let me get a cup of coffee. This will be fun!
Hope you enjoy!
Well done....easy to follow tutorial.....a tip....a curved upholstery needle solves the problem of the needle getting stuck!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Great tip!
@@anitaholmes6824 thanks for the tip. I’ll try that if my straight needle misbehaves! 😁
I learned to curve my own needle with a candlelight and two pliers. I made 3 sketchbooks with the DIY needle, and it works miracles. I also like to use clips wrapped in paper to keep the signatures in place when stitching. Great demonstration, thank you
Welcome to the room of hoard! Best opening line ever. Lol. I can’t wait to make one of these.
Thank you!! 😁
1) I now use a curved needle for book binding. I didn't use a curved one for the first book, but then I did for the second and it was a hallelujah experience. 2) I also have bled onto my books, but thankfully didn't for the few I gave as gifts!! 3) for My Friends Sketchbook I ran out of thread right before the last stitch attaching the cover. I was so annoyed.😂
I hate it when that happens!
Thanks! I made a book several years ago and definitely need a tutorial to remind me of what I need to do. You always listen to your viewers and we really appreciate that.
Glad it was helpful!
Yaaayyy!!! I've been waiting for this video! I know there are others on YT, but I didn't want to watch theirs. I wanted to watch yours 😊 You break things down so that it becomes manageable, and there aren't a million complicated/expensive and specialized tools. It's just enjoyable to watch, regardless. (Thank you for making and posting this video. No need to worry so much about this and that. There will always be complainers. But there's also a ton of people who appreciate the stuff you make. Like me!)
Hope you enjoyed it!
Good rule of thumb for thread; a length the height of your signatures x the number of signatures plus two covers and a little extra to tie off knots. Have never run out of thread using this method. You did great!
I don't think i can manage thread that long but good tip!
Bookbinding is sooo soothing and meditative. I love it. Wonderful video, great explanations, and beautiful sketchbook made!
Thank you so much!
Love the Coptic stitch. You did great. My grandson was here and I was watching when he got up this morning and he wanted to watch . 6 yrs old. He also enjoyed it.
That is awesome!
Lindsay!!! Thanks so much. I was able to make my own sketchbook with cardboard and scrapbook paper and some 18x24 mixed media papers I had on hand! Your tutorial was thorough and easy to understand. So enjoyable. Sorry you were injured during the process. So appreciated!
Awesome!
Im just gonna comment for the algorithm so hopefully this will get pushed out to more people ❤
I really like the coptic stitch method of binding. It's very sturdy and the book lasts a long time.
It really is!
I love making my own sketchbooks. Still gotta watch 🥰
I Love watching the process
I use a U shaped needle and that helps when the gaps get tight.
I also make like a Chinese ladder stitch for any loose thread because not only looks pretty but I know the thread will stay put that way🤗💕
That's a great idea!
Great tutorial Lindsay that is so much easier than some of the tutorial I have watched. I love making my own sketchbooks. 😀
Thanks!
I'm glade you make this tutorial, you put the covers on differently from others and it looks easier.
Glad you like it!
The sketch book is beautiful. Thanks for the demo.
You are so welcome!
Lovely clear video, thank you! This is the first time I've actually seen AND understood the binding method. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you. I’ve made many sketchbooks but none that lay flat so I am excited to try this!
Wonderful!
You are amazing … everything I search for relating to art , I find it in your channel
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much for doing this. I know you have said that there are a ton of tutorials out there from book binders. I have watched a lot of them. The difference between yours and theirs is that you are great at teaching, the other ones I watched and followed, not so much. I can’t wait to try this style next. My ceramics instructor owns a framing shop and she cuts me whatever I need for my book board from her scraps. Thanks again!
You are so welcome!
Finished first viewing. Now I’m going to gather my supplies to create along with you next time. I like the way you explain and show the stitching. That’s the part that scared me watching other makers. But I think I can follow you and do it successfully!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you Lindsey for showing us how to make this type of journal. I have made a couple of the pamphlet journals just with some of my Bee paper to be able to use it up. But I wanted to learn how to make one of these that lay flat. Thank you so much for showing us how to do this and for including the struggles because we are real people.
Plus, it will be easier to stay floozy when you can make your own😂
OMG, I finished one! Woot woot, lol! I did a practice one with my cheap watercolor paper first. I was afraid I'd ruin the good paper that I just bought. It turned out great, though! Took a while, because I undid a whole signature after seeing I missed a stitch, ha! Next, I will try with the good paper. Thanks so much, Lindsay!! Loved this project! 🥰
Wonderful!
This was so detailed that I think I could do this. Loved knowing how to deckle edge paper. I made a journal similar to this at a Microcosmos workshop at BU, but that was so long ago that I wouldn’t have a clue without this tutorial. And you combined two of your no’s…art and sewing. Thanks, Lindsay! Definitely want to try this.
Glad it was helpful!
I have a couple sheets of antique watercolor paper ready for this tutorial. I’m excited!! I’ll be rewatching 🌺
Thanks 😊
"Every time you bleed on your sketchbook, it's an opportunity for embellishment." 😂 I'd seen a couple of other tutorials on this before, but this was the first one that made sense to me, You have a great way of explaining things. Also you show your mistakes, which I find very helpful and reassuring.
Glad it was helpful!
I've been wanting to make one of these for a long time now. This is definitely on my to do list for the summer. Thanks so Lindsay. Your sketchbook looks awesome! 🥰
You are so welcome!
I enjoyed this, "how to make a sketchbook", tutorial. Now I have a place to get instructions and inspiration for making a book. Nice job! ❤
That's a great idea!
Wow this was the easiest to follow tutorial I have watched for this type of made swatch book. You made it so easy to follow. I am so grateful for you for making the video. Thank you💕💕
Glad it was helpful!
I cant wait to put this video into practice! Easiest sketchbook making tutorial ive seen online! Thanks so much for sharing!! Cant wait to start making my own mixed paper sketchbooks!! Thanks so much for sharing. Much love from Tucson, Arizona ❤
Glad it was helpful!
I have to say, having watched a lot of tutorials on making painting sketch books I have always thought no chance… my left had was damaged in an accident so I don’t have a lot of feeling in my fingers so I struggle holding things down.
Your tutorial has made me smile a lot as I have a lot of large watercolour/ mixed media paper in large sizes and I can never get it right with a paper trimmer etc… not only have you shown me the easiest way for tearing you have shown me the best way a of backing a book, plus waxed thread I never would have thought of that!
Thanks again Lindsey another brilliant tutorial.❤
Glad it helped!
Hi Lindsey, ever since you posted this video I have been doing my sketchbooks like crazy 🤪 and getting better at it. So once again thank you so much for sharing this with us. You are the best 💕💕💕
I'm so glad!
I love the idea lf covering the boards!! I have some gorgeous tapestry-like upholstery fabric I saved from the back of an old couch that might make a great cover.
Great idea!!
I bought a hot glue gun they are paramount to make sketchbooks Lindsay your so creative and talented I’m longtime supporter of over a decade now I was here when you first started and I like every project you share! Ty so much from Gracie in uk
Thank you for this tutorial! I'm excited to make my own sketchbook this weekend. Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow!
Great video, Lindsay! Another person that does bookbinding tutorials that are easy to follow is SeaLemon. Her bookbinding videos are a little older, but still great.
Thanks for the tip!
I just made my first sketchbook….how exciting and fun!! Thank you for making it so easy to follow. I did have to stop and rewind quite a bit….but I did it! And I will do it again! Of course I will be following your tutorial again. ☺️
Wonderful!
Nicely done! Glad to know I'm not the only one who pricks their finger and leaves tell tale signs.
😆 🤣 😂
Yes! I finally put my first Sketchbook Floozy together! 🎉 The next one will be even better! Thank you for the great tutorial!❤
You are so welcome!
This was a great tutorial for Coptic stitching! I watched a few many years ago, I remember Marion Smith’s tutorial and it made ZERO sense to me. This is lovely! Thank you! ❤😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial 😊
I loved the paper covers you chose. The idea of using cd envelopes to put memorabilia was great too. Thank you❤
You are so welcome!
This tutorial is great, but I have way too many thumbs and way too little patience to tackle such a project, but now I know just how much work goes into one of these. Beautiful job.
Glad it was helpful!
I've watched a few coptic stitching tutorials and it just gets me all messed up in the brain lol but yours was super easy to follow and do-able. My daughter and I are making our own sketchbooks now. I did the cheap rubber band ghetto thing before but it just didn't work for me, maybe I'm too rough. So excited and so glad I didn't spend bank on a handmade sketchbook. I love all of your videos and tutorials. Thank you and have a great day!
Glad I could help!
I have watched numerous book binding videos but yours is the best by far. The way you explained the process as you were doing it instead of just showing it helped me understand it so much better. Will definitely be using this tutorial soon lol 💙
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for making this video! ❤😊
Just completed my first sketchbook! Your instructions were so helpful, especially all the comments about what could go wrong and how to fix it! Mine has several errors but it has good tension and it's so cool looking. I used 1 and 2/3 9x12" pads I had on hand, and used the backer boards for my covers. Not the most economical, but they were purchased I I the good ole days of 40% off coupons so not as expensive as it might have been and they were already in my stash. I'll use the big sheets next time. I even made a pocket and tucked my piercing template in for next time! Thanks again!
Nice! Using what you have is always the most economical choice because the biggest easte if money is having supplies you don't use.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!! I am definitely going to make these! I know what all my artsy friends are getting for Christmas now! Thank you Lindsay!!!!💕
Yay!
I just finished making my first one following your instructions. It's a little loose - but I can definitely see that this might be addictive. The end result is awesome. Thank you again so much for sharing this....I love it.
Wonderful!
This tutorial was so good, very informative as usual, Lindsay!
Glad it was helpful!
I am so excited by this tutorial. I have been wanting to make my own sketch book because they are so expensive to buy. Thank you for sharing this.
You are so welcome!
Thank you, Lindsay!
You are so welcome!
Oh wow, Lindsay! The sketchbook came out beautiful!! Thank you sooo much for putting this video together (and sacrificing your finger!)! You broke it down into sections that were easy to follow along while watching you. I feel like I might be able to tackle it, hehe. 😀
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the tutorial. I appreciate you!
Aww, thanks!
Awesome, really Awesome!!! Thank you!!!!
You're very welcome!
I am so glad you did a video on this. I really wanted to learn how to properly make a sketch book.😍
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely phenomenal tutorial, I am definitely going to try making a sketchbook. I was always intimidated by the idea of making my own sketchbook but you made it look easy and very accessible. Thank you for this! 😊 And you really put your blood, sweat and tears into it! 😂
😆 🤣 😂
Wow, this is a great tutorial! I watched it twice so I could make a sketchbook of my own. I love the binding. I might have missed it but, just in case you didn't mention it ... if you are using watercolor paper that has a different surface on each side, I found that you need to flip one page of each signature so that the like textures face each other. I hope that makes sense. That way if you are doing a two page spread then you have the same texture on each page. It's easy, you just change the crease in one sheet of the signature before sandwiching it with the other page (so like textures are facing each other) and then sew them in. 🙂 Thank you for everything you share with us. ❤
Good point!
Thank you Lindsay , your a great instructor 😊
Glad you think so!
COOL! Gonna make myself a sketchbook! Thank you again for all your videos 🙏❤
You're welcome 😊
I loved watching your excellent video and instructions. You made it easy to understand and I want to give it a try now. I hate when I bleed on my projects, but it's good to get a bandaid right away. Thanks for doing this demo! 😍
My pleasure!
I can't wait to do this! Thank you Lindsey. ❤
You are so welcome!
Thanks SO MUCH for making this video. You understand our level of knowledge and meet us where we are, unlike most bookbinding videos. You showed all the potential issues and how to deal with them. The idea of incorporating beads into the outer binding is really intriguing, especially if making one as a gift. I found some bookbinding kits on Amazon that included waxed linen thread and curved needles, so I may go that route! This was a video worth waiting for! Love it!
That's is the cheapest way to go!
Very helpful. You made the stitch look simple!
Glad it was helpful!
PAPER TEARING TIP: when you crease (and use the bone folder) wet your fingertip and smear on some water ONLY on the crease edge. When you flip the paper and crease the other side, do the same thing. Wait a few seconds to let the water soak in, and THEN tear the paper. You’ll make a softly deckled edge that’s cleaner and less likely to get libits
Also, I have one of those rulers that you are using. It’s excellent!
Thank you ! I was excited about this tutorial. Will be making mine soon. I did one journal with your glue technique.
Thank you again.
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much! I was finally able to make a Coptic sketchbook. I’ve never been able to figure out the stitch even though I have watched a number of videos I made two books yesterday and your video was great 😊
I'm so glad!
So beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
Yeah 👍👍 Lindsay 😀. Thank you. Even though I didn't request this because I'd gathered from previous video ( probably one before your France trip) that you might be burned out from making them there. Anyway, I don't have those large sheets of watercolor paper, I'm going to attempt to make a landscape style from a 9"x12" watercolor paper pad I have (will be 4 & 1/2"x6" when folded). Of course, I could easily make a 6"x 9" too. Thank you again for doing this 😁. You look so very beautiful today, but then again you always do. Take care and God bless you and yours. Sincerely Becky B from Arkansas
Thanks!
Your tutorials are always awesome
Glad you like them!
This looks so fun! Thank you for making this tutorial! I wish my stupid tendinitis would allow me to make my own coptic stitched sketchbook. Alas, Rosi will have to continue being my handmade sketchbook dealer. 😂
A good way to make your own watercolor sketchbook, if you have hand pain like me, is to use Vicky Papaioannou’s method of the happy planner disks and punch. The punch is strong enough to punch through 1 sheet of 90 to 140 lb watercolor paper.
Good to know!
A wonderful video Lindsay ❤ thank you for sharing xXx
I really enjoyed this tutorial Lindsay! Thank you. Can’t wait to make my own and maybe I’ll use my rubber thimbles. 😅 great video. Amusing AND informative. ❤
Thanks 😊
Great tutorial. Thx you.
You are welcome!
Want to see your leaf washi tape…enjoyed watching and listening to your creative thought processes
Great! Love that they lay flat, thanks!
You're welcome 😊
This is so cool!! I just made one out of a watercolor artisto 9 x 12 pad using the pad backing for the book covers and it worked out perfectly!! It looks so good. I can't wait to do my first painting in it; but I have so many sketchbook I need to finish...lol! I really am a sketchbook Floozy now 😂🎉❤ I love everything about this video! Thanks for sharing and making it easy!!
That is awesome!
If you don't have foam of any kind, an old magazine (or old phone book) works. I do recommend a teflon bone folder. Well worth the cost. I just love mine. I like to pinch/tuck the very little bit of the corner where it overlaps by using my fingernail. Works great. Lindsay, you did great with your instructions. There are many ways to accomplish the same end. The more different people you watch, sometimes the more confused one gets. We each find what works best for us. I have found with the final cover, if you grab a curved needle it slips up and around the stitch easily. My final stitch is a surgeon's knot to finish.
Good to know!
I was thinking about using a couple of layers of corrugated cardboard, like from an Amazon box. It seems like it would be easier to go through than a phone book. ❤ I'm also wondering if I could use my scoring tool because it does have those grooves in it. ❤
@@windywednesday4166 absolutely use what you have. I tend to punch my signatures in a little different manner and I happen to use an old, small book because I use a template into each signature. Yes, a scoring tool will work. I only shared about the teflon bonefolder is because when I make cards, it doesn't leave a shine or mark on the paper. It is totally not necessary. Have fun making yours.
Beautiful! you did a great job! I think I can do it now! Hugs! Peggy
You can do it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH LINDSAY!
So, the process of the end stitches will take more than one watch. I will like to make myself such a book. Thanks for the walk through.
You can do it!
Very interesting tutorial! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! Cheers!
Can't wait to try and make one 🎉
Yay!
I can’t wait to try this! 🤩
Awesome, thanks for the tutorial!!
Hi, Lindsay. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
When I was doing more art collage & art journaling, I used the NORI brand of rice paste for a lot of my work. I loved the texture and pleasant light fragrance of it. I got it at my local fine art supply store, but Michael's may carry it too. I've also used white PVA liquid glue (polyvinyl alcohol, a synthetic polymer) highly recommended for book binding...but it's not so environmentally friendly as it is made from petro-chemicals like all plastics. I think YES paste is made from wheat. I didn't know that Elmers and most other white liquid adhesives are also made from PVA The white glue sold as "PVA" (Lineco is one brand) is supposed to be a higher quality product than the regular Elmers and others for paper crating and book binding. So many choices. 🧐
And I'm sure most will work just fine 🙂
Wow AWESOME, This looks great, and I love how it opens up. Not too hard except for the stitching, lol but I will defiantly try this.. Thank you..
You can do it!
@@thefrugalcrafter lol Thank you
thank you ,i want to make this kind of book
I'm so sorry you stabbed your finger for us😢. I just thought 🤔🤔 I'll use the back chipboard of the watercolor paper pad to make my sketchbook cover and cover that with some of my special (liked very much) scrapbook pages, then I'll have a unique to my likings sketchbook 😊. Thanks for shedding blood 🤢 for us, LoL. Hope it wasn't too painful. I agree that adding your extra thread on the inside makes more sense than on the outside. And yeah me, I've actually got a curved needle just for this process. God bless you for doing this. Love and hugs 🤗. Becky B
That's a great idea!
Great tutorial!!! I really want to give this a try.
Please do!
Thank you so much! Very clear to understand. Much appreciated!
Glad it was helpful!
@@thefrugalcrafter I've been wanting to make one with different types of paper so this will come in handy!
Yay bookbinding! There are enough different kinds of bindings, you could do a different bookbinding video every week for years and still not run out of new ones. Love this kind of thing.
Lindsay, I recently had to resupply my YES! paste and couldn't believe how expensive it had gotten. I looked around for a replacement paste and found "Grandmother Stover's," a "stikflat" glue (it's a paste, but that's what the label says). Works great and it's acid free which was important to me.
Another one I found, and loved, was one called Nori Paste. For those sensitive to fragrance, this one has a lovely (at first) light floral scent -- ended up having to find it a new home. Still and all, it is a good product -- also acid free.
Both of these are running just a bit over $12 at the moment, while the YES! paste is running over $28 (boooo!)
Holy crap! It was under $8 last time I bought it!
@@thefrugalcrafter Seriously! Same here -- this was at Amazon, so maybe it was just one of those wonky 'take advantage of y'all' deals. I think I did shop around at the time (a few months ago, but had to finally give up the search -- that's when I ran across the other two. The Stover is most like the original YES! paste and works great. The Nori is really nice paste as well, but has a lighter "dreamier" feel to it -- I would likely have gone with that just because it felt so nice to use. That scent, tho .... I am over-the-top sensitive to fragrance.
@madhabitz it's mad expensive. I dropped down the rabbit hole one day looking for alternatives. I ended with extra wide double sided tape by elizabeth craft designs. (still stupid expensive, but really quick and clean to use if you don't care about the odd line) bookbinding is so addictive! ❤❤❤ there are videos floating about on youtube that show you how to make your own wheat paste but I'm not that patient!
@@brackalack1 Heh..... same here on making wheat paste. No patience, but I guess if I did tons of books maybe I could get into it. For those who like to keep away from pastes, your idea of double-sided tape is perfect. :)
Thanks for this video! I’ve been wanting to try this and have the awl and wax thread, I just never found an easy video to explain it. This was perfect. ❤
Glad it was helpful!
I tried it. I did fairly ok for the first try. I followed your directions and they were perfect. I can see what you meant about having the cover a little bigger, but it will be perfect for inktober this year. I used Bristol and the back of the pad cut in half for my first attempt. May up my game on next one and use a decorated cover. Thanks again.
Thanks so much. I loved the tutorial!
You are so welcome!
Great video! Because you talk us through the process, its easy to follow. The comment about the blood spots becoming an opportunity for embellishment is epic! This is the first sketchbook making tutorial where I think I could actually do one myself...thanks for all of your hard work. I hope the algorithm rewards you for this one......
Thanks 😊
❤ I love it! Those are some great tips. I just cobbled together a little sketch book for a zentangle challenge and it was so fun... but I can see some places that could have been better. ❤😂
That's a great idea!
@thefrugalcrafter It was fun. I cut some copy paper into thirds and folded it over into bundles. Stapling them made the holes, so I didn't have to really measure. I used an empty tissue box for the cover and papered it with the craft papper filling Amazon is using now instead of plastic. Lol, it's definitely a different look than what you're doing, but it works. ❤️
Great tutorial. I feel like I could do this now I’ve watched this! Others I’ve seen with the stitching have totally baffled me. Thank you. ❤
Glad it was helpful!