This tutorial shows how to use the sewing frame that Daniel made for me. It shows me sewing a 9 x 12 book for a wedding sign-in book. She's opted for three books, splitting the memory scrapbook into two books, since making it as one book would have been so large.
See my previous post for more about the sewing frame, and you can click here to see the first post about this cord bound sign-in book.
13 comments:
What a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing. I love your sewing frame.
Wow, it's a great sewing frame! Thank you for the tutorial.
Thanks KarleighJae, Your video is the first I have seen about this technique, I am now inspired to have a try myself. If I lived closer I would definately attend one of your classes. Liz in Australia
Great video! I've seen the nails used for cords, but is there a way to use them for tapes as well? (It seems that the twist needed to get the nail perpendicular to the slot would put an unwelcome twist in your ribbon.) I did find sewing keys to be cheaper at Talas than anywhere else (a little over $2), but only if you can find someone to share the shipping with you!
That sewing frame is just cool. I've got to build one for myself so I can try some cord-binding. Thanks for sharing that!
Thank you for such a great video! A friend of mine made me a sewing frame and I know how to use it, but what I'm not clear about is ... how is this book bound? I have never used the cording before. Is this cording a heavier jute type material? I want to make a book for my son, who is in the USMC. Thank you for all your help.
Karleigh, are the cords removed from the book block after removing it from the sewing frame?
Nola
As far as completing the binding with covers, we haven't created that tutorial yet :) It may come eventually, but right now we're more focused on our Bookbinding 101 series of posts. Regarding the cord bound, what happens next that isn't shown in the video, is we round the spine (a process hard to describe, so we'll forego it here, which leaves a large gap in understanding, but it must be so for now - really truly sorry to leave that unexplained). Then we cut out binder's board to the size we want the cover to be, and punch holes in it one half inch from the edge closest to the spine. These holes line up with the cords. We then stick the cords into the holes, going over the outside of the cover. When the cover is opened, you see the cord ends sticking through. We fray these ends using a flea comb as a brush, combing through the cords to remove half or more of the strands that make up the cord. The cord ends will than lay somewhat flat as we glue them down along the inside of the cover. After the binder's board is securely in place, you have a text block with securely attached boards, ready for covering with leather. (Quite a late response, but we're going to try to be better at that - and probably a bit lacking in detail to be of much use, but hopefully it helps somewhat.)
Hi Nola, no the cords remain a part of the book. They're what hold all the pages together. In our response above, is a partial explanation of what happens next. We really ought to finish this tutorial, but for now we're putting a lot of time into our Bookbinding 101 series of posts.
Hey, yeah, Rob, thanks so much!
Thanks so much Esther! Some day we may finish the tutorials and show how to complete the book ;)
The nails and tape might not mix, but maybe they could. Perhaps thumbtacking the tapes, or piercing them throug with the nail, possible folding the tape over at the end where the nail goes through. Not sure, but may be worth a try.
You're welcome! Someday we may even finish the series to show how to complete the book :)
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