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Anyone can make a book! This step-by-step guide covers two ways to get there: sew a hardcover book from scratch, or give a well-loved paperback a brand-new case. Every step is in plain language, with diagrams and shop-tested tips along the way. No experience needed, just a free afternoon and a willingness to get a little glue on your fingers.
What you'll get
A printable PDF guide to hand-sewing and case binding a hardcover book, about 5.5" x 8.5" when made from letter-size paper. It works for journals, sketchbooks, or a favorite novel that deserves better.
Two paths in one guide: start from scratch or recase a book you already own.
The complete workflow:
folding signatures and punching sewing holes
sewing with the French link and kettle stitch
removing an old cover
attaching endpapers, super, and head and tail bands
cutting and covering your boards
final assembly
A full tools and materials list, with easy substitutes for anything you don't have.
Anyone can make a book! This step-by-step guide covers two ways to get there: sew a hardcover book from scratch, or give a well-loved paperback a brand-new case. Every step is in plain language, with diagrams and shop-tested tips along the way. No experience needed, just a free afternoon and a willingness to get a little glue on your fingers.
What you'll get
A printable PDF guide to hand-sewing and case binding a hardcover book, about 5.5" x 8.5" when made from letter-size paper. It works for journals, sketchbooks, or a favorite novel that deserves better.
Two paths in one guide: start from scratch or recase a book you already own.
The complete workflow:
folding signatures and punching sewing holes
sewing with the French link and kettle stitch
removing an old cover
attaching endpapers, super, and head and tail bands
cutting and covering your boards
final assembly
A full tools and materials list, with easy substitutes for anything you don't have.
