Concertina Fabric Book Binding Tutorials #1 - Two Methods :) 

You're welcome and thank you for watching :)

Hi Patrizia :) I'm glad you found it helpful in some way, thank you so much for watching :)

Yes definitely adjust the width of the gully, this one is 3/4" and worked well for these pages but of course if you are embellishing heavily make the gully wider :) I hope you give it a try and thank you for watching Dwyllis :)

Oh thank you so very much Loes and thank you so much for taking the time to watch :) xx

Hi Jean :) My challenge was for people to make a 4"x6" page and send it to me, from all those pages that were sent I will make up books. I will put all the names of the people who sent me the pages into a bowl and pick out a winner for each book. If there are nine books then there will be nine lucky people who will have one of these books containing work from people from around the world :) I hope this helps :)

hehe YAY for seeing your page :) I'm glad it was of some help to you :) tfw

Hi there Christa :) they can be made from whatever you like, paper or fabric. I have many videos here - ru-vid.com/group/PLPeMdbtYQcLf_Ks3E3H_JTVFbG1yGjJRS on what other people made for me to place into fabric books. It may help you, thank you for watching and take care

Hi there :) Yes I do tend to leave them square because you don't usually end up seeing them once they are decorated anyway. Of course you could curve them or cut them any shape you like once the binding part is done :) thank you for watching :)

You are very welcome, I hope your books turns out beautifully :) tfw

Hello Sandy, this tutorial was specifically made for a 'chunky' style fabric book, I was sent many pages by people and needed a base to attach the pages to. There are many tutorials on youtube now for different style books (there were none at the time I made this one) I have several on my channel also that may be much better for you :)

Hello there Roslyn and I'm glad you found this tutorial helpful :) I have a written tutorial that I still use today but in place of the spray on adhesive I just use a glue stick and it works perfectly and less fumes :) :) - here you go - helmarusa.typepad.com/blog/2014/03/how-to-print-on-fabric.html

Thank you and I hope it helps :) thank you for watching :)

Hi Hazel :) The centre additions were made from different ladies from around the world and there are all types of constructions, paper, card, fabric, lace and felt and they all worked wonderfully :) thanks so much for watching

Hi Maryann, as someone who never uses hot glue on any of my projects I can honestly say that if you use a good quality fabric glue you will have no problems at all. It will hold strong quite quickly and then after about 24 hours it will be holding really really strong. Have fun making your book/s and thank you for watching :)

You are very welcome Nita and thank you for watching :)

Hopefully one day you will :) thank you so much for watching :)

I'm so very sorry for this late response Ruth, I'm glad you have found this tutorial helpful in some way and hope that you do try one in the future :) xx

Hi there and you are very welcome :) I use the Helmar brand fabric glue, it is quite strong and dries quickly :) thank you for watching

Oh I really hope you do :) thank you so much for watching :)

Thank you so much Genny :)

You're welcome Chrissie and yes they do take some lace up so start putting some aside :) Thank you for watching :)

Yay you saw your page :) thank you for watching :)

Hi there Kathy :) this tutorial was done to show how I was going to put specific books together for a challenge I was having (3 years ago) where people from around the world were sending me pages to attach, it is not the only way to make fabric books. Some people prefer to decorate their pages in the books as they go along. There are many ways to make fabric books (here's a couple more ways - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-agjnOAKoiDA.html) and you just have to find the way that is comfortable for you. I use different methods all the time so there is really no right and wrong way to do them :) I truly hope you are not disheartened by your first book and are able to try again and enjoy the process. Thank you so much for watching and have a lovely day :) - Jeanette

Thank you so much for your response. I'm not discouraged and will keep trying. I haven't found the right method yet for me. I have been a sewer and quilter for over 40 years and I would hope I could figure this out for myself. I will keep trying and one day have that beautiful fabric book to enjoy. You are so sweet and kind. Best of everything to you.

You're very welcome :) perhaps you may enjoy making one like Margaret's, here is the link - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cYSy276A8CY.html A lot of people use this method and enjoy it :)

You can use them for anything you like, you can add paper into them for journaling or sample pieces of fabric, lace and buttons for keepsakes and reference, anything you can think of really :) thank you for watching Yvonne :)

kazza1428 It could work by cutting the half circles once you had folded all your pages but I'm not sure, the second method should work no problems. I have another tutorial on book binding here - Fabric/Lace Book Binding Tutorials #2 - Two More Methods :) that may be better :)

Hello there, the books are made from fabric. These ones are more decorative books but of course you can make them in to anything you want so they work well both ways :) thank you for watching

ScrappinHappyxo Crafts hi, can I add more pages if I want to, even when the book base first few pages have been sewn? Thanks

Well not as big as many other people's lace stashes but I'm certainly not complaining. Thank you so much for watching :)

lisa malterud You're very welcome Lisa :) I think the more the better with this type of thing because no one style will suit everyone :) thank you so much for watching :)

Thank you so much Shaz and thank you for your support, I really do appreciate it :) xxx

Thank you and you're welcome :) tfw

You are very welcome, thank you for watching :)

I'm so glad that you found it helpful Helen :) xx

Thank you Jean and thank you so much for watching :)

Hi Karen :) I so glad you could understand what I was saying and yes it is a lot of fun putting them together :) Thank YOU for taking part in the challenge as I really appreciate it :) tfw

I'm so very glad you have enjoyed it :) xx

Thank you so much Diane :)

Hello Rosanne and thank you for watching :) these fabric/lace books are purely decorative and just for fun to make. If you are after something more practical and still use some laces here is a little book that may be of interest :) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GlL08IShzFM.html&lc=z23yvdixaqnrurx3cacdp431sjufwy4czdbfrqjqew1w03c010c Have a lovely day

Yes I think small is a good way to go :) thank you for watching Hazel :) xx

I hope you give it a try and I'm glad you found it useful :) thank you so much for watching :)

Thank you for watching :)

You're welcome and remember there are many other ways to make fabric books also, these are just a couple :) thank you for watching Jackie

Martha Kerby You're welcome :) you will thoroughly enjoy making your own book I'm sure :) tfw

And great music! Could you please tell me which music you've used?

Thank you for watching Tonia :)

***** the music is 'Clear Air' - incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=clear+waters

Scrappin Happyxo Thanks!:))

Thank you so much for your lovely comment Maria :)

Thank you for taking the time to watch, have fun :)

I'm so glad you found this one useful, it was my favourite method for a long time :) I now use the method I used for my Gypsy book which I find much easier and it sits just as nicely :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and watching, that is a very kind thing for you to say :) have a lovely day

+Carole Ann Colca Thank you for watching Carole and I hope you give it a try :)

hehe don't we all ;) thanks so much for watching Rosanne :)

Marco Antonio Marcelo Thank you :)

Hello Kathy :) you can make the pages out of anything, cardstock, fabric etc. I was running a bookpage challenge at the time of this tutorial and people were sending me pages to add to the book base so it was entirely up to them how they made their pages :) making the pages from fabric keeps the book soft and if you use cardstock etc it will have a firmer feel. I find some laces and trims in thrift stores and I also buy some online. I do hope this helps :) - Jeanette

Thanks so much for your quick response. I've been checking on line for some laces and trims but so far no luck. Hopefully I can find some that are reasonably priced.

What country are you in Kathy?

ScrappinHappyxo Crafts USA