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@MaxxPeerson023 7 лет назад

my back aches, i've pricked my finger about a thousand times, I worked on it for eleven hours, but I finally got it done

@hsinto 6 лет назад

Same here

@harrisjford3886 6 лет назад

My first time is two hours

@tristinkurtz4274 5 лет назад

i feel i got it in 8 but had a knot literally 3 stitches away from the end and almost lost it but spent 5 minutes getting it out

@lolabest2737 5 лет назад

WaywardMax same....I cut my finger open and had to superglue it cause im clumsy

@mpregfics 5 лет назад

I'm 2 years late but congratz on your accomplishment!

@wernernhnh 10 лет назад

I'm a master bookbinder and professor emeritus RIT. After a 60+ year career, congratulation on a job well done!

@SeaLemonDIY 10 лет назад

Wow! Coming from you that means a lot, thanks!

@atrtsh 5 лет назад

Could I ask then, what would you say is the difference between kettle and coptic stitch? They seem to be used interchangably on RU-vid, but I thought they were distinct. Many thanks for any insights you can offer!

@miahayes8061 5 лет назад

@@atrtsh You realize that you are responding to a comment made 4 years ago right?

@atrtsh 5 лет назад

@@miahayes8061 Yes? No harm in asking. RU-vid has killed personal messaging so no other choice.

@miahayes8061 5 лет назад

@@atrtsh True

@gwahbwahuwah1127 5 лет назад

I swear I watched this just yesterday but it was EIGHT YEARS AGO

@kaleidiscope 4 года назад

Pink Fury I’m watching this today

@yenyramos6048 4 года назад

And?

@dr.trasher8271 4 года назад

Your pfp says it all 😂

@geloraacc2128 4 года назад

you're not alone man

@kirierjiro6436 4 года назад

I watched it about month a go

@max_ishunter7478 4 года назад

I'd never thought i would be looking up on yt how to make a sketchbook, i blame the damn coronavirus

@dummy3002 4 года назад

yep...u r ri8..bt u will enjoy the fun in it man..try it once...it will the best to learn with fun man...

@max_ishunter7478 4 года назад

Harshini Chandrasekhar mm, i've tried making sketchbooks, and thats all i rlly do😂😂my friends told me to take a break cuz i was making too much at once😂😂

@dummy3002 4 года назад

@@max_ishunter7478 savage man!!😆...i thought u r feeling like "is this me"..bt u r a savage man!!...keep going...i m doing now...my frst one😅

@max_ishunter7478 4 года назад

Harshini Chandrasekhar i already have the papers folded in half on top of my desk and im planning to make more once im done with my 14th one😅😅

@dummy3002 4 года назад

@@max_ishunter7478 😉😉 enjoy

@TheCodysbiggestfan 8 лет назад

i used this tutorial for a book for my friend as a fare well gift. it was a lot easier and faster to do than i had thought and it was easy to follow. Thank you for the tutorial :)

@fathima.ranwar1657 8 лет назад

you're the most patient person ive ever seen

@jdrawsshit4837 6 лет назад

fathima.r anwar

@nurizni33 4 года назад

Thanks to this tutorial, my group & I managed to actually make money during our entrepreneurship subject by selling notebooks!

@teenytinyflame 5 лет назад

After about a year of just watching your tutorials, I finally made a book out of watercolour paper I just had sitting around! I love it so much!

@SeaLemonDIY 11 лет назад

I've read some people rub wax on their covers to protect. Or you can find a matte varnish to spray on them. Just make sure it is archival-safe so it doesn't ruin your paper/book over time.

@cristianjacobcunanan7900 5 месяцев назад

What do I do if I have the thread but not the needle

@charlied2272 2 года назад

Tysm! I have a lot of old unfinished sketchbooks I didn't want to continue drawing in since I've improved so much since, but also didn't want to waste the paper. I bound the unused pages and now have a whole new sketchbook that I can proudly say I made myself :) Will definitely be doing this again down the road.

@julecaesara482 8 лет назад

the more I practise, the faster it becomes. No more buying expensive notebooks!

@nasyainsyira5839 8 лет назад

Trueee!!!

@ahnus2130 7 лет назад

wow! thats so amazing! very true, with practice it somehow speeds up. woow!

@miaccg5621 6 лет назад

Jule Caesara i still can’t do it :( just need some support 😢

@lapislovesgaming8739 6 лет назад

Yep just buying expensive supplies to make cheap notebooks

@rodneysingh283 6 лет назад

Jule Caesara

@Ribakava 8 лет назад

Hello! I just used this tutorial to create my mixed media sketchbook and it is SO AWESOME! the pages lie completely flat and its just brilliant. Thank you!

@heyits_cat8966 2 года назад

Wait wait, can you flip pages/cover behind itself? Idk how to word it, but yk how with sprirle bound sketchbooks you can do it?

@Yasashiao 2 года назад

@@heyits_cat8966 I don't think so.... they lie flat but I think they have a limit on how far they can go

@rodrigowmatos 9 лет назад

this tutorial makes me save a lot of money! thanks Mrs. Sea Lemon (sorry, i don't know your name).

@SeaLemonDIY 9 лет назад

It's Jennifer, but Ms. Sea Lemon works too ;)

@sopyaplays7871 7 лет назад

Sea Lemon my aunts name is Jennifer!

@vbutterflyx 3 года назад

I have also done it with regular sewing thread (none of my needles had big enough holes for waxed thread) and it works just fine!

@krn2487 2 года назад

Same here.

@nelaepowt 4 года назад

My friend remembered I made glue notebooks, so he linked me this when he did it himself. Very lovely! I imagine doing this and having a "therapeutic" time hehe. Perfect thing to do since online classes will be really stressful.

@acmulhern 10 лет назад

great video! beautifully made, well explained and great skills. It makes me so happy when i find such a good video, teaching me a new challenging skill as opposed to "how to hot glue sth to a mason jar". thanks so much for posting this!

@SeaLemonDIY 10 лет назад

Thanks! Your comment makes me happy :)

@rat_magician 10 месяцев назад

I used this tutorial to make my own sketchbook this evening and only just now realized it was posted 11 years ago! It was very fun making it tho! I finally have a cheap sketchbook for both drawing and painting!!!

@vbutterflyx 3 года назад

I tried this with regular sewing thread, and it works just fine!

@lissoide4466 3 года назад

thanks for sharing

@sawc.ma.bals. 2 года назад

Yes I tried it too turned out super nice

@angeIeyes 4 года назад

Oh yes, social distancing activities.

@bethgutierrez-vazquez3055 4 года назад

Tru

@dustbowlboy 4 года назад

Me too bro, me too

@noorkhankhanaftab2748 4 года назад

Yeah guy

@LaraWarriorWolf 3 года назад

Even though it's been uploaded 10 years ago, still great to this day. Also, at 9:00 - that was such a clean shot. I will finally know how to make proper knots :D Thank you!

@almainaalki7877 4 года назад

Thanks!!! I made my first ever book last night and finish it this morning 🤩. Since it quarantine days no more worry about running out of sketching books 😂

@Scarshadow666 4 года назад

I've been watching her tutorials for a while and Sea Lemon has been my go-to channel for bookbinding for a long time now! It's interesting watching her older tutorial videos and seeing how far she's come! ^^

@julieg6320 9 дней назад

I have just finished my 10th book and I still watch the video to make sure that I am doing it correctly. Thank you so much for this brilliantly clear set of instructions.

@simona2274 4 года назад

Finally I can have a great sketchbook and no money spent! My first try was kind of wonky with a lot of quirks and mistakes, but the second one came out so well. It's just so satisfying and fun to make it. Thank you for making this awesome tutorial!

@madonnafriedman5148 Год назад

Thanks to you I completed my first watercolor book! I only had to watch 8 times then pause the last time for the steps. Thanks so much for your wonderful instruction 😊

@IITacoMuncherArtsII Год назад

How are you here in 2023.

@LunaBianca1805 5 лет назад

This looks so beautiful :) I love seeing the youtube community keeping classical historical techniques alive 🥰

@IITacoMuncherArtsII Год назад

It's 2023

@dracenstein5556 6 лет назад

Thanks ALOT SL, now I've got 500 books I don't friggin know what to do with.😂 so addicting. Your amazing as a teacher ,I recommend everyone to you.

@OpeOhNo 4 года назад

I am a firm believer that once you make your own sketchbook, that there's no going back to just buying a regular one...💙

@Louise_Moura Год назад

That was 100% me! I wanted a square one, around 20x20cm, but couldn't find it to buy anywhere, so I made one. Now, everytime I see a sketchbook for sale I think "nah, I can make one just like this for half this price" XD

@betulkorkmaz6420 Год назад

Same goes for clothes :) I make my own and I rarely shop. I mostly buy socks and lingerie.

@killiansirishbeer 7 месяцев назад

@@betulkorkmaz6420that is do true 😂

@Ihatemondaymorning 10 лет назад

I found this tutorial yesterday and immediately started making my own sketchbook. I LOVE IT! You're awesome, I love all your DIY ideas and your voice is so calm and beautiful! Keep it up ^^

@SeaLemonDIY 10 лет назад

Nice! Thank you :)

@krislobos5279 Месяц назад

Rewatching is 2024, I picked up bookbinding again after a 2 year break. I started in 2017 with this channel.

@meglet23 5 лет назад

I'm a long-time Sea Lemon fan. :) Just made my first book yesterday with the help of your tutorial! Took me about 4 hours and it turned out great! Thanks :)

@srednaart 3 года назад

This was awesome! I followed along with the tutorial, slowing down and pausing as needed. My sewing experience came in handy on this one and it took around 3 hours. Certainly a labor of love project and I’m so happy with the outcome! I made this to have an extra special sketchbook that is unique to me. I feel like I did a medieval lesson on book binding too, so cool 😎 Next time I make this, I wanna play around width different cover materials. Maybe try a leather softcover next time. Great tutorial thanks!

@scribblees 3 года назад

I’ve just finished making my second sketchbook using this method and I’m almost done filling the first one I made! Thank you for your easy to follow tutorial💙

@marlenejones6266 3 года назад

You rock. I'm lucky to make it through this music

@VivianDelphine 6 лет назад

Just the right pace: not too fast nor too slow. I appreciate how much of the video is slightly sped up stitching. I didn't need to rewind too much, nor did I feel bored. I just used this stitch on a new project of mine and it looks beautiful. Thank you!

@leam1978 5 лет назад

i found this video after searching for a way to make a 5.5"x8" watercolor sketchbook because i can't buy one in portrait orientation. now i can reuse my old leather journal cover--thank you!

@ScrapwoodCity 9 лет назад

Beautiful sketchbook!

@irannakamura 3 года назад

Ko0

@butterfly4591 3 года назад

Thankyou so much for sharing your amazing RU-vid tutorials on bookbinding. I am trying to make one today. With the coptic stitch. I just love how clear and informative you make each step and show it multiple times. I love how I can pause and see exactly what your doing. I have looked at other tutorials but they dim in comparison to what you offer in yours. I can't Thankyou enough 🌻

@scarletsantiago8857 5 лет назад

Now I can make water color journals without buying expensive one XD

@empresse9228 3 года назад

I just said the same thing a while ago XD

@indiaweston3116 3 года назад

Hey my whole class is making this book and on the behalf of them I thank you. This video helped me out I'm no longer attending the class so I finished the cover all on my own. With the help of you, of course.

@SeaLemonDIY 11 лет назад

Hi! For this very reason, I made the DIY Coptic Stitch Binding tutorial you can find a link to in the description. That has a slower breakdown of the binding method. Hope that helps!

@LadyPyrien 7 лет назад

I just finished my coptic stitch book!! Thank you so much sealemon! I've had way too much fun making my own books..

@danicalifornia_ 5 лет назад

honestly u will be the reason i graduated college and got a job. thanks for all your amazing videos!

@josephstevenson9230 3 года назад

Thank you! Took me an age but I did it! I came here after PeterDraws mentioned he followed your guide and it was great. Now I'll always have flat pages for my drawings and I can look ultra-hipster when I say I use homemade sketchbooks: win win!

@bmbrmanEOD 4 года назад

If you don’t have a bone folder, you can use the non serrated edge of a butter knife. Just make sure you tape the serrated edge or something similar, because you definitely can cut your finger on a butter knife.

@johnnyhicks6106 3 года назад

That’s so smart!!!! I’m doing this ☺️☺️

@NikkyKicks 7 лет назад

One way to make sure your holes line up is to use scrap paper to make a template with a thin sheet of scrap paper. Make it longer than your signatures, and mark where the bottom of the signature will be. Measure and mark your hole down the center of the template, than punch out the holes. Now you can put the template inside the signatures, line up the bottom, and punch! A bonus if this is you can label the size of the signatures and the type of binding and resume the template later to make another book!

@marlenejones6266 3 года назад

What's wrong with the way shes doing it?

@melanieanne6762 6 лет назад

I am taking an art class in college right now and the professor had us watch this video for a project. I am addicted to your channel and have become really excited about and interested in bookmaking! Your channel is awesome👍😊📔

@michelleclifton8868 3 года назад

Can't imagine you will ever see this comment, but I just had to say thank you for this. This was my first attempt at this type of binding and I couldn't have done it without you! Don't get me wrong, it looks like a hot mess, lol. But I couldn't be happier and know that this is something that will take a lot of practice to get right. I've been a sea sub for quite a while and you have really provided so many tools for binding and other crafty goodness. I am currently obsessed with making handmade art journals and I literally couldn't do it without you 😁 I hope you and Kona had a wonderful holiday!!

@accaraway 10 лет назад

I can do that, hold my beer.

@princessisaac1783 6 лет назад

accaraway I do not know what you are speaking of but I am so surprised that you can do that. Now that you have mentioned that, I can do that too.

@randomlyvisha1110 6 лет назад

Princess Isaac He meant that By the aentence hold my beer it means he's drunk, So Thinking you are drunk it means you're out of your mine thinking you can do it even if you dont😁😂

@proartsofkv3945 6 лет назад

Mental

@larissagault9433 6 лет назад

RandomlyVisha! It's also a meme

@cutejunkie867 6 лет назад

Are you Polish? XD

@LIGHTFASTSTUDIO 4 года назад

Who is watching in 2020? Is bookbinding still alive???

@hapyrny4939 4 года назад

@abhakumari5891 4 года назад

Yes it is still alive

@Katie_buggin 4 года назад

The rona is bringing back many things

@side9825 4 года назад

Every thing has come to me again sooo yes ÷)

@rachaelshay7649 3 года назад

Sis, was it ever dead!?

@alphonzosolorzano5011 2 года назад

Wow thank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial! Never thought I would be making my own sketchbook. Been having a hard time finding the right sketchbook with the exact paper weight/texture I needed in my area. ordering online was going to take weeks to get what I was looking for. Found the paper I wanted in a spiral bound pad and used the backing sheet as the covers. A fifth the cost of what a premium sketchbook was going to cost me with shipping. Thanks again

@deardiary.loveforest 7 месяцев назад

12 years later and this is still the best tutorial ♡

@susanagween432 9 лет назад

Thank you so much. This was a great video. I did my first book with hemp wick cover in bee's wax (what I had at the house) Used a bigger size needle to pierce the holes so the hemp wick would go through. It was beautiful. Thank you

@srednaart 4 года назад

Thanks for showing us how to make this! I’d like an art sketchbook that lays flat and this looks like what I need to make. It came out beautifully

@Aoichi_ 5 лет назад

I did about 6 sketchbooks and 1 bullet journal using this tecnique. I always come to this video to make sure that I'm doing it properly. The first one I did was a mess, but after two times it became perfect. Thank you so much! 💕

@SyedsSuperServiceHVAC 7 лет назад

I've watched this vid like 5 times already and just cant get over it.... its so.... MESMERISING!

@sydneymerwin9600 9 лет назад

we made these in our art class as our sketchbooks for the year. although we used computer paper and cereal boxes

@MyNguyen-ph5si 8 лет назад

haha. i did that for my first book.

@flyingfrogs2489 3 года назад

I'm actually planning on doing exactly this 🤣🤣🤣 I love sketching on printer paper lol It's my favorite thing to sketch on ... I really need to get my feet wet with quality paper at some point but for now I simply don't feel like it lol

@archanatkamal 5 лет назад

Love this tutorial!! I've made a few books watching this video and everytime I finish making one, it brings me so much joy! Thanks a million @sealemon for this amazingly brilliant video! You've explained it so well and it is really easy to follow!! ♥😊🙏

@anapaulaleandro9589 4 года назад

I am in awe of your talent in this book binding art. I want so badly to go and star doing this. I’m thinking that these little masterpieces can become gifts for all the ladies that I know. Thank you so very much for sharing your art. AMAZING.

@michelleelaine1 6 лет назад

I found this video a few weeks ago and I have made 5 books. A friend of mine even bought one to give as a gift! Thank you so much for this very thorough tutorial!!!

@RisingFromTheAshes97 2 года назад

Currently working on my 3rd one and I love them so much! Thank you for this easy to follw tutorial.

@BIG_SM0KE_YT 8 лет назад

0:31 Looked like a optical illusion to me, when she opened the sketch book I thought the pencils on the cover went flying!

@jadyn5062 2 года назад

i come back to this video every time i start and every time i end a new project

@My.Curiosities 2 года назад

I watch this video every year when it come to do my teacher's planner :) always really helpful.

@faym8270 Год назад

Super easy instructions to follow. I think everyone is going to get a sketchbook for Christmas! Thank you x

@catori2486 10 лет назад

Your channel is the BEST account on tutorials! I love it!

@SeaLemonDIY 10 лет назад

Thanks :)

@ShelleyTemplar1986 7 лет назад

For me personally watching this, this is the easiest to follow tutorial. I'm definitely going to try and follow it whilst rebinding my sketchbook for the 2018 sketchbook project.

@jillianlaurenlisitano5686 7 лет назад

I took a class for a semester in bookmaking, it is an art and your tutorial would have been an asset for me. I wasn't so into you tube a couple of years back. I will continue watching your vids now that I have subscribed. Thank you very much ! ;-}

@hxsokie5174 7 лет назад

Ive been stuck watching is for ages but who cares these vids are great

@hxsokie5174 7 лет назад

This*

@aBlankPapyrus 10 лет назад

You make this look so easy! I HAVE to try it. Thank you.

@sari0009 9 лет назад

I'm using this stitch to make a blank canvas board book. Instead of poking holes in paper signatures, there are like holes in the duck/duct tape holding the double-sided canvas boards together. Thank you so much for your very clear videos. Very well done!

@joscott1851 2 года назад

Thank you for showing step-by-step, rather than taking a shortcut!

@Roseyfinchartworks 5 лет назад

Just made my first watercolor sketchbook from this! Thank you!!

@findingagain 4 года назад

Question for you! Did you put less pages in each signature due to how thick the paper is?

@janariemann7958 8 лет назад

I make this and it really works

@DFullerLisa 2 года назад

Finally a tutorial without any fluff and just shows how it's done! You make it look so easy!

@grayovercast 3 года назад

Thank you! I received an email for a class on this for $40. I knew there was a video on this on RU-vid! I'm going to make books out of everything, lol.

@JoshOliviaTubeVids 7 лет назад

Corrine thank you

@gracebridgette7848 7 лет назад

JoshOliviaTubeVids same.

@maocra8702 3 года назад

Honestly I'm so broke I'm just gonna do this with recycled cereal boxes and a sewing kit. It'll be tough but I wanna try this so bad, haha!

@ivygarcia6878 3 года назад

That's what I was thinking of doing! What are you using for inside pages?

@maocra8702 3 года назад

@@ivygarcia6878 I was dumb and just literally used recycled cardboard but I'm thinking now you could probably use cheap sketchbook paper or use glued-together printer paper! Or just printer paper if you can stand rippling on it

@ivygarcia6878 3 года назад

@@maocra8702 I don't want to go out and buy a sketchpad lol I was thinking of using things I had around the house (like lined paper or printer paper. Maybe even a couple magazine pages) but I wanted to see what others used

@maocra8702 3 года назад

@@ivygarcia6878 I just said you could use printer paper though???

@MaryJane-ug3eu 3 года назад

Ha ha i love the cereal box idea😸 i just used an old Amazon envelope, so far so good

@CottonGinster 4 года назад

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I'm teaching book binding in my art class this year and this has saved my life!

@TheMuffinWoman13 8 лет назад

I was looking for a good explanation on this for an anniversary memory book, and your whole channel is just a goldmine. Thank you so much!

@pariwesh 4 года назад

*After breaking a needle, wasting thread and getting pissed I finally made my DIY sketchbook! Thanks*

@DarkMoonDroid 5 лет назад

Oooooh, Christmas presents 2019! 👍🎄🎁

@estherlum9045 8 лет назад

i made a planner while following along with this stitching method for the first time today. my book turned out really really large since i had 37 signatures but the stitching was very nice. thanx for the video. :)

@goldieroberts6304 5 лет назад

First book done.. I knew the cover at the end was gonna be the hardest part and it was.. I cant wait for the pva glue to in the mail.. Thank you for helping me my craft on. 😊

@PJEarl 10 лет назад

Thanks for a tutorial I can actually understand.

@damptoast 7 лет назад

This worked out so well, thank you ❣

@MelanaC 7 лет назад

This is one of the best coptic stitch book binding tutorials! Clear and easy to follow with excellent narration

@MarieNightAndDay 3 года назад

YT's best Japanese bookbinding explainer video. Thank you

@patmb2011 8 лет назад

a couple days ago E.Lilly asked... who would actually do this, it takes too long? i don't think she really wants an answer (her "reply" feature is turned off. but in case she actually did? in my experience, artistic people are more creative and enjoy one of a kind things... whereas a mundane person would rather run to the store to get what everybody else has:) you can personalize this project in so many ways... we put the binding on the short side so our notebook opens extra long for landscape drawings.

@tvi82 7 лет назад

who would actually do this, it takes too long? .... Well i`m going to do it, i can`t buy the watercolour sketch pad i would like so i need to make my own... i want a certain size, with 100% cotton paper.

@shorea27 7 лет назад

patmb2011 I remember my Dad bound our vintage comic books this way.

@ASMRyouVEGANyet 7 лет назад

patmb2011 maybe they don't have the time...

@fakiirification 5 лет назад

Yeah... if you don't have a spare hour to do a simple project like this, when do you have time to draw/paint/sketch anything? Ive made the equipment to do full on hard bound traditional bookbinding, and even that doesn't take too long once you have the tools - press, spine clamp, sewing frame, etc, the time sink is waiting for glue to dry after each step. These sketchbooks are literal childs play in the bookbinding world, anyone can do it with no tools and very little time, and you end up with a product that will bring endless satisfaction and even inspiration, as you feel compelled to fill every page with your best effort. I encourage everyone to try it.

@hanawana 5 лет назад

fakiirification that’s beautiful

@MeggieTheWerewolf 9 лет назад

Omg, so awesome :D I'm doing it like all the time now! :D

@seth2854 8 лет назад

+MeggieTheWerewolf me too! It way easier to buy and have in my area. :D

@squirrelfmss860 8 лет назад

meep

@lina1234542 7 лет назад

me too :)

@ChristinaTodd1970 4 года назад

I made my first sketchbook! I used watercolor paper and only did 3 signatures of 3 sheets each. It turned out ok, just a little bit floppsy. It’s getting the covers on that’s difficult for me. The stitching was fairly easy. I watched that part on half speed 👍🏼

@lookatmenoww 6 лет назад

I used this idea a couple of times and those are the best notebooks! It takes me about one or two hour, the more I practise the better it is.

@diegocastro4594 10 лет назад

Yey wonderful! i'm glad i could find something like this here. Thanks for sharing, now i'll start mine : )

@knucklehead9129 8 лет назад

im making one for someone at school, ah the things 13 year olds do for money XD

@tisubekasariobayu 8 лет назад

wow you're 13 too!? thanks for the idea tho :D

@knucklehead9129 8 лет назад

Vania Ananda okay...lol

@Riasavi 5 лет назад

That's exactly what I'm doing too. I'm also 13

@lolabest2737 5 лет назад

knucklehead lol you remind me of myself I used to do that for my siblings and they would pay me and then tell their friends and then they would ask me to make them stuff so I always had a bunch of money and asked my mother to buy the items for my books and then I bought a computer and would order a bunch of items lmfao

@orionpintado7347 5 лет назад

The age of the average RU-vid commenter is like 14 nowadays. Back in my day we didn't have these fancy RU-vids

@fionah-chan Год назад

this is such a great video and the instructions are so easy to follow 😍even though it's been uploaded 10 years ago but it's still helpful to this day ❤i'm gonna make one for 2023 😎

@gabriellebaalke6704 6 лет назад

Thank you, Sea Lemon! I was using Esther K. Smith's 'How to Make Books' and got stuck. I found your tutorial and was off and running again in a flash! Hurrah! You save the book! :)

@aidanmcgovern6121 8 лет назад

I'm having a Melanie Martinez themed school equipment this year so this would be a great way to have my own personalised Melanie Martinez diary/planner

@Neironify 6 лет назад

You have no idea how much i cursed while doing this.I am not patient xD

@myndolin Год назад

I just made this as my first ever bookbinding project, and though it's not perfect, I'm super happy with it and feeling pretty jazzed. And I learned a LOT. Thanks so much for these videos!

@x1dl 3 года назад

Mine came out a bit flimsy but still useable, thanks for this easy tutorial. I got the pattern down right away ! Keep up the great book binding vids

@destinythesarcasticone511 8 лет назад

does it HAVE to be waxed thread? because i have none but i have lots of other thread

@SeaLemonDIY 8 лет назад

+Destiny The Sarcastic One It doesn't have to be, but it helps with the binding process (less tangles). Here's a tutorial on how to make your own, it's easy! bit.ly/WaxThread

@user-ft7pc3uj7f 8 лет назад

نايل يا ياتركيب الباء لي يا اختي بوبوك يا بشاير دبي يللا لتا متنك

@darcygoedecke7065 8 лет назад

+Destiny The Sarcastic One I just saw another video where they waxed the thread themselves! They did it by pulling the thread over a stick of wax, while pushing on it with their thumb.