I’m on my annual birthday vacation. Just took three days this year instead of the whole week. And instead of taking a class somewhere, I decided to try to teach myself how to bind a book. Technically, I should say I’m learning how to do this from YouTube videos. First up, I folded and cut a bunch of paper. Then I had to sew them into a text block. I followed the video below:

The instructions were great and below is my text block.

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It’s not perfect, but I think it’s pretty good for a first attempt. I also know that if I do this again, I need to get an awl with a really sharp point. Or put a handle on a needle to poke the holes through the paper.

Next, I need to glue it up and then figure out how to put a cover on. But that’s another video to watch.