Crafty Tips Arts & Crafts Directory
Where crafters share their favorite websites and crafting tips!
Crafty Tips / Book Making & Binding

Book Making & Binding

bookmaking as a craft
Category picture courtesy of:
Your Site Could Be Here

Book Making & Binding

Tutorials and guides, paper, and all the things needed to make and bind your own books and journals.

All the website owners have also included their favorite bookmaking tips on creating hand-made journals, books, and other bound items.

Book Making & Binding Sub-Categories

Great Book Making & Binding Websites

Make Your Own Journal
Make Your Own Journal

Make your own hand-sewn journal with this highly-detailed and easy-to-follow tutorial. The instructions are fully illustrated so that ever the first time bookmaker can make their own journal.

Journal Binding Crafty Tip
When making the book cover try to use a medium weight fabric such as cotton, as a heavyweight fabric will be difficult to glue down and a lightweight fabric may show glue seeping through.
 
 

Book and Paper Items
Book and Paper Items

Selling hand-crafted journals and notepads. Custom orders are welcome.

Book Binding Crafty Tip
Glues make all the difference! Methyl Cellulose combined with PVA is a great combination that is archival as well.
 

Move the Needle
Move the Needle

Online business that sells journals and other paper crafts.

Book Binding Crafty Tip
One of the best tools for paper crafts and bookbinding is a bone folder. It helps make perfect creases when folding paper. Also, if you're using binder's board, I always like to sand it after I cut it to make sure it's really smooth.
 
 
 
About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Advertise With Us | Link To Us | Contact Us
© 2006 - 2012 Crafty Tips Arts & Crafts Directory