Dandelions- teaching book

Crawly

Japanese stab binding with centipede stitching for cover embellishment. Inside is grid paper

How to do Tortoise-shell

I haven't posted any of my tortoise-shell bindings and I'm not sure why...but here is the tutorial for it. Tortoise shell (kikko toji) is sort of the other step that traditional variations take from yotsume toji and you should read that sheet first.

remember you can click on the picture to enlarge it

How to do Hemp-Leaf style Japanese Stab Binding

this is the logical progression from simple (yotsume toji) to noble (kangxi toji). Please read those first, I provide less detail in this one.



remember to click to enlarge and don't hesitate to ask questions.

Kangxi Variation

ok, so you'll find this much easier to follow if you first check out the yotsume toji sheets.

How to do Japanese Stab Binding (simple)

Years ago, I consulted books. 3 books about Japanese Stab Bindings later, I was convinced there had to be a simpler way. I'm a college student, moving in and out every semester is traumatic enough without adding power tools, sewing bench, and book presses into the equation. So I simplified things.

I taught a workshop recently on Japanese Stab Bindings. I wrote up (I mean this literally) a sheet explaining my methods. I figured I might as well share it with the internet as well...

Yotsume toji Tutorial


first sheet with textual instructions and preparation

numbered diagram

hope it's readable! (you can click on the images to get the full view) ask questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

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simple japanese stab with kangxi corner for demonstration for my workshop

Two Quite Small Books

number 1

I love the color of the inside paper (which is the same for both of these

number 2

These are pretty small, definitely the smallest books I've sewn. Originally the inside paper was in this fair-trade pad thing with an interesting (kind of complex) binding but the cover wasn't flexible enough for it work well so I disassembled the pads and reused the components in other projects. The paper is a fibrous, mid-weight rich paper which was really, quite nice. The first book's cover is also a fibrous paper while the 2nd's is scrap cardstock. Binding is simple Japanese

Untitled

wine dyed cover. variation on simple japanese binding with various spine stitches per station.

finally have gotten around to taking pictures

Going Places

cover with vintage postcard

stenciled interior

a tea-stained simple japanese binding with kangxi corners. this is an oldie.

Blue and Bleeding Heart

Coptic with pretty handmade paper (by Michelle Wilson) for a cover that ended up being so pretty that I couldn't think or bear to think of decorating it further.

""My heart does not bleed," she tell herself. but it does." (Margaret Atwood) simple Japanese stab binding

Affinity

I don't only do Coptic bindings even if the past entries might convince you otherwise.


front cover

back cover

close up kangxi corner and binding construction

double loaded Japanese stab binding with kangxi (or noble) corners and colored edges. cardstock, reused paper interior, acrylic