Handmade Books
Making handmade books does not have to be a difficult thing. Many sites offer instructions on simple bookbinding techniques.
Concertina Book Instructions  [offsite link]
Simple instructions on creating an accordian-fold style concertina book.
CPG Bookmaking [offsite link]
California Paper Goods gives text instructions (with only a few images) on creating a simple thread-bound book. Decos
Somewhere between collage and bookmaking lie decos. These sites will help you learn about this swap-happy art form. Easy Magazine Binding [offsite link]
Coptic binding dates back to the Egyptians, and allows the pages to lay flat. Folded Book [offsite link]
This accordian-fold book has pockets in its corners to hold in photos or other items. Four Needle Book [offsite link]
For advanced bookmakers, these directions work you step by step through making a quality book that will last years. Four Pocket Passport Books [offsite link]
These small books have four pockets and are nice for holding ATCs or other cards. How to make Soysilk Paper
Want to make a delicious new handmade paper that feels like silk? Here's how! Making a Sewn Book [offsite link]
This book style involves stacking up sheets of paper and slowly sewing the spine of it together. Paper Bag Book [offsite link]
By cutting a paper bag properly, you can make an 8-page book without any binding necessary. Paper Fastener Book [offsite link]
These books are pages with holes punched in them, held together with paper fasteners or ribbons. Project - Make a Mini Book From Found Materials
Millions of paper coffee sleeves are thrown away every day in local coffee shops. Save one to create a collaged handmade book. RSC Book Making [offsite link]
The Rubber Stamps Club gives instructions on making a variety of artistic minibooks, most bound with ribbons. San Diego MOA Book Instructions [offsite link]
The San Diego Museum of Art provides PDFs of book instructions for a variety of different book styles. SFF Paperback Binding [offsite link]
SFF provides simple instructions for adding a thread binding to a falling-apart paperback book. Skewer Spine Book [offsite link]
These books are created by using wooden skewers to hold the pages together. USCD - A Simple Pamphlet [offsite link]
This illustrated page has instructions on creating a simple book with sewn thread to hold the pages in. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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