...her in the dim light have begun to wrap themselves around her tightly, binding her like a mummy and forcing her back down to the ground. ... She shrugs off her jacket, tossing it to the floor. She bows, japanese style, and relaxes her body. Breathing deeply, she focuses. "Your pet...can in such a short time, which, quite frankly is a lot. "Stab me. Poke me. Try and make me bleed." A slight grin appears...

Book (binding) geekery

So at Kindling Words West last year, Alison James had us all make our own bound notebooks using Japanese stab binding. I generally think of myself as a not-crafty person (the glue and glitter were the scariest part of being a scout leader for me), and so was surprised at how, well, satisfying it was to stitch a book together. Alison wisely insisted...

Being writerly.

... bit of a fascination for bookbinding. I can't really describe why but there's just something about this that is very interesting. My first test of Japanese stab binding turned out alright but not fantastically. I added an extra hole by mistake and now know that I have to sand the paper a little on the ...

... her book so i have to source that out-- sounds easy but to work for the kind of binding that I'm partial to it would have to be wide but short, with the lines going ...... i dont think ive ever seen paper of that orientation...  the only way to get around that would be to do a japanese stab binding but im not a huge fan of those (ok theyre fine for thin things, zines or small art books etc but not ...

japanese stab binding

Hello! I just finished my senior project of 35 hand-bound books. It was my first time trying the Japanese stab binding. Here is The Animal, The Body, The Earth : my previous books/post thanks!

.... now, i dont really know what binding to use. the only good binding i...for flimsy wide pages is the japanese stab binding, so ive been working from that... on the outside (a la japanese stab binding). how can i bind these pages without any visible stitching/screws/etc... blank paper) my very very simple binding i want to recreate, only with ...! or even if you know what this style of binding is called!

Information

... can be bound into the final journal. The leftmost half-inch may be hidden by the binding, so please keep this in mind! Construction paper, tissue paper, watercolor paper - it's ... the pages, I will scan them all and upload them for the community to see. I will then use a Japanese Stab Binding to bind the pages into a permanent journal, which I will keep. In some cases, I may choose to auction the...

Handmade autograph books

...own hands and made my own! And I just can't stop!!!! They are bound using the japanese stab binding method and most of the papers are scrapbooking papers with the covers also including calendar images and ...nephew's: clear photo corners: My SiL's: seashell on the binding: alternating green and blue pages for the "water" feel: Thanks ...

Handmade autograph books

...own hands and made my own! And I just can't stop!!!! They are bound using the japanese stab binding method and most of the papers are scrapbooking papers with the covers also including calendar images and ...nephew's: clear photo corners: My SiL's: seashell on the binding: alternating green and blue pages for the "water" feel: Thanks ...

Handmade autograph books

...own hands and made my own! And I just can't stop!!!! They are bound using the japanese stab binding method and most of the papers are scrapbooking papers with the covers also including calendar images and ...nephew's: clear photo corners: My SiL's: seashell on the binding: alternating green and blue pages for the "water" feel: Thanks ...