0:00 What is a Sketchbook?
1:02 Why Bind Your Own Sketchbook?
1:56 Book Covers
2:37 Cutting Chipboard
3:02 Paper/Fabric for Covers
3:58 Gluing onto the Cover
5:26 Cutting Tabs
5:44 Bone Folder
6:17 Bookbinding Cloth
7:23 Measuring Hole Placement
7:38 Punching Holes
8:09 Signature Paper
8:41 Cutting Signature Paper
9:29 Punching Signature Paper
9:49 Stitching on a “Dummy” Sketchbook
12:21 Fixing a Loose Thread
13:09 Adding Another Signature
13:39 Binding a Lower Layer
14:50 Why Bind Your Own Sketchbook?
15:54 At the End of a Row
16:05 Binding the Other Cover
18:24 Tying Off the Thread
18:55 Curved Vs. Straight Needles
19:21 Types of Threads
19:46 Threading the Needle
20:05 Threading the Sketchbook
20:26 Coptic Stitch
22:38 Adding a New Signature
24:36 Not Enough Thread?
25:39 Adding the Top Cover
27:11 Finishing the Threading Process
27:27 Trimming the Paper
27:49 Finished Sketchbook
27:57 Bloopers
Clara Lieu
Art Prof & Partner
Eloise Sherrid
Artist & Filmmaker
Prompt
Create a sketchbook using the Coptic stitch.
Core Ideas
Sketchbook practice, Coptic stitch
Materials provided by Lineco
Recommended Courses
Supplies
Utility knives are extremely sharp and it’s really easy to cut yourself by accident! We recommend wearing a kevlar glove on your hand which is not cutting to prevent injuries.
