Coptic Stitch Bookbinding is a beautiful way to create a handmade sketchbook. This video demonstrates the Coptic stitch on a large scale book model, providing very clear and easy to follow step by step instructions. Different options for bookbinding materials and specialized tools like a bone folder and curved needles are explained. Demo led by Art Prof Teaching Artist Eloise Sherrid and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Video Walkthrough
- What is a Sketchbook?
- Why Bind Your Own?
- Book Covers
- Cutting Chipboard
- Paper/Fabric for Covers
- Gluing onto the Cover
- Cutting Tabs
- Bone Folder
- Bookbinding Cloth
- Hole Placement
- Punching Holes
- Signature Paper
- Cutting Signatures
- Punching Signature Paper
- Stitching on a “Dummy” Sketchbook
- Fixing a Loose Thread
- Adding Another Signature
- Binding a Lower Layer
- Why Bind Your Own Sketchbook?
- At the End of a Row
- Binding the Other Cover
- Tying Off the Thread
- Curved Vs. Straight Needles
- Types of Threads
- Threading the Needle
- Threading the Sketchbook
- Coptic Stitch
- Adding a New Signature
- Not Enough Thread?
- Adding the Top Cover
- Finishing the Threading Process
- Trimming the Paper
- Finished Sketchbook
