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Skillshare

Bookbinding Basics: Creating a Leather Watercolor Journal

via Skillshare

Overview

Hello, and welcome to my Skillshare class! During this class, you will learn how to create a leather handbound watercolor journal using basic bookbinding methods and techniques. 

This class covers:

  • Creating signatures
  • Stitching the binding
  • Pressing the book 
  • Sewing the cover to the binding

By the end of this class, you will have made a beautiful watercolor journal built to last a lifetime, and have learned the basics of bookbinding. Let's get started!

Supplies List (with links)

Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Supplies 01
  • Signatures 02
  • Cutting holes 03
  • Sewing the Binding 04
  • Pressing the Spine 05
  • Preparing the Leather 06
  • Sewing the Cover 07

Taught by

Brittany Seaborg

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