DIY Leather Book Binding

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Tip 1 - How to Leather Bind a Paperback

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by ultra 1 | permalink

Turn an ordinary paperback book into a leather bound masterpiece... without any fancy tools or techniques.I've spent quite a few hours scouring bookst...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/From-Paperback-to-Leather-Bound/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - DIY Bookbinding and Journal Creation

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Alberto Geneletti | permalink

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For further reading: https://www.pinterest.com/sierrahennessy/diy-bookbinding-and-journal-creation/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Medieval Crafts - Bookbinding How-to

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Harald Rinde | permalink

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For further reading: https://www.pinterest.com/gbertholet/medieval-crafts-bookbinding-how-to/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Leather Journal

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Melvin Washington | permalink

Discover thousands of images about Leather Journal on Pinterest, a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas.
Tags: Handmade Books, Book Binding and Bookbinding Tutorial

For further reading: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/leather-journal/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Bookbinding Fundamentals: Long-Stitch Leather Journal - Tuts+ Crafts & DIY Tutorial

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Murph Scherr | permalink

There are many different bindings that fall under the category of long-stitch, but most are distinguishable by long stitches that attach gatherings of folded pages (also called signatures) directly to the cover. This tutorial will take you through every step to stitching a simple long-stitch binding to a beautiful piece of leather. | Difficulty: Intermediate; Length: Long; Tags: Bookbinding, Leather, Paper

For further reading: http://crafts.tutsplus.com/tutorials/bookbinding-fundamentals-long-stitch-leather-journal--craft-10754 ^[5]

Tip 6 - HOW TO make a Leather Journal - BOOK BINDING tutorial

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by TNT Dice | permalink

This step-by-step tutorial shows you exactly how to bind your own journal and create a leather wrap-around cover. You can achieve a professional finish with this project, even as a complete beginner!

For further reading: http://wellingtonboot.hubpages.com/hub/book-binding-how-to-make-a-leather-bound-moleskine-journal-craft-tutorial ^[6]

Tip 7 - How to bind your own Hardback Book

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ivo Velitchkov | permalink

The art of book binding is an ancient craft, but actually it is not very difficult to do and with almost no practice you can get really awesome result...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-bind-your-own-Hardback-Book/ ^[7]