my first bookbinding project
i created this little stab-bound notebook filled with loose leaf paper over the weekend.
i made several mistakes:
i didn't have the right tools to punch holes in the paper, so it was a long process of widening them the right amount for the needle to be able to go through several times
i didn't line up the holes on the front and back boards properly, so the back board has two sets of holes!
my corners could've been nicer
i couldn't get my needle to come back up through the middle of the book to tie off at the end, so i had to tie it off around the front
i'm going to be doing some more research before i try anything else, but this was a good experience for finding out what i don't know, and what other tools might be useful if this is something i decide to keep pursuing (for now it is!)
although it was frustrating, i had a lot of fun, and i'm still happy with the finished product. i don't know how many stab-bound books i'll make because i prefer my notebooks to lie flat, but i'll try this at least once more in the future!
tutorial that i followed can be found here
