I love it, I would like to learn to do it. I’ve seen the others tutorials, how can i get the pattern, it would be possible?
Sure, I’d be happy to write a tutorial for you. Which one did you like? The tornados (top) or the whirlygigs (bottom)?
Thank you so much. I would like the tornados (top). You are very generous :-)
Thanks!!!
:) Look for it next week sometime!
I like the tornadoes too! :)
Good morning Becca. I just discovered your blog on japanese bookbinding and noticed that you told Sonia that the Tornados and Whirlygigs would be on this site as a tutorial. I have not been able to locate it and would love to make this for our Calligraphy Guild annual picnic and book exchange. Is it still available? Thanks a bunch. Ginny, Elkhart, Indiana
Sure, the tornados tutorial can be found here: https://beccamakingfaces.com/2011/11/22/japanese-stab-binding-tutorial-tornados/
Was that the one you are looking for? The whirlygigs is the design on the bottom…it has not been made into a tutorial yet.
I would love to see a whirlygigs tutorial
Hi Andy,
I’m not sure the whirlygigs will ever be a tutorial-it was an experiment that didn’t turn out quite like I’d hoped…and I’m not sure how I’d explain via diagram how I did it! Maybe one day if I get into video tutorials…
Awesome blog you have herre
dear Becca
started classes of bookbinding and was looking for a more ‘special’ stab. And that’s how I got on your website. Could you pass me the pattern of the wirlygigs please?
thank you so much
Isabel
Hi Isabel, glad you are enjoying the patterns on my site! Unfortunately, I don’t have a written pattern for the whirlygigs at this time.
Hello,

Welcome to Becca Making Faces, a blog that started out as a grad school project and has become a place where I post experiments in Japanese stab binding.
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