Tag: stab pattern

• bookbinding japanese stab binding

  Japanese stab binding #53, dancing triangles

  I thought about naming this drunken triangles or dizzy triangles. It’s pretty straightforward, especially with only 31 holes to punch.

  May 31, 2016
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  japanese stab binding #35: dancing snowflakes

  I have been reunited with my bookbinding tools! Also I have some free time to do more experiments now. This bind has 84 holes. 84! It’s a bit ridiculous. But other than the prep taking forever, the actual sewing is straightforward. I wrapped the spine about 10.5 times to get…

  August 7, 2013
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  japanese stab binding tutorial: woven

  I’ll be honest, I’ve been working on this tutorial for days. It might be the most convoluted one. I’ve checked and double-checked for errors. If you find one, leave a comment and I’ll fix it as soon as I can. But ‘woven’ is not that difficult to sew once you…

  March 2, 2013
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  japanese stab binding tutorial: plugs

  This is a beginning bind with a lot holes. A drill press/hand drill would be a good idea–an awl would be a huge pain (literally and figuratively)! **click on an image to enlarge** hole pattern sewing pattern EXIT = needle pointed DOWN and ENTER = needle pointed UP ===== enter…

  February 27, 2012
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  japanese stab binding tutorial: marionette

  I would call this tutorial more intermediate than arrows. Mainly because it isn’t simple in how the bind crosses the spine and requires more finger-coordination. As I was drawing my diagram and thinking about my method of sewing this bind, I realized that there might be a second, somewhat easier…

  June 6, 2011