Cuaderno Hecho a Mano (tutorial en ingles)

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Journals

Welcome to the wonderful world of journaling! i promise, if i can make one then you

can too. The following instructions will make a journal that is 5 3/4 x 4 1/2.

(View more journalshere)

Materials:

60 - 70lb. paper (i use 20 sheets per journal)

one sheet of white paper for the cover guide, cut to 5 3/4 x 9 1/2

decorative paper for end papers (I used scrapbook paper: you will need 2

papers that measure 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 each)

cardboard

o covers are 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 each

o spine is 5 3/4 x (width of pages; to be discussed later) fabric (1/2 wider than cover guide on all edges)

pencil

scissors

glue

wax paper

clothespins/paperclips

ruler

sewing needle

strong thread (you can buy bookmaking thread, or just use hand-quilting thread)

bone folder (*optional)

awl (*optional)

Part 1: Sewing the pages

1. Cut pages in half, leaving you with 40 - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 papers.
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2. In groups of five, fold papers in half.

Each group becomes a signature.

3. When all the papers are folded, squeeze the signatures together at the fold. Measure

this width;


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You can now cut the spine cover at this width.

4. With a book this size, you will need 4 sewing holes. Mark a vertical line 1/2 in from

either end of the page, and then mark 1 1/2 from those lines.

5. Punch holes through the signatures where they have been marked.

6. Now comes the sewing. This is what you should have at this point:


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Write top on the top page to help keep your orientation of the signatures when

sewing. Thread up your needle, knot it 2 from the end, and here we go:

go into #1, come out #2, go into #3, come out #4. go down to #5, come out #6, go UP

into #7 (also hole #3), come out #8 (also hole #2), go DOWN into #9, and out #10. at

this point tie a knot with the string end that is hanging at #1.

*the blue lines indicate which sewing lines will be visible to you

go into #11, come out #12, go UP to #13, come out #14, go DOWN to #15, and come

out #16. string the thread through the loop that was created between #4 and #5, and

carry on as before.


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**remember: you are only ever working with 2 signatures at any time. Try and keep

the thread as taut as possible.

7. When you are finished sewing, you should have something like this:

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8. Apply a layer of glue to the spine, wrap in wax paper, and clip in place with

paperclips/clothespins.

Allow this to dry for at least 1/2 hour.

Part 2: Making the book cover

* try to use a medium weight fabric such as cotton, as a heavyweight fabric will be

difficult to glue down and a lightweight fabric may show glue seeping through. youdont need to iron the fabric (see below).

1. lay out your covers, spine, and cover guide.


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when the covers are laid on top of the cover guide, there should be 1/8 space between

the covers.

if not, trim your cover guide.

2. glue the covers to the guide.

3. now glue the covers to the fabric, with the cover guide UP.


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pull the fabric taut underneath to stretch out any wrinkles.

4. glue down the corners.

5. glue down the edges of the fabric, trying to make precise corners.


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6. allow the cover to dry, pinning in place if necessary.

Part 3: assembling your book

1. with wax paper underneath, apply glue to your first page.

2. press it to the front cover, leaving a 1/8 margin on all 3 sides.


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3. repeat steps 1&2 for the last page. push the signatures back into the spine.

4. fold your endpapers in half.


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5. apply glue to the inside of the front cover, and the inside edge of the adjacent page.

smooth endpaper on top.


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Repeat for the last page.

6. with wax papers between covers and pages, place your book under a heavy weight

and allow to dry for at least 24 hours.

7. tada! admire your freshly made handbound book.

Cuaderno Hecho a Mano (tutorial en ingles)

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