Bookbinding taster: Japanese Stab Stitch Notebooks

About this course

Participants explore Japanese stab stitch binding, a method that secures pages through the edge rather than folding them. The workshop uses leftover scraps, artwork or printed ephemera to create a functional notebook while introducing the fundamentals of this bookbinding technique.

What you'll learn

• Describe the basic structure of Japanese stab stitch binding
• Assemble paper materials into a functional notebook using an edge-bound method

Is this course right for you?

The course is labelled Beginner, making it suitable for learners being introduced to bookbinding. Participation involves transforming paper-based materials into a notebook while learning the fundamentals of a specific binding technique.