what a beautiful idea i have a beloved old bible that was gifted to me in the eighties with a worn out binding i'm afraid to use anymore for fear of destroying it further. thank you for the encouragement.
And I ask myself why I didn't think of that very simple way of binding my junk journals! Love your method, I will definitely try this very soon. Loved all your work! tfs
I have been stressing the sewing of my first junk journal.. it doesn't look hard but I'm worried I'll mess up ya know what I mean... But I see this video and it is the most abosolute easiest one so far.. it reminds me of the travelers notebooks.. makes so much sense.. and you can always add more if needed...
I didn't read aaaaall the comments, I have to admit, so maybe I'm saying something that was said before, but here's a tip: When you use glue instead of tape, it is important to use the glue on the paper, not the cover. The glue adds humidity to what you apply it to, so adding it to the paper will make it a little "wavy", but it will shrink down again when the humidity evaporates and there'll be no "blisters". If you apply the glue to the "stronger" side of the pair, the opposite will be the case - the result will not be even/flat. And now for something that has definitely been said before: Great tutorial!! Thanks so much. Can't believe I didn't discover this earlier. It's strange to have no sound, but I have to say I quite like it. It is easier to catch a certain instruction going back and forth when it's there in writing. Keep up the good work!
I created my very first ever, Junk Journal using this method and I love it!!! Thank you so much for posting this video. It was very easy to follow and I found it of extreme great quality. Thanks a bunch!!!
I just purchased a faux leather "pirate" journal with ring binders. I searched on alternatives and found this. I plan on replacing the binder and adding this type of binder for watercolor paper. (large pieces of watercolor paper cut down to fit the journal). Thank you for showing this wonderful concept!
I'm doing a journal for my up and coming trip and seeing this has given me an idea, once I'm back home, to make something like this, perhaps even using papers/maps l souvenir along the way..l can then re-write snippets into it...it will be a good excuse to keep an eye out in second hand shops for hardcover books on my journey..
wow that is the best tutorial I have ever seen .really !!! I have had so much trouble binding as I do not sew and have bent so many needles .lol.but I really think I can do this .thank you so so much for sharing this .I was getting so frustrated @ trying the binding thing and only do altered books because of it . cannot wait to try this out .AWESOME : )
Beautiful! I can’t believe I never found this binding before!!! I just saw another video using this method and they led me to you! This is so simple, but so brilliant! I can’t wait to try it for myself! I’m super excited!
I've been wanting to make my own junk journal, but I haven't tried because I was stuck on how to bind it. I didn't want to use ring binding, but the sewn binding seemed so complicated to me. Thank you so much for making this tutorial! This is exactly what I needed. I'm going to give this a try.