Coptic Binding - Use Up Paper Scraps to Create Soft Cover Coptic Binding

NOTE: this is a live video and is longer than normal. There are chapters below.

Let me show you how to make a small link stitch book also know as a Coptic Binding. It's the perfect book for practicing both link stitches and kettle stitches as well as using up odd bits of paper you've collected over time.

0:00 Gather Your Supplies
4:43 Make Signatures
12:19 Make Punching Template
16:56 Punch Sewing Holes
19:30 Prepare to Sew
23:27 Sew Your Book
47:00 Add Closure

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