Lesson 1: Making A Simple Notebook
Making a Concertina Spine
In this section you will learn 5-hole sewing of book sections and how to attach sections to a spine to form a book containing 50 -100 pages. You'll also learn to make covers for this concertina binding and end up with a book ready for decoration. Read the instructions below before beginning as you will need to follow these sewing steps with the folded sections held in place on the spine.
Materials and Sewing
- quantity of papers,
- heavy cartridge paper,
- heavy cotton or linen thread,
- firm cardboard or book card (from bookbinding supplier),
- general purpose glue,
- measure, pencil,
- cutting knife,
- bone folder
Step by Step Instructions For Sewing Five Hole Section
- Measure the fold line and mark 5 holes evenly
- Thread large eyed needle with strong linen thread
- and with outside cover facing you insert thread into center hole (#1) through pages.
- Pull thread through hole #2 (to find this point easily from the inside, first push the needle through the marked spot from the outside to make a hole right thru)
- Push needle and thread thru hole #3 and back thru 4 (#2 hole) .. brings you back to outside cover. Take thread thru hole #5 and back thru hole #6
- From outside again, needle thru #7 (hole #5) and finish up on outside thru #8 (hole #1)
- Pull thread firmly and tie over the center thread securely. Cut about 5cm (2inches) from knot.
