Front cover and spine on a hardbound Button Hole book. Green spotted material with pink thread.
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A variation on the Buttonhole Binding for a Handmade Book

I added a new book binding stitch to my reportoire. This book was made with recycled materials, and I used a variation of the traditional buttonhole binding stitch to hold my signatures in place.

stack of handmade books with different bindings
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Experimenting with Different Bookbinding Styles

A productive January making hardbound books. Experimenting with different binding styles like Coptic stitch, French Link Stitch, Case Binding, Secret Belgium Binding, and Australian (Reverse) Piano Hinge Binding.