I was super stressed because I have to do bookbinding for a school assignment (no experience whatsoever), but then I saw your tutorial with your calm voice and I could relax a little :)
This is still and will always be my go to coptic stitch binding tutorial. I've done it multiple times but always come back for a review. Thank you so much!
By far the best tutorial….and no matter how many of these I make, I still need to watch again….attaching that top signature and cover, though, always causes me trouble…..so tricky. Found best to slow down the speed of the video for that last signature
Thank you. This video has been invaluable. I just got done with a 45-signature, 1440-page, 8" x 8" x 8" coptic stitch book, full of mono prints! It's an extraordinary bind technique that, I've read, goes back to the second century. Works well single thread with hemp cord, I've found.
i've used your videos to make two hardcover books and one coptic stitch book as gifts for my parents and girlfriend, and i am just SO pleased with how they came out. thank you so much for your clear videos, and to-the-point instructions !!
For years I could not find a video on bookbinding that was easy to follow until you came along. Yours is the best bookbinding tutorials on the web. Thanks for all the time you have put into learning your crafts.
Your videos are VERY well done & easy to folow. You filmed and narrated beautifully and made the process of Coptic stitching much more understandable then anyone else. Thank you for taking the time to share what you have learned! AWESOME !!!
Hi Jennifer From Sea Lemon! Recently someone invited me to learn how to make journals. They know I'm an art addict, of sorts, hence the invite. I tried to learn via another instructor(s). Results? Frustration :( THEN I discovered Jennifer From Sea Lemon. I'm pretty old and spent almost 20 years teaching people how to use a variety of software programs. One educator told me I'm "A natural teacher"! That was one of the highest compliments I'd received as a teacher! YOU are "a natural", from this old guy's perspective! Your tutorial on Coptic Bookbinding is OUTSTANDING!! I've gone from "Frustration", to finishing my 4th little journal THANKS TO YOU!! You "rock" (as they say today)!! Please don't go away! Very cool stuff, kiddo!!!
Just want to say thanks for all your binding tutorials! They've helped me bind awesome customized scorebooks for my company's recreational softball team. I don't have a lot of skills on the softball field, but I am really proud to know the art of baseball scorekeeping, and I've designed special score sheets for us-in addition to the standard scoring layout, they feature our team logo and colors and space to note where we went for drinks after each game! I couldn't have bound the books, which take a beating in the dugout and in our gear bag between games, without your videos. You're awesome!
Excellent tutorial! I was teaching myself coptic stitch from a book, and couldn't get it. This tutorial made everything clear and I was able to quickly bind a notebook. One tip I learned from the book instructions: the process goes much more quickly if you use a curved needle. You can curve a needle yourself by grabbing the ends with pliers, holding the middle of the needle over a candle flame, and gently bending until you have an needle with a gentle L-shaped curve.
In the last few years i made myself quite the number of sketchbooks with coptic stich, of course i always forget afterwards how to, with my bird brain🥴 thats why i always come back to this video! Did help me already so many times!😁
Had to use this binding method for a school project and while mine turned out a bit messy, it still looks great. This tutorial helped SO much. Thank you!
This is a very useful tutoruial, and I've just used it to make an amazing journal with alternating lined and sketch paper that's just shy of 2 inches deep. Thing is, when I was still getting used to it and struggling with the first two signatures, I truly grew to hate that music. It wasn't bad when I was just watching the video, but when I was trying to follow along and becoming frustrated with my mistakes, it became the most irritating music I've ever heard. If you're curious, I got the hang of it around the third or fourth signature, and managed the other 20 on my own. I've only just come back for a refresher on the back cover.
@AmyBruekman @HattieMae88 @NatashaCreatesThings I learned a lot from this tutorial but attaching that last cover I learned from Natasha at Treasure Books on RUclips
Just used this video for binding a book while in temporary quarters while the bulk of my book making supplies are in storage. Was a great help. Always enjoy what you make.
OMGOSH I LOVE THIS!!! I made a sketchbook for my teacher, a journal for my brother, a book for my Aunt's birthday, and of course a travel diary for myself! I made the travel diary with my friend; I taught her how to do it and she made one too. :)
like the deep pink thread against the white pages best. Shows off each stitch so clearly. Appreciate the tie off when you ran short on thread. I’ve been tangled up in the long lengths of thread before trying to calculate and use how much I’ll need to complete a book. Thank you.
Your tutorials are so clear, easy to understand and enjoyable to watch, you've been a great help making my portfolio unique and professional looking at the same time!
I know this was made 6 years ago but... Thank you SO SO much! I'm making a book for my english teacher since I'm moving away and she was one of the kindest teachers I've had, I was originally gonna buy her a harry potter figurine but then I realized she liked doodling in her spare time and I thought something hand made and usable would be nice! So again, thank you so much!
Your channel was a fabulous discovery! I just started a channel on watercolor painting back in the summer and wanted to learn how to make my own watercolor and sketch journals. This was soooo helpful! Thanks again for your well produced, crystal clear instruction. I subscribed immediately.
Thanks! After you are familiar with coptic stitch, you might also like this method for your watercolor pages - bit.ly/SingleSheet. I used watercolor paper for that book and you don't have to fold the pages in half :)
@@SeaLemonDIY I am 5 years late but the benefit of folded sheets (and you can fold 300gsm just fine) is that the middle page of a signature is a full page. Yes, there is a thread but there is also a huge area that you can go wild on, which is what we do a lot with watercolor, wild stuff.
So HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY to find you! I took a bookbinding class a few years ago and although we made a number of different styles of books and they were all gorgeous, I didn't feel that I had enough exercise making each type of book on my own. This is such a gem to find. You really make it seem possible to jump back in! I can't wait to get started. Eeeeeeeeeeee! Thank you! ❤️
This is the best tutorial ever on coptic stitching! It is so clearly explained, so well produced, totally high quality. No wonder you have so many subscribers. You are a gem!!! Thank you!
I just wanted to offer some advice from experience. It's really important to use wax thread because if you don't your book will be very unstable and the pages will move because the binding will be lose. If you don't have wax thread you can just make your own it's really easy. You just rub wax on the thread you're using ( I used beeswax cause it's really sticky and will have a stronger hold when binding). Any ways thanks so much for this tutorial it's really easy to understand!!
Sam The weirdo who likes to art ....... not necessary, ive made lots with and without and see no difference the wax is more for keeping tangle free thread. But all my books you will never tell one from the other , if you do it right your threads will stay tight and flexible and will not loosen and if your book gets " hot" the wax will melt onto your pages in the binding as " from experience" that has happened to me, so theres that too.
@@mimaythelavendermenace I'm not Gary but I can answer this: yes, you can use a candle but I wouldn't recommend a crayon. Just hold the candle & pull your thread tight over "the curb". If you left small "grooves" in the candle, you did it it right ;) But keep in mind what Gary mentioned before, the wax may smear or you've got it on your hands & smudge the paper with. This will leave you with resistant stains while drawing with watercolours, so handle it carefully. Maybe you wanna use twine or buttonhole thread instead. Both are pretty sturdy threads that won't wear out or loosen, plus the latter is available in many different colours. Happy book-binding :)
I have learned such a lot from this tutorial and I have used its advice to create my own books for different purposes and as gifts. The lay-flat advantage is especially useful. Thank you for clear and concise instruction and excellent filming expertise / presentation.
Thank you so much! Your tutorial was great. I just jumped in and tried a small book made mostly of scrap paper and I love the way it turned out. It was nice to be able to replay parts of the video to make sure I was doing it correctly.
I'm excited to start my first planner with this book binding method. I will practice on a few until I get the hang of it and then post them for you all to see. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks for doing the tutorial! I'm from Brazil, I don't know much English, but I managed to understand and make my own notebooks! For years now, there was no place to teach like that! Thank you very much!
I follow your channel a long time. And now I finally made a book myself. It was so much fun and didn't take as much time a I thought it would. I made myself a bullet journal with a dot grid and an elastic closure and I really like it. Thanks for your videos and your time. You're great :)
Thank you for this tutorial. I made my very first book today just with stuff I had around the house. I needed a pocket-sized watercolour book to take away on holiday with me. Half a sheet of Arches has made a lovely lightweight book. Not perfect, but I will make some more.
I absolutely loved & understood everything you said & did in this video. I find being dyslexic can be a problem when trying to read instructions in mags, books, etc. So watching you do this slowly & precisely (OMG! did I just spell that right? lol) it makes my world so much better. Thanks again for the info... can not wait to watch the rest of your videos on here. Reggie
Thank you, Sea Lemon. I have written instructions, with pictures!, but I still didn't understand. Your tutorial has really helped. I will be watching repeatedly!
I love making my own sketchbooks, this way I can choose papers and sizes. But if I stay as much as a year without making one, I forgethow to do it and have to look for a tutorial. I like your timing, music and voice. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this tutorials.
You saved my life with this tutorial! I took booking classes a while ago, but I completly forgot the coptic stitch :P I suscribed already, you have amazing ideas! Greetings from Argentina ;)
Made my first Coptic Stitch book! I stitched a bitt too tight and so the cover doesn't sit closed but it still came out pretty good considering! Thanks so much. Your tutorials are perfect!
I didn't know about the last step cause I didn't finish watching the tutorial , I got excited to try this method and started binding all the signatures perfectly but I forget the bottom . so I had to unbind the last signature and luckily I went through .. and then followed the steps 😅😂..... thank you for the great tutorial , the result I got is so satisfying 💗💗
Dear Sea Lemon Thank you very much for this tutorial! I followed it and made a gorgeous sketch book, covered with self made paper, for a friends birthday. Wow! You are very clear and quiet, nice to listen to you and easy to follow. thank a lot! :D :D
Hey Jennifer. Have watched numerous videos of yours, most given thumbs up and for those I didn't 'wuz' only because I forgot as I moved on to other Sea Lemon videos. I may go back and correct my forgetfulness later and will subscribe after this comment. I just wanted to say to you that your videos are among the best on RUclips (YT), if not the Internet. They are well planned, filmed and presented with just the correct amount of dialog, no unnecessary filler nonsense. "Just the facts, ma'am." as Sgt. Joe Friday might say. My secondary reason for commenting, the first being my compliment to you. You provide excellent, additional information in the "Show More" section and I appreciate that. I would, also, be interested in learning the recording tools you use (i.e., camera type, camera accessories (tripod or other supporting brackets), camera settings, software you used for editing, background music sources, etc.) as I haven't a clue on how this is done. (I'm, almost, older than dirt--you get the picture.) I am a YT-taker, not a YT-giver and I may want to contribute something to YT one day but, only if it's close to the quality you provide. I have seen where some YT contributors provide their recording information. The more recording info provided by YTubers the better, I think. I hope my request doesn't over burden you. I have read many requests by commenters to your videos and, to my past college professors who always announced on the first day of their classes, "There is no such thing as a dumb question.", I would simply reply, "The IS such a thing as a dumb question." and some of your commenters have asked useless, dumb questions. Hopefully, mine isn't. Once produced and saved via Notepad, you could easily copy and paste your recording information to your future videos changing/updating the information when changes occur. Unfortunately, I don't "face" and I don't "twit" so, can't help you there. But, I will speak highly of you when I converse with my fellow old farts. Some of them don't know what a "RUclips" is. I might have to say, "No, it's not a special tire inner tube, Jack (or Al or John or Bill.)" Car/truck tires used to be inflated via inner-tubes, you know. Then, maybe you don't. Doesn't matter. ;) Lord, I write too much. Sorry 'bout that. Gonna' leave it, as is, though. My best to you and keep on truckin'.
I just made one of these and once I figured out what I was doing it was fun, also it didn't take as long as I thought it would. Thanks for the tutorial!
I know a lot of people (like myself) Revisit this video often to check certain steps, so here are some chapters to make it easier. Happy binding! 0:16 Materials & Tools 0:38 Attaching the front cover & first signature 3:13 Moving to & attaching the second signature 5:04 Moving to & attaching the third signature (continuing to bind) 6:23 Tying off if you run out of thread 7:02 Attaching the last signature & cover 10:07 Final hole and tying off 11:29 Finished!
I watched this yesterday, and made my own! 😃 It only had two signatures, but I think it looks really good, and I already had all the supplies! 😄 I'm really interested in book binding now! Also, what do you do with all the books you make? Gifts? Diaries? Sketchbooks?
OMG!!! i just tried this, and it was so fun!!! i cant wait to make more notebooks!! also, it didnt take as long as i thought it was! i might even make another one right now!
Thank you so much for your great tutorials! I watched this, pausing along the way as I did my first book today with leather covers and hand torn watercolor papers and a big silver pansy button as a clasp. It's exactly what I wanted and came out great. I watched your video before buying the paper or leather and wouldn't have had the confidence to try without your video.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, sea lemon! This is my favorite binding method ever! I love how you can put as much pages and it's so easy to stitch! I made two Coptic stitch books; a journal for me and a recipe book for my mom. She loved her book! I'm making a new book for me to draw in. Thank you so much!!!!!
Woot! Just did my first handstitched watercolor sketchbook ^_^ super happy. My signatures are just one sheet folded because it's quite thick paper at 300gsm. Thank you for this!
Thank you for the wonderful video. You were clear and concise. Now it's time to give it a whirl! 🙏 I look forward to watching your other bookbinding videos. Cheers!
First of all, lovely tutorials! And you're a goddess for answering comments so sweetly. I know you do, because I searched them before asking my question. I've been sewing coptic blocks for years, but your tute is what helped me finally understand attaching the covers. My problem is that I'm having trouble keeping the first few stitches tight, when attaching the first signature and cover. Tips? Thanks!
THANK YOU so much for taking the time to make and post this excellent tutorial. You've demystified the beautiful Coptic stitch for me! 🙏 I think I may even give it a go today. Cheers xoxo
Ho ly hell. I have no idea how long it took me (a few rerun episodes of yugioh, I don’t have an actual time though) but I just made a book. I JUST MADE A BOOK. OUT OF NORMAL A4 PAPER AND A GODDAMN CAT FOOD BOX (as the cover) You, you are a god. This always looked so difficult but now that I’ve done it once I assure you I’ll be doing it again. It’s not the prettiest book, nor the most stable (since I didn’t have waxed thread, I had a choice between sewing thread and thick yarn, and since I didn’t have a needle big enough for yarn..) but it is a book. Thank you so much.
thank you for your perfect tutorial! I just finished my first Coptic stitched book. it was because of this tutorial I wanted to try this and it has been on play/pause/rewind/fast forward the entire time. thanks again it's fun to do
Wonderful! Very clear and easy to follow instructions, and the filming is excellent. Thank you so much - I now feel confident enough to try this lovely method :)
Thanks so much!!!! I love this video and even though I have done this binding 3 times now, I really need to use it and it has been immensely helpful. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
I LOVE your videos! I just had my first experience with the coptic stitch binding and it looks amazing! I'm practicing for a college work and I can't wait to see my teacher's face hahaha
hahaha, no way. If anything, it's pretty awesome if I guy knew how to bind books! On top of that, it doesn't really matter whether its girly or not. This skill saves money and its really fun to do! If you do it, that's totally awesome and you should keep doing it if it's something you enjoy!
I was super stressed because I have to do bookbinding for a school assignment (no experience whatsoever), but then I saw your tutorial with your calm voice and I could relax a little :)
You get to do bookbinding at your school?! That's awesome
Yes, I'm studying for an art profession :) But I am better with computers than with my hands haha
loreninavloggingcup They should have taught you that, right?
This is still and will always be my go to coptic stitch binding tutorial. I've done it multiple times but always come back for a review. Thank you so much!
By far the best tutorial….and no matter how many of these I make, I still need to watch again….attaching that top signature and cover, though, always causes me trouble…..so tricky. Found best to slow down the speed of the video for that last signature
Thank you. This video has been invaluable. I just got done with a 45-signature, 1440-page, 8" x 8" x 8" coptic stitch book, full of mono prints! It's an extraordinary bind technique that, I've read, goes back to the second century. Works well single thread with hemp cord, I've found.
Now THAT i would like to see!!
That’s incredible!! I wonder how many inches of thread you used for that bind! I imagine it took quite a bit of time.
Wow! Thick book!
That's dope! 👌🔥
That's gotta be taller than it is wide ???
i've used your videos to make two hardcover books and one coptic stitch book as gifts for my parents and girlfriend, and i am just SO pleased with how they came out. thank you so much for your clear videos, and to-the-point instructions !!
I've been making little coptic stitch notebooks and i come back to this tutorial everytime to remind myself. Ty so much for making this!
For years I could not find a video on bookbinding that was easy to follow until you came along. Yours is the best bookbinding tutorials on the web. Thanks for all the time you have put into learning your crafts.
Your videos are VERY well done & easy to folow. You filmed and narrated beautifully and made the process of Coptic stitching much more understandable then anyone else. Thank you for taking the time to share what you have learned! AWESOME !!!
Hi Jennifer From Sea Lemon! Recently someone invited me to learn how to make journals. They know I'm an art addict, of sorts, hence the invite. I tried to learn via another instructor(s). Results? Frustration :( THEN I discovered Jennifer From Sea Lemon. I'm pretty old and spent almost 20 years teaching people how to use a variety of software programs. One educator told me I'm "A natural teacher"! That was one of the highest compliments I'd received as a teacher! YOU are "a natural", from this old guy's perspective! Your tutorial on Coptic Bookbinding is OUTSTANDING!! I've gone from "Frustration", to finishing my 4th little journal THANKS TO YOU!! You "rock" (as they say today)!! Please don't go away! Very cool stuff, kiddo!!!
Just want to say thanks for all your binding tutorials! They've helped me bind awesome customized scorebooks for my company's recreational softball team. I don't have a lot of skills on the softball field, but I am really proud to know the art of baseball scorekeeping, and I've designed special score sheets for us-in addition to the standard scoring layout, they feature our team logo and colors and space to note where we went for drinks after each game! I couldn't have bound the books, which take a beating in the dugout and in our gear bag between games, without your videos. You're awesome!
Excellent tutorial! I was teaching myself coptic stitch from a book, and couldn't get it. This tutorial made everything clear and I was able to quickly bind a notebook. One tip I learned from the book instructions: the process goes much more quickly if you use a curved needle. You can curve a needle yourself by grabbing the ends with pliers, holding the middle of the needle over a candle flame, and gently bending until you have an needle with a gentle L-shaped curve.
Marie McCarthy thanks for the tip . I will try it
hi Marie
In the last few years i made myself quite the number of sketchbooks with coptic stich, of course i always forget afterwards how to, with my bird brain🥴 thats why i always come back to this video! Did help me already so many times!😁
Had to use this binding method for a school project and while mine turned out a bit messy, it still looks great. This tutorial helped SO much. Thank you!
This is a very useful tutoruial, and I've just used it to make an amazing journal with alternating lined and sketch paper that's just shy of 2 inches deep. Thing is, when I was still getting used to it and struggling with the first two signatures, I truly grew to hate that music. It wasn't bad when I was just watching the video, but when I was trying to follow along and becoming frustrated with my mistakes, it became the most irritating music I've ever heard.
If you're curious, I got the hang of it around the third or fourth signature, and managed the other 20 on my own. I've only just come back for a refresher on the back cover.
I’ve watched this what feels like hundreds of times. The most confusing part for me is attaching the last cover. And the music haunts my dreams.
I’m here now for this exact reason lmao that top cover!!!!!
Same!!!!!
100% same boat
@AmyBruekman @HattieMae88 @NatashaCreatesThings
I learned a lot from this tutorial but attaching that last cover I learned from Natasha at Treasure Books on RUclips
ruclips.net/video/ucTH-Bt8_18/видео.htmlsi=kWP05M69Xrw33fHs
Just used this video for binding a book while in temporary quarters while the bulk of my book making supplies are in storage. Was a great help. Always enjoy what you make.
OMGOSH I LOVE THIS!!! I made a sketchbook for my teacher, a journal for my brother, a book for my Aunt's birthday, and of course a travel diary for myself! I made the travel diary with my friend; I taught her how to do it and she made one too. :)
like the deep pink thread against the white pages best. Shows off each stitch so clearly. Appreciate the tie off when you ran short on thread. I’ve been tangled up in the long lengths of thread before trying to calculate and use how much I’ll need to complete a book. Thank you.
Your tutorials are so clear, easy to understand and enjoyable to watch, you've been a great help making my portfolio unique and professional looking at the same time!
I know this was made 6 years ago but... Thank you SO SO much! I'm making a book for my english teacher since I'm moving away and she was one of the kindest teachers I've had, I was originally gonna buy her a harry potter figurine but then I realized she liked doodling in her spare time and I thought something hand made and usable would be nice! So again, thank you so much!
Your channel was a fabulous discovery! I just started a channel on watercolor painting back in the summer and wanted to learn how to make my own watercolor and sketch journals. This was soooo helpful! Thanks again for your well produced, crystal clear instruction. I subscribed immediately.
Thanks! After you are familiar with coptic stitch, you might also like this method for your watercolor pages - bit.ly/SingleSheet. I used watercolor paper for that book and you don't have to fold the pages in half :)
***** Perfect, thank you.
Love yours and Sea Lemon’s channel👍
@@SeaLemonDIY I am 5 years late but the benefit of folded sheets (and you can fold 300gsm just fine) is that the middle page of a signature is a full page. Yes, there is a thread but there is also a huge area that you can go wild on, which is what we do a lot with watercolor, wild stuff.
I spent so much time googling good coptic tutorials before I found yours. Super helpful, thank you!
Thanks! :D
This is by far the most useful coptic stitch binding tutorial! So easy to understand and follow.
Excellent video! I have watched others try to explain and show how to do the coptic stitch, but your video is by far the best.
So HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY to find you! I took a bookbinding class a few years ago and although we made a number of different styles of books and they were all gorgeous, I didn't feel that I had enough exercise making each type of book on my own. This is such a gem to find. You really make it seem possible to jump back in! I can't wait to get started. Eeeeeeeeeeee! Thank you! ❤️
This is the best tutorial ever on coptic stitching! It is so clearly explained, so well produced, totally high quality. No wonder you have so many subscribers. You are a gem!!! Thank you!
I just wanted to offer some advice from experience. It's really important to use wax thread because if you don't your book will be very unstable and the pages will move because the binding will be lose. If you don't have wax thread you can just make your own it's really easy. You just rub wax on the thread you're using ( I used beeswax cause it's really sticky and will have a stronger hold when binding). Any ways thanks so much for this tutorial it's really easy to understand!!
TheSydneycasey So sorry for the late reply but as an alternative, can you paint a coat of glue on the thread or do you really have to use wax?
Sam The weirdo who likes to art ....... not necessary, ive made lots with and without and see no difference the wax is more for keeping tangle free thread. But all my books you will never tell one from the other , if you do it right your threads will stay tight and flexible and will not loosen and if your book gets " hot" the wax will melt onto your pages in the binding as " from experience" that has happened to me, so theres that too.
Gary Woodall Thanks!
May I ask another question, will wax from a candle or a crayon do? Its pretty much all I have right now around my house XD
@@mimaythelavendermenace I'm not Gary but I can answer this: yes, you can use a candle but I wouldn't recommend a crayon. Just hold the candle & pull your thread tight over "the curb". If you left small "grooves" in the candle, you did it it right ;)
But keep in mind what Gary mentioned before, the wax may smear or you've got it on your hands & smudge the paper with. This will leave you with resistant stains while drawing with watercolours, so handle it carefully.
Maybe you wanna use twine or buttonhole thread instead. Both are pretty sturdy threads that won't wear out or loosen, plus the latter is available in many different colours.
Happy book-binding :)
Miss Fusco is going bananas over that DIY Copic stitch Binding 🤩🤩🤩
Thank you for being so clear in this tutorial, this is so easy to follow and I'm finally not confused by this method anymore
I have learned such a lot from this tutorial and I have used its advice to create my own books for different purposes and as gifts. The lay-flat advantage is especially useful. Thank you for clear and concise instruction and excellent filming expertise / presentation.
this is one of the easiest videos on this subject that I have viewed.
WOW! That is one one beautiful notebook!! You should seriously sell these, that's one thing I would not hesitate about buying!!
Thank you so much! Your tutorial was great. I just jumped in and tried a small book made mostly of scrap paper and I love the way it turned out. It was nice to be able to replay parts of the video to make sure I was doing it correctly.
I am so pleased to see you using a straight needle. I tried a curved needle tonight and it was a disaster.
I'm excited to start my first planner with this book binding method. I will practice on a few until I get the hang of it and then post them for you all to see. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks for doing the tutorial! I'm from Brazil, I don't know much English, but I managed to understand and make my own notebooks! For years now, there was no place to teach like that! Thank you very much!
It makes me happy to read that :) I totally understand finding instructions difficult. I try my best to make my videos easy to understand!
I dit it!! So much fun. I made mine with 300 grams watercolor paper, a small one to try, and it worked. Thank you!
Just finished making my first books using your tutorials! Thank you, *****! Can't wait to start writing in them.
I follow your channel a long time. And now I finally made a book myself. It was so much fun and didn't take as much time a I thought it would. I made myself a bullet journal with a dot grid and an elastic closure and I really like it. Thanks for your videos and your time. You're great :)
Elisabbel this is what I'm thinking about for my next project! If I may ask, what paper did you use for your signatures?
After failing with coptic stitching a few times, I finally got it with your tutorial. Thanks so much! :D
Thank you for this tutorial. I made my very first book today just with stuff I had around the house. I needed a pocket-sized watercolour book to take away on holiday with me. Half a sheet of Arches has made a lovely lightweight book. Not perfect, but I will make some more.
I absolutely loved & understood everything you said & did in this video. I find being dyslexic can be a problem when trying to read instructions in mags, books, etc. So watching you do this slowly & precisely (OMG! did I just spell that right? lol) it makes my world so much better. Thanks again for the info... can not wait to watch the rest of your videos on here.
Reggie
I like that the video is closer up so that it shows how to begin each stitch.
Just re-learned this stitch after watching this! 😀 I thought I'd totally forgotten how to do it. I'm glad I didn't forget. :)
Thank you, Sea Lemon. I have written instructions, with pictures!, but I still didn't understand. Your tutorial has really helped. I will be watching repeatedly!
Just made my first book by following your very well done tutorial. Looking forward to making more books for my watercolor practice. Thank you!!
I love making my own sketchbooks, this way I can choose papers and sizes. But if I stay as much as a year without making one, I forgethow to do it and have to look for a tutorial. I like your timing, music and voice. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this tutorials.
Thanks!
You saved my life with this tutorial! I took booking classes a while ago, but I completly forgot the coptic stitch :P I suscribed already, you have amazing ideas! Greetings from Argentina ;)
Made my first Coptic Stitch book! I stitched a bitt too tight and so the cover doesn't sit closed but it still came out pretty good considering! Thanks so much. Your tutorials are perfect!
Firstly, your tutorial is excellent ! Especially, your camera work is exceptional !! Thank you SOOO Much for making this to share with the world.
I didn't know about the last step cause I didn't finish watching the tutorial , I got excited to try this method and started binding all the signatures perfectly but I forget the bottom . so I had to unbind the last signature and luckily I went through .. and then followed the steps 😅😂..... thank you for the great tutorial , the result I got is so satisfying 💗💗
Thank you! I used this to make a leather bound book and it turned out awesome :) Your instructions were very clear and easy to follow. Thanks again!
You are an inspiration! You're easy to follow instructions makes these 'how to' video's really stand. Awesome! Thanks.
I think this might be much easier with an upholstery needle. They're curved so you wouldn't have to lift everything all the time.
I'll have to try that.
You ve made it beautifully💖
Yes i am a bookmaker as well and i use a curved needle
Dear Sea Lemon Thank you very much for this tutorial! I followed it and made a gorgeous sketch book, covered with self made paper, for a friends birthday. Wow! You are very clear and quiet, nice to listen to you and easy to follow. thank a lot! :D :D
my first time doing this based on your tutorial and i thank you so much ! Mine came out a little loose , but i think it was a good first try
Hey Jennifer. Have watched numerous videos of yours, most given thumbs up and for those I didn't 'wuz' only because I forgot as I moved on to other Sea Lemon videos. I may go back and correct my forgetfulness later and will subscribe after this comment. I just wanted to say to you that your videos are among the best on RUclips (YT), if not the Internet. They are well planned, filmed and presented with just the correct amount of dialog, no unnecessary filler nonsense. "Just the facts, ma'am." as Sgt. Joe Friday might say.
My secondary reason for commenting, the first being my compliment to you. You provide excellent, additional information in the "Show More" section and I appreciate that. I would, also, be interested in learning the recording tools you use (i.e., camera type, camera accessories (tripod or other supporting brackets), camera settings, software you used for editing, background music sources, etc.) as I haven't a clue on how this is done. (I'm, almost, older than dirt--you get the picture.) I am a YT-taker, not a YT-giver and I may want to contribute something to YT one day but, only if it's close to the quality you provide. I have seen where some YT contributors provide their recording information. The more recording info provided by YTubers the better, I think.
I hope my request doesn't over burden you. I have read many requests by commenters to your videos and, to my past college professors who always announced on the first day of their classes, "There is no such thing as a dumb question.", I would simply reply, "The IS such a thing as a dumb question." and some of your commenters have asked useless, dumb questions. Hopefully, mine isn't. Once produced and saved via Notepad, you could easily copy and paste your recording information to your future videos changing/updating the information when changes occur.
Unfortunately, I don't "face" and I don't "twit" so, can't help you there. But, I will speak highly of you when I converse with my fellow old farts. Some of them don't know what a "RUclips" is. I might have to say, "No, it's not a special tire inner tube, Jack (or Al or John or Bill.)" Car/truck tires used to be inflated via inner-tubes, you know. Then, maybe you don't. Doesn't matter. ;)
Lord, I write too much. Sorry 'bout that. Gonna' leave it, as is, though.
My best to you and keep on truckin'.
***** Thanks for the kind words! I have a behind the scenes video which might answer some of your questions - bit.ly/18nsMyd
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I just made one of these and once I figured out what I was doing it was fun, also it didn't take as long as I thought it would. Thanks for the tutorial!
Fabulous tutorial... Very impressed with the clear directions given.
I know a lot of people (like myself) Revisit this video often to check certain steps, so here are some chapters to make it easier. Happy binding!
0:16 Materials & Tools
0:38 Attaching the front cover & first signature
3:13 Moving to & attaching the second signature
5:04 Moving to & attaching the third signature (continuing to bind)
6:23 Tying off if you run out of thread
7:02 Attaching the last signature & cover
10:07 Final hole and tying off
11:29 Finished!
I have a new obsession. And your videos are so easy to follow!!
I watched this yesterday, and made my own! 😃 It only had two signatures, but I think it looks really good, and I already had all the supplies! 😄 I'm really interested in book binding now! Also, what do you do with all the books you make? Gifts? Diaries? Sketchbooks?
OMG!!! i just tried this, and it was so fun!!! i cant wait to make more notebooks!! also, it didnt take as long as i thought it was! i might even make another one right now!
Thank you so much for your great tutorials! I watched this, pausing along the way as I did my first book today with leather covers and hand torn watercolor papers and a big silver pansy button as a clasp. It's exactly what I wanted and came out great. I watched your video before buying the paper or leather and wouldn't have had the confidence to try without your video.
Thanks so much for this tutorial, sea lemon! This is my favorite binding method ever! I love how you can put as much pages and it's so easy to stitch! I made two Coptic stitch books; a journal for me and a recipe book for my mom. She loved her book! I'm making a new book for me to draw in. Thank you so much!!!!!
Thanks a million SeaLemon ! Great video. Saying hello from Egypt !
Woot! Just did my first handstitched watercolor sketchbook ^_^ super happy. My signatures are just one sheet folded because it's quite thick paper at 300gsm. Thank you for this!
Just finished a coptic bound book for my university final following this tut! Your bookbinding videos are my gods, thank you so much
Nice! :D
I bound my very first book today! :) I used this stitch and it turned out great! So helpful and fun ;)
Hey, thanks to your help and excellent videos I made a sketchbook using 21 signatures which equals to 168 usable pages.
Thank you! You made this easy to follow and not as intimidating as I had thought.
I never expected this to be so easy! I'm never gonna buy a sketchbook again. Thank you for the great tutorial💖
Thank you for the wonderful video. You were clear and concise. Now it's time to give it a whirl! 🙏
I look forward to watching your other bookbinding videos.
Cheers!
this is the best tutorial i found thank you for making it
@Rebekah Harrod Check out this tutorial which shows how I made the covers - bit.ly/HardcoverCoptic
Sea Lemon uhh
First of all, lovely tutorials! And you're a goddess for answering comments so sweetly. I know you do, because I searched them before asking my question. I've been sewing coptic blocks for years, but your tute is what helped me finally understand attaching the covers. My problem is that I'm having trouble keeping the first few stitches tight, when attaching the first signature and cover. Tips? Thanks!
Almost all the signature of mine are tight except the front cover and the signature with it.. any tips?
I just made my first adorable mini book with this video. This tutorial is so clear and helpful and I'm so excited. THANK YOU!!! :)
i love your bookbinding tutorials! so fun and to the point!
Hello! Great Video. Thanks for sharing. I have made several coptic stitch notebooks and always use your video as a reference. Keep up the good work!
I just made one and it's awesome! Thanks for this tutorial, I love your videos. Stay awesome.
Thank you! I just did my first book...watched this video about 20 times :)
Great success..with your help!
Your's is one of the easiest videos to follow.
THANK YOU so much for taking the time to make and post this excellent tutorial. You've demystified the beautiful Coptic stitch for me! 🙏 I think I may even give it a go today.
Cheers xoxo
Also I love your videos so much and my favorite videos are your videos on how to make slime.
Thanks for making a simple easy tutourial of coptic stitch... Love it! Thanks!
Ho ly hell. I have no idea how long it took me (a few rerun episodes of yugioh, I don’t have an actual time though) but I just made a book. I JUST MADE A BOOK. OUT OF NORMAL A4 PAPER AND A GODDAMN CAT FOOD BOX (as the cover)
You, you are a god. This always looked so difficult but now that I’ve done it once I assure you I’ll be doing it again.
It’s not the prettiest book, nor the most stable (since I didn’t have waxed thread, I had a choice between sewing thread and thick yarn, and since I didn’t have a needle big enough for yarn..) but it is a book. Thank you so much.
And 20 hours later, another book created (didn’t take 20 hours, I just slept and such.) I love this tutorial so much.
I am in absolute love with your channel. Keep growing. Love love ❤️
thank you for your perfect tutorial! I just finished my first Coptic stitched book. it was because of this tutorial I wanted to try this and it has been on play/pause/rewind/fast forward the entire time. thanks again it's fun to do
this was very helpful and fantastic and you are a better person for simply sharing something you know how to do!!!
Wonderful! Very clear and easy to follow instructions, and the filming is excellent. Thank you so much - I now feel confident enough to try this lovely method :)
Thanks so much!!!! I love this video and even though I have done this binding 3 times now, I really need to use it and it has been immensely helpful. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Thanks for help.
Made my first one today!!
Thank you! This video is wonderfully clear and to the point. Very helpful!
Thank u for this diy vid!! So helpful!! Already made a few as Christmas presents for my friends
I LOVE your videos! I just had my first experience with the coptic stitch binding and it looks amazing! I'm practicing for a college work and I can't wait to see my teacher's face hahaha
Well done tutorial. Technique looks more complicated and slower than others I've seen, but I love being able to open my book flat! TFS!
hahaha, no way. If anything, it's pretty awesome if I guy knew how to bind books! On top of that, it doesn't really matter whether its girly or not. This skill saves money and its really fun to do! If you do it, that's totally awesome and you should keep doing it if it's something you enjoy!
Great tutorial! Thanks for clearing up my confusion on the other bookbinding project.
I just made a beautiful watercolour sketch book from Handmade rough watercolour paper... thank you so much for this adorable tutorial 💜💕💜💕