11:06 As a garment seamstress and former fabric store employee, I must share with you.... When instructed to "PRESS" that is different from "ironing"... Hold the iron in on position when pressing, lift the iron, move it to the next location and "PRESS" for designated time, lift and repeat. When ironing, you move the iron across the fabric spreading the heat. When joining iron-on interfacing to fabric, you risk stretching the fabric on the cross-grain when "ironing" rather than pressing. I hope this helps everyone who doesn't have the same experience I have with iron-on interfacing.
Dear Nik, I have been wanting to comment on your posts a billion times BUT then I just click on your next video and “SSSWWIIIIIISSSHHHHH” I am sucked down your rabbit hole of INCREDIBLE BOOKBINDING!!! But today, I FINALLY had a little bit of self-control, LOL! I have thoroughly ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE POST YOU HAVE MADE! You are crazy talented and your tutorials are always so well done!!! I wanted to make sure to tell you HOW MUCH I have learned from you and what a wonderful teacher/craft maker you are!!! I absolutely adore your skills and your support as a “teacher”. Thank YOU SO MUCH for taking the time out of your life to help all of us learning to do bookbinding. I PERSONALLY am so grateful to you Nik🌻 Again, my sincere appreciation and thankfulness. With enduring THANKS, Tammy🌻
To easy your mind a bit… the original saying is "There's more than one way to skin a CATFISH". Somewhere along the line people just got lazy and dropped the 'FISH'… not sure why, they just did. Thanks so much for this video. I have been wondering all along as to why not just use the fusible interfacing. So glad you answered that for me! Thanks, thanks, thanks!
The original was "more than one way to skin a cat[fish]". No meows were harmed in the making of that saying. As always, your vids are super informational and I love learning this stuff.
There’s more than one way to load a dishwasher, for an almost equally controversial phrase (though for a different reason)! 😋 Thanks for the great shortcut method!
I've been bookbinding for a couple of years using pre-purchased book cloth - A friend is a poet and has asked me to bind up some of his poetry. He was in Bali and I had him buy some gorgeous linen, so I'm really excited to use this method! I can't use wheat paste... I have celiac - can't work with wheat. :/ - this method looks brilliant! Thank you so much!
There’s also methyl cellulose paste adhesive, which works very similarly, but doesn’t contain wheat of course (and also has the benefit of not going bad if the jar is left out for a while)!
I use wheat paste I don't find it messy though. One great backing is room darkening cloth. Even when used by itself. Great video. Thank you for sharing
I made some rice paste (can’t eat wheat), and I am going to make my book covers today. Your method looks SO MUCH EASIER and definitely FASTER than the wheat/Rice paste way. I am going to use the rice paste first (since it took a lot of work and time), but I can’t wait to do it your way!!! I betcha I never do the rice/wheat paste way again!! Thanks so much for this tutorial! I always learn so much from you and sure appreciate you taking the time to teach us! ❤️
I was wondering if I understand "wheat paste" right (because, like, ??? :D) or whether Nick was saying something less... So thank for the confirmation ;)
I discovered a middle ground method: clear gesso. It makes pretty decent book cloth for thin cottons. I haven't tried it on anything thicker, but if it works for the cotton...🤷🏽♀️
I so much enjoy your videos and am a beginning journal maker. I have learned do much from you. I'm always game for the "once and done" method. the easiest way. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Oh my gosh . I have seen all the other methods. I had iron on interfacing from my sewing. I used it and it worked fine. I am glad to see you do this. I was worried I was doing something wrong.
Thank you for this video. I HATE when making a journal with fabric that the glue comes through. I never thought of doing this. :) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
Oh neat - I've done the fusable adhesive method and I was thinking the last time I went to replace the last of my adhesive that there's no reason fusable interfacing wouldn't also work. Cool to see it actually in practice :D
I ironed the head n bond onto the the fabric then just ironed it right to my book cover. Worked fine though you do have to iron it for a while to get it to stay. Be sure to keep the iron moving to avoid burns
Wow I was just getting ready to make journal. My Sister made me some beautiful cotton cloth with colors she put in. I never knew about anything like this (late in life to crafting lol). Im so glad I saw this before I tried to glue that cloth on the book, I probably would have ruined it
Oooooo your sister makes fabrics? I'm goin to try a simple way of printing things on fabric so I get to have fabric with pics and photos I find online that are free to print without copyright issues. So excited. Nik is the best teacher...so calm and easy to listen to and follow. I'm glad I subscribed to her years back. So we will all have beautiful journals when we are done no?
Thanks so much, Nik. Your one and done method really rocks! So much easier than and less time consuming than the other methods, all of which I have used in the past! You are a wonderful teacher!
I never thought to add fusible interfacing to strengthen the fabric so the glue won’t bleed through. Thank you! There’s more than one way to akin an onion! lol.
I've only used this technique once (so far) and it took way more than 10 sec per area to get the interface to stick to my (light) scarf, but my instructions didn't say to put a damp fabric between the iron and the interface. I'll try that next time! (otherwise, it worked well)
I saw that you use a Rowenta iron. Smart woman. Those are the best for us people that like to wear ironed shirts and pants. Thanks for all the education.
Omg this is thrilling! I am brand new to bookbinding but I quilt and sew and think interfacing is fabulous. I feel like it might be more lasting than tissue paper? I'm excited to try this!!
You are so fun! I love your videos. Also I'm a one and done person also so I'm excited to try this method. I'm a watercolorist and I'm making watercolor journals to take on vacation. Thanks for all the information in your videos. 😊
Thank you so much! Heat n bond doesn’t exist in my country, so I was wondering if interfacing will work, and I’m glad to see it does! I will look for a similar interfacing to the Pellon sheer weight.
I enjoy your channel. You make very good content. When the mask mandates were around, I started making masks out of men's ties that I would find at the thrift store. I only use the silk ties. The material is very durable, and you can find some neat patterns. You can get some very nice jacquarded silk pieces. When you disassemble a tie you can usually come up with a piece of fabric that you can get one 9" or 10" long square about 8" wide. It might cover one face of a book cover, so you need 2 ties if you want to use the biggest piece of fabric you can cut from the ties. But, you can cut very long strips from a tie about 3" or 4" wide, and use them to do partial covers, and have enough material to put on both sides of the book. You can use contrasting material from a different tie on the spine of the book. I have covered one Harry Potter hardback this way, and it was great. I used a quilting interface on the silk fabric, and it made a very good book cloth. You do have to watch out with bleed through with Modge Podge, but if you coat the book and let it drie til the glue is tacky, bleed through isn't too hard to avoid.
Thank you for this very informative. I like this way. I have used in the past, used normal fabric with double sided heat n bound, iron it all straight on to the book board. I iron straight on with no problems. I made a book this way 8 years a go and thank goodness it's still OK I was worried. I only do it with cotton fabric that feels thick enough but not to weighty. Silk is nice also. I just like can do it all in one go.😃
Thank You SO much for sharing all of your knowledge & tricks. I appreciate it ever so much. That way we don't have to waste money and time learning the hard way. Much appreciation from a new subscriber
I’m so happy to see this. Some time ago I watched a ton of videos on making bookcloth and thought it all looked too much hassle! I actually decided to try iron on interfacing and it worked fairly well… although mine was quite thick stuff. Seeing you use the same method gives me confidence to try it again, but with lighter interfacing! Thanks Nik!
It’s so funny that I came across this because I have started using hear n bond on some of my fabrics that I use in my journals. I was wondering if I could use it to cover my journals. I had even thought about the interfacing and I’m so happy to know that I can do it and it will be a great way to cut down on the glue seeping thru.
I watched this video a week ago used heat n bond lit sewable and it works the same until I got more ! Thank you!! I’ve been obsessed with making bookcloth from the fabric I’ve hoarded
How about instead of "A million ways to skin the cat" We say "A million ways to spread the butter"? 😂 Absolutely love your channel! I've learned so much from you. Thank you for making these videos for everyone. Have a great Day Nik ❤️🤗
Thanks for the tips! I've been wanting to use some vintage ladies handkerchiefs from my collection in my journals but knew glue would come through the fabric. Even though I have been sewing for years and purchased interfacing for clothing, I never thought about using it in bookmaking.
Not swatch testing is how I ended up with Pandemic Henna Hair. Hahahaha But then, you know what they say, there's more than one way to skin an onion . . . . Yes, it's your opinion, but it's also CORRECT. ;-) I could rant on about Pellon and its crappy packaging and stupid number labels. But I won't. Yay for 21st century, Booksmith book cloth!
Hi Nik! I really agree with you about the cat saying. It's not good at all. I will have to think about alternatives. I'm sure other people have said this to you before, but you do sound just like Julia Roberts. Lol Thank you for the tips. 🙏❤️
Your right about interfacing- what a mess I went through to sew on some interfacing - broke so many needles..thanks for telling me about sheer weight by Pelion…
More ways to peel an onion? Great demo, thanks. I've been thinking about making book cloth but have been intimidated about mixing fabric and paste. Why did I never think of fusable interface before?
There's more than one way to peel an orange! Also, thank you for your informative videos - i havent bound a book since middle school, and even then it was a very simple method only applicable to journals with a few pages. Your content excites and motivates me to revisit it!
I have seen people ironing clinging film to napkins it could probably work for fabric as well, you get then a layer of fabric facing down, a layer of clinging film, and then baking paper, or glacine, or freezer paper to iron on, it has the same effect,, seals the back of the cloth
Awesome. Q: can methylcellulose be used instead of wheat paste when doing the wheat paste method? Thank you! "...more than one way to shave a peach", maybe?
0:00 - intro
1:40 - bookcloth making methods
3:45 - once & done method
13:35 - outro
Thank you, thank you & thank you! You explained the process in a manner even I understood.
Hello Nik! This awesome! Can you please tell me where you got the toasty linen fabric in particular????
11:06 As a garment seamstress and former fabric store employee, I must share with you....
When instructed to "PRESS" that is different from "ironing"...
Hold the iron in on position when pressing, lift the iron, move it to the next location and "PRESS" for designated time, lift and repeat. When ironing, you move the iron across the fabric spreading the heat. When joining iron-on interfacing to fabric, you risk stretching the fabric on the cross-grain when "ironing" rather than pressing. I hope this helps everyone who doesn't have the same experience I have with iron-on interfacing.
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I’m fifteen and trying to start bookbinding for the summer - your channel is practically heaven sent! Thank you!!
DAS Bookbinding is a channel on RUclips that has many different instructional videos on just about every type of book you can bind
Dear Nik,
I have been wanting to comment on your posts a billion times BUT then I just click on your next video and “SSSWWIIIIIISSSHHHHH” I am sucked down your rabbit hole of INCREDIBLE BOOKBINDING!!! But today, I FINALLY had a little bit of self-control, LOL!
I have thoroughly ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE POST YOU HAVE MADE! You are crazy talented and your tutorials are always so well done!!! I wanted to make sure to tell you HOW MUCH I have learned from you and what a wonderful teacher/craft maker you are!!! I absolutely adore your skills and your support as a “teacher”.
Thank YOU SO MUCH for taking the time out of your life to help all of us learning to do bookbinding. I PERSONALLY am so grateful to you Nik🌻 Again, my sincere appreciation and thankfulness.
With enduring THANKS,
Tammy🌻
Hear, hear!
To easy your mind a bit… the original saying is "There's more than one way to skin a CATFISH". Somewhere along the line people just got lazy and dropped the 'FISH'… not sure why, they just did.
Thanks so much for this video. I have been wondering all along as to why not just use the fusible interfacing. So glad you answered that for me! Thanks, thanks, thanks!
thats so more understandable catfish lol who'd have thought!
The original was "more than one way to skin a cat[fish]". No meows were harmed in the making of that saying. As always, your vids are super informational and I love learning this stuff.
There’s more than one way to load a dishwasher, for an almost equally controversial phrase (though for a different reason)! 😋
Thanks for the great shortcut method!
Very Interesting. My daughter (17) has discovered hnd sewn book binding. I'm going to send this to her for reference. Thank you for a great Video.
I've been bookbinding for a couple of years using pre-purchased book cloth - A friend is a poet and has asked me to bind up some of his poetry. He was in Bali and I had him buy some gorgeous linen, so I'm really excited to use this method! I can't use wheat paste... I have celiac - can't work with wheat. :/ - this method looks brilliant! Thank you so much!
There’s also methyl cellulose paste adhesive, which works very similarly, but doesn’t contain wheat of course (and also has the benefit of not going bad if the jar is left out for a while)!
I use wheat paste I don't find it messy though. One great backing is room darkening cloth. Even when used by itself. Great video. Thank you for sharing
Do you mean blackout material?
I made some rice paste (can’t eat wheat), and I am going to make my book covers today. Your method looks SO MUCH EASIER and definitely FASTER than the wheat/Rice paste way. I am going to use the rice paste first (since it took a lot of work and time), but I can’t wait to do it your way!!! I betcha I never do the rice/wheat paste way again!! Thanks so much for this tutorial! I always learn so much from you and sure appreciate you taking the time to teach us! ❤️
I was wondering if I understand "wheat paste" right (because, like, ??? :D) or whether Nick was saying something less... So thank for the confirmation ;)
I discovered a middle ground method: clear gesso. It makes pretty decent book cloth for thin cottons. I haven't tried it on anything thicker, but if it works for the cotton...🤷🏽♀️
I'm testing acrylic medium right now. It's thicker and dries faster with less bleed through.
I always use "There's more than one way to build a box". 🥰
Love your humorous video. Thanks ❤
I so much enjoy your videos and am a beginning journal maker. I have learned do much from you. I'm always game for the "once and done" method. the easiest way. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
I always though bookcloth was only used on the spine. Thanks for opening up my eyes.
Oh my gosh . I have seen all the other methods. I had iron on interfacing from my sewing. I used it and it worked fine. I am glad to see you do this. I was worried I was doing something wrong.
Thank you for this video. I HATE when making a journal with fabric that the glue comes through. I never thought of doing this. :) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
You can use an ironing cloth, or teflon sheet on more delicate fabric, it will also keep fusible from sticking to your iron.
Thanks for this! This is perfect for newbie me.
Oh neat - I've done the fusable adhesive method and I was thinking the last time I went to replace the last of my adhesive that there's no reason fusable interfacing wouldn't also work. Cool to see it actually in practice :D
I like how you explain everything nicely but you’re also extremely chaotic haha
Brilliant!!! I sew & I NEVER THOUGHT of this!!!!
I ironed the head n bond onto the the fabric then just ironed it right to my book cover. Worked fine though you do have to iron it for a while to get it to stay. Be sure to keep the iron moving to avoid burns
Thanks a lot! Heat and bond is not easily accessible here in my country but pelon is everywhere! And it costs only $0.3 per yard😊
Wow I was just getting ready to make journal. My Sister made me some beautiful cotton cloth with colors she put in. I never knew about anything like this (late in life to crafting lol). Im so glad I saw this before I tried to glue that cloth on the book, I probably would have ruined it
Oooooo your sister makes fabrics? I'm goin to try a simple way of printing things on fabric so I get to have fabric with pics and photos I find online that are free to print without copyright issues. So excited. Nik is the best teacher...so calm and easy to listen to and follow. I'm glad I subscribed to her years back. So we will all have beautiful journals when we are done no?
Thanks so much, Nik. Your one and done method really rocks! So much easier than and less time consuming than the other methods, all of which I have used in the past! You are a wonderful teacher!
Could you do a part 2 of adhering this to a book?
I never thought to add fusible interfacing to strengthen the fabric so the glue won’t bleed through. Thank you!
There’s more than one way to akin an onion! lol.
Thank you for sharing! I really enjoy your videos!
I've only used this technique once (so far) and it took way more than 10 sec per area to get the interface to stick to my (light) scarf, but my instructions didn't say to put a damp fabric between the iron and the interface. I'll try that next time! (otherwise, it worked well)
I saw that you use a Rowenta iron. Smart woman. Those are the best for us people that like to wear ironed shirts and pants. Thanks for all the education.
Omg this is thrilling! I am brand new to bookbinding but I quilt and sew and think interfacing is fabulous. I feel like it might be more lasting than tissue paper? I'm excited to try this!!
Thanks, Nik. 'Once and Done" is for me! I do like the fact that you talked about other ways to do it, though.
'Corners and edges on point', the bane of my existence!!! I was using heat and bond, you my girl are full of brilliant ideas! 😊💕
This was a lightbulb moment after trying to glue material alone 👍
Ditto!
Love what you do Nik thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge so helpful
Thanks! I learn something every time I watch your videos!
You are so fun! I love your videos. Also I'm a one and done person also so I'm excited to try this method. I'm a watercolorist and I'm making watercolor journals to take on vacation. Thanks for all the information in your videos. 😊
Love your channel and the commentary! I am a fan!
Thank you so much! Heat n bond doesn’t exist in my country, so I was wondering if interfacing will work, and I’m glad to see it does! I will look for a similar interfacing to the Pellon sheer weight.
This. Is. Brilliant. I was using the heat-n-bond method, but damn if this isn't so much quicker.
Thank you for sharing your way. It looks easy I will definitely try it
You could say there's more than one way to tie a knot? There are quite a lot of knots out there for it to express a bit of vastness
I enjoy your channel. You make very good content.
When the mask mandates were around, I started making masks out of men's ties that I would find at the thrift store. I only use the silk ties. The material is very durable, and you can find some neat patterns. You can get some very nice jacquarded silk pieces.
When you disassemble a tie you can usually come up with a piece of fabric that you can get one 9" or 10" long square about 8" wide. It might cover one face of a book cover, so you need 2 ties if you want to use the biggest piece of fabric you can cut from the ties.
But, you can cut very long strips from a tie about 3" or 4" wide, and use them to do partial covers, and have enough material to put on both sides of the book.
You can use contrasting material from a different tie on the spine of the book.
I have covered one Harry Potter hardback this way, and it was great. I used a quilting interface on the silk fabric, and it made a very good book cloth.
You do have to watch out with bleed through with Modge Podge, but if you coat the book and let it drie til the glue is tacky, bleed through isn't too hard to avoid.
Thank you for this very informative. I like this way. I have used in the past, used normal fabric with double sided heat n bound, iron it all straight on to the book board. I iron straight on with no problems. I made a book this way 8 years a go and thank goodness it's still OK I was worried. I only do it with cotton fabric that feels thick enough but not to weighty. Silk is nice also. I just like can do it all in one go.😃
You ready are a great teacher! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing! Wheat past like you say know one has time for that🤣🤣🤣will have to put on my todo list 😉
Thank you Nik, hope you are well. Love the fabric you used in the video.🌷
Great vid, really clearly explained. Just what I needed.
There's more than one way to filet a fish :)
exceptional video Nik the Booksmith. I broke that thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the high quality work.
So easy. I’m planning to try this soon!
Thank You SO much for sharing all of your knowledge & tricks. I appreciate it ever so much. That way we don't have to waste money and time learning the hard way. Much appreciation from a new subscriber
Thanks Mel! Yeah, I craft obsessively so you don't have to. 😄
I’m so happy to see this. Some time ago I watched a ton of videos on making bookcloth and thought it all looked too much hassle! I actually decided to try iron on interfacing and it worked fairly well… although mine was quite thick stuff. Seeing you use the same method gives me confidence to try it again, but with lighter interfacing! Thanks Nik!
It’s so funny that I came across this because I have started using hear n bond on some of my fabrics that I use in my journals. I was wondering if I could use it to cover my journals. I had even thought about the interfacing and I’m so happy to know that I can do it and it will be a great way to cut down on the glue seeping thru.
Love this! Thank you for posting
I watched this video a week ago used heat n bond lit sewable and it works the same until I got more ! Thank you!! I’ve been obsessed with making bookcloth from the fabric I’ve hoarded
How about instead of "A million ways to skin the cat" We say "A million ways to spread the butter"? 😂 Absolutely love your channel! I've learned so much from you. Thank you for making these videos for everyone. Have a great Day Nik ❤️🤗
Thanks, these are great tips to know.
I've used the heat'n'bond + tissue paper method. This looks good, will try. I have a feeling I'll like this better.
Thank you for explaining book cover fabrics!! I always wondered where you got them and stuff like that!!
Thank you! I love your videos! Maybe our new saying should be, “there’s more than one way to cover a book”! 😊
Thanks for the tips! I've been wanting to use some vintage ladies handkerchiefs from my collection in my journals but knew glue would come through the fabric. Even though I have been sewing for years and purchased interfacing for clothing, I never thought about using it in bookmaking.
I just don't bother to back the Heat n Bond with anything! I put glue stright on top and sometimes I iron the heat n bond to the book board as well!
Hi from Aussie Subbie 👋 Im making a white fabric cover for a journal, this will be a great way to ensure my glue doesn't show through, TFS! xx Kelley
Oooh this is fun!
Lol I agree 100% "hundred ways to skin a cat" who came up with that and why?
Great video 🤗
Or "you can't swing a dead cat without hitting ". What did old timey people have against cats?
@@lisaleone2296 exactly 🤗
Thank you for this!
Now after watching this, I see what I was doing wrong. Thanks for sharing!
Tfs very helpful informative
Not swatch testing is how I ended up with Pandemic Henna Hair. Hahahaha But then, you know what they say, there's more than one way to skin an onion . . . . Yes, it's your opinion, but it's also CORRECT. ;-) I could rant on about Pellon and its crappy packaging and stupid number labels. But I won't. Yay for 21st century, Booksmith book cloth!
Hi Nik! I really agree with you about the cat saying. It's not good at all. I will have to think about alternatives. I'm sure other people have said this to you before, but you do sound just like Julia Roberts. Lol Thank you for the tips. 🙏❤️
Your right about interfacing- what a mess I went through to sew on some interfacing - broke so many needles..thanks for telling me about sheer weight by Pelion…
Thank you!!!!
Thanks Nik, you made it very clear, I will give it a try 👍
More ways to peel an onion? Great demo, thanks. I've been thinking about making book cloth but have been intimidated about mixing fabric and paste. Why did I never think of fusable interface before?
Thank you for explaining this! I'm going to give this a try.
My face when I learned you can make bookcloth out of normal fabric: 🙀
This is AWESOME ! I have been wanting to make some book cloth.. THANKS !
I use Musty Fuse on silk and Steam-a-Seam 2 (lite) on other fabrics. Had not thought of using tissue paper as the second layer
Great, helpful info, Nik! TFS the inspiration!
Great information Nik. Thank you!
Morning. This is awesome thank you. 💜
More than one way to build a bridge
I will try this method. I have been quilting fabric, and I use the term loosely, to muslin.
Can't wait to try this - thanks so much for the information!!!
Explained well, thank you!
There's more than one way to peel an orange!
Also, thank you for your informative videos - i havent bound a book since middle school, and even then it was a very simple method only applicable to journals with a few pages. Your content excites and motivates me to revisit it!
Very nice👏👏
Thank you for this video Nik, really good info
Thank you so much for sharing :) enjoyed this video and will have to give it a try :) TFS :) :)
Sooo intuitive!! Thanks!!
I have seen people ironing clinging film to napkins it could probably work for fabric as well, you get then a layer of fabric facing down, a layer of clinging film, and then baking paper, or glacine, or freezer paper to iron on, it has the same effect,, seals the back of the cloth
Awesome. Q: can methylcellulose be used instead of wheat paste when doing the wheat paste method? Thank you! "...more than one way to shave a peach", maybe?
Thanks Nik 😄
I do the allergy test and the test strand every time I dye my hair. But I will say I don't pre-test how a fabric will work with interfacing....
Thanks for the tip. I’m all for easy!
How is buckram created? Is it possible to diy buckram?
Thank you for sharing 👍💗