Lay flat book binding

When visiting your local stationery store or browsing for a new jotter online, you may have come across the term lay-flat binding, or 'OTA-binding'

Examines lay-flat book bindings, including photos, tips, and resource links.

Books made with Coptic stitch binding have an exposed spine and can lay flat. I fell in love with the countless variations of the spine stitching that can be used to customize a book with this design. I’ve used Coptic stitch to make bullet journals, mixed media sketchbooks and watercolor sketchbooks. Coptic stitch is especially excellent for sketchbooks that hold wet media because they can lay flat during a painting session and allow for easy drying. This is one of the oldest binding methods…

As I haven't blogged for such a long time, I thought I would make a post about some of the bookbinding work I've been doing over the past few months. I've been attending a bookbinding class for the past two terms, at a local adult education centre. They have a nicely equipped bookbinding studio, which means I have had the chance to use "real" equipment, such as a plough and lying press. It has prompted me to (finally) buy my own book press - a thing I have been procrastinating about for…

One of our favourite types of book binding - lay-flat. These are perfect for high end, visual books or brochures. A landscape image spread across 2 pages has a stunning effect. #print #printing #printisntdead #hobs #hobsrepro #layflatbook #bookbinding #whathobsdid

During this 3.5-hour workshop, participants will get to learn basic bookbinding skills and 4 variations of Japanese Stab Binding - 4-Hole, Hemp Leaf, Noble and Tortoise Shell. Participants will get to choose from a variety of colours for the cover and thread. Bring home 4 finished products and use them as notebooks, sketchbooks or gift them to a loved one.

Notebook Binding: This is my process to make a sketchbook with simple materials and tools you may certainly have at home. A nice feature of this notebook is that it can lay flat on a table and its covers are wrapped in cloth.

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