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Japanese stab binding #45 & 46:memories and souvenirs
JSB memories: 57 holes, JSB souvenirs: 51 holes, both straightforward. Hello all! It’s been quite a while since my last bookbinding post, but a lot has happened in the past year. I both completed a...
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Japanese stab bind #47: lunaria
I took a poll to name this design, and ‘lunaria‘ was decided on, because it (sort of) looks like the seed pods from that particular plant. This bind is probably an advanced intermediate, not because...
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Japanese stab binding #48: centerpiece
I named this bind ‘centerpiece’ because it reminds me of a watch, especially since there are 12 holes that make up the circle. But it could be fun to have a monogram or single letter placed in the...
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Japanese stab binding #49: giraffe
I’ve started a series of animal stab binds, just to see how many I can create and how recognizable they are. Next up, elephants and a lion! This giraffe bind has 55 holes and is only complicated in the...
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Japanese stab binding tutorial: tiara
By popular request, the tiara pattern. Sorry this has taken so long, I’ve had a lot of personal stuff going on and I thought I had lost the pattern instructions and was going to have to recreate them...
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Japanese stab bind #50: elephants
This elephant pattern was somewhat of a challenge to draw, but even worse for creating the holes. Unless you are very, very careful, this pattern probably can’t get much smaller than what it is here,...
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Japanese stab bind #51: taco shells
This bind design sketch started out quite differently, but I couldn’t get the logistics to work right so it morphed into this one. It continues my exploration of circles in this medium. So not what I...
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Japanese stab bind #52: diamond gems
I have a backlog of patterns I’ve sewn and photographed, yet not had time to post. This bind continues on the circle theme. 64 holes, pretty straightforward sewing. Advanced beginner? Filed under:...
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Japanese stab binding #53, dancing triangles
I thought about naming this drunken triangles or dizzy triangles. It’s pretty straightforward, especially with only 31 holes to punch. Filed under: bookbinding, japanese stab binding
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Published! JSB tutorial: Notched
It’s live! The first pdf tutorial I have created can be found in two places, on Gumroad: https://loopsandsparks.gumroad.com/l/notched and on Etsy:...
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