Bookmaking: Japanese Sidestitch with Paste Paper

Create your own handmade journal to bring home!

“Japanese Side stitch is a simple non-adhesive binding that is an excellent intro to bookbinding. Also known as Stab Binding, this traditional binding was practiced in China, Japan, and Korea” -Wikipedia

What you will learn:

• Students will learn to make decorated, patterned paste papers with a corn starch and acrylic paint mixture
• How to wrap & adhere the decorative paste paper over bookboard creating the front and back covers
• Create the interior signatures (pages within the book)
• How to use a jig to punch holes in the paper signatures and covers
• Assembly of the book using bookbinding thread with the Japanese side stitch technique.  

All materials included!