Sewn Book Instructions
- Gather paper that is printed on one side – scraps from a library or near a photocopy copier or printer is a great place to find scraps of paper that no one else wants. Try to find some heavier paper for the cover stock – possibly an old magazine or an outdated poster on the wall.
- Cut the paper in half (about 10 pieces of paper, to make 20 pages)
- Cut the cover stock you have chosen slightly larger than the paper about 1/4” up and down, and 3/16” in width
- Take the paper and center it up and down in the cover and tap it so it all lines up along the ‘spine’
- Clip it together along the three ‘non spine’ sides with paper clips or whatever else you have that might work (bull clips also work well)
- Unthread your sewing machine, using the handwheel to punch the holes along your spine. The longer the stitch length the better. It’s a bit hard to turn the wheel, but it should work. If you happen to have an industrial machine – it should sew right through it.
- Now line up the holes from the machine. Thread your machine, and sew through your holes – use whatever colours you want – I prefer to use different colours in the top and the bobbin
- Tie the threads on each end, and dab them with a little glue on the knots
- And woo-hoo, you have a lovely book to write stuff in, or even draw something cute in.