Hand-bound coptic stitch journal

How to make it

1. 

   1

   Fold the signatures

   Fold the sheets in half. Nest them into 8 stacks of 5. Each stack is a signature.

2. 

   2

   Make a hole guide

   Mark 4 dots along a folded scrap, 1 in from each end and 2 evenly in the middle.

3. 

   3

   Punch the holes

   Line the guide in each fold. Poke through with the awl.

4. 

   4

   Cover the boards

   Glue paper over each chipboard. Punch matching holes 1/4 in from the spine edge.

5. 

   5

   Sew the first signature

   Sew from inside the first stack out to the cover, loop around and back in.

6. 

   6

   Chain the rest

   Add each stack by looping the thread under the stitch below before going back inside.

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   7

   Attach the back cover

   Sew the last stack to the back board the same way. Knot inside.