Bound Jotter Book

This is my first design tutorial for LCOM. It's a hand-bound jotter book that recycles leftover school supplies. I spent some thing decorating the cover so I love the idea that once the inside pages are filled, I can snip off the threads and rebind it with fresh pages. If you enjoyed this tutorial, I have more here.

This notebook is for Gini

Inspiration :

Amy Licht dressed up composition books at KI Memories last month. I used her idea, putting a recycling twist on it. At the end of each school term, kids often have unused pages in their exercise books. I gathered these pages and bound them between decorated covers using a Japanese stab binding technique.

Supplies :
Pattern Papers - KI Memories' Bloom, Pop Culture Dedazzle and Pet Shop Yarn
Embellishments - Maya Road acrylic alphas, Scenic Route ashville label, brads
Effort :
Time - 3 hours
Cost - about S$4 (mostly on decorations for the cover)

Binding :

I used 5.5" x 4.5" papers for my jotter. If you vary the size, adjust the hole positions accordingly. Start by securing the pages with two binder clips and punch 5 holes with an awl.

Back view

My sewing sequence is -

1. up 7cm hole



2. down 4cm hole, around the spine and down 4cm hole again



3. up 1cm hole, around the spine and up 1cm hole, around the edge and up 1 cm hole again



4. down 4cm hole



5. up 10cm hole, around the spine and up 10cm hole again



6. down 13cm hole, around the spine and down the 13cm hole, around the edge and down the 13cm hole again



7. up the 10cm hole



8. down 7cm hole, around the spine and down the 7cm hole again



9. Tie a knot at the back to secure

Step 3

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Step 5

Step 6

Step 8
Step 9 back view

Better still watch Vanilla Joy's video here . Her sewing sequence is different from mine but the end result is the same.

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