Book Binding Kettle Stitch
Run the needle under the thread between the first and second signature needle should be pointing towards the top of the book.
Book binding kettle stitch. Cut the thread to be longer than instructed if you worry you will run out of thread or have more excess at the end to make tying a knot easier but the twice the length should be enough to work with. Tighten gently and insert needle right into the top hole of the next signature. It is a bit of a tricky process but can open up a whole new form of crafting journaling or scrapbooking.
The kettle stitch natalie stopka. Cut a piece of thread twice the length of the book. Subscribe tap the bell for more videos.
The kettle stitch is the traditional stitch that bookmakers use to link the ends of their signatures together to keep the textblock stable and tight. The length is the dimension parallel to the direction of the holes. With a helpful video of the kettle stitch.
When learning the coptic or sewn to tape bindings a common problem is an incorrect kettle stitch that does not lock the tensio. Once you get to the top of the third signature you ll be making another kettle stitch. This one is slightly different from the first.
Book binding fascinates me. To execute the kettle stitch while holding this posture may seem acrobatic at first but it can be easily done using the technique recommended in non adhesive binding volume iii by keith smith. The kettle stitch which holds the tension along each signature and acts as the change over for many bindings is a persnickety little stitch until you get the hang of it.
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