Book Binding Using Thread
Thread your needle piercing the thread 1cm from the end and pulling tight instead of tying a knot.
Book binding using thread. Kingso 284 yards leather sewing waxed thread diy craft beige view on amazon or just purchase beeswax and wax your thread on demand. Books by hand beeswax view on amazon. The key is that it is a natural fiber comparable in expected lifetime to the paper and the cover material and that it have very long fibers giving it great strength.
The knot should be on the side of the paper that faces up not the edge. Traditionally unbleached linen thread is the preferred material for bookbinding but unbleached long staple cotton will do almost as well. Bring your thread around and tie a knot in the thread against itself.
Books by hand linen thread 50 yards view on amazon you can go for the waxed version to save some time. To stitch the pages use a bookbinding needle and linen thread four times the page height. Make sure you don t tie a knot on the sewing thread.