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Hello! I've been curious about how I can turn hole-punched loose leaf papers into a notebook that would be enjoyable to use. This video captures my attempt using stab binding, and I'm happy with how they turned out. Papers for bookbinding can be hard to come by, so binding affordable hole-punched papers makes for a quick, satisfying project where you can personalize the covers to your aesthetic. Thanks to tips from the fountain pens subreddit, I found fountain pen friendly lined paper at my local drug store (CVS). Let me know if you try this out yourself!

0:00 Kokuyo Campus paper
0:34 tools & materials
1:40 secure with knots
3:14 cut cover paper
6:07 create spine wrap
10:01 corner protectors
14:26 make a punching guide
16:00 attach covers
16:57 punch holes
18:03 4-hole stab binding
23:00 finishing touches
24:55 flip through
26:16 binding 3-hole punch paper
31:10 flip through

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Filming Equipment
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro with Canon 24-105mm F/4 lens

Editing Software
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FAQ
✦ What tools and materials do you use?    • Bookbinding Tools & Materials - begin...  
✦ Where can I buy bookbinding supplies? your local art supply store, Blick Art Materials (US), TALAS (US), Hollander's (US), DeSerres (CA), Etsy
✦ What adhesive are you using? Archival quality PVA glue, there are multiple brands that sell this
✦ How do you make your book cloth?    • How I make bookcloth from any fabric  
✦ Where do you get dot grid writing paper?    • How I source dotted writing paper for...  
✦ Where did you get your...
guillotine cutter - https://amzn.to/3UFSnS9
book press (made it myself) -    • Bookbinding Studio Vlog 8 ✦ New sketc...  
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thread - Crawford Irish Waxed Linen Thread
corner rounder - Akiles Diamond-1
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