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A review by eyeowna
Handmade Books at Home: A Beginner's Guide to Binding Journals, Sketchbooks, Photo Albums and More by Chanel Ly
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
I’ve been teaching myself how to make my own sketchbooks/notebooks. This is a really nice reference. I learn best from videos (I can’t learn how to do a stitch from reading alone) and even though YouTube has many great videos/channels for bookbinding, a written guide is so handy. I was struggling to wrap my head around paper grain and Chanel Ly’s section “techniques to build your skills” really helped with that!
I will say that as a beginner, the book’s projects are somewhat intimidating although certainly beautiful and GOALS. I did my first coptic stitch sketchbook by following a more basic YouTube video alongside this book. Ly’s coptic stitch book was a little complicated for me at this stage. Will definitely try out her version when I can! And you better believe I’ve sticky tabbed all the projects I want to do as I gain binding skill.
I will say that as a beginner, the book’s projects are somewhat intimidating although certainly beautiful and GOALS. I did my first coptic stitch sketchbook by following a more basic YouTube video alongside this book. Ly’s coptic stitch book was a little complicated for me at this stage. Will definitely try out her version when I can! And you better believe I’ve sticky tabbed all the projects I want to do as I gain binding skill.