This is an finicky method, imho, and it was hard to explain clearly. If you can follow some of those sewing diagrams, purely from the picture, I'm impressed! Un

This is an finicky method, imho, and it was hard to explain clearly. If you can follow some of those sewing diagrams, purely from the picture, I'm impressed! Unfortunately a lot of older bookbinding resources assume quite a level of craft. I've been trying to learn (leather) Italian bindings recently, and it is difficult to find the right help. Much easier, to start out with, if you want to create a multi signature binding (i.e. multiple groups of paper sewn together) is what's called a case binding. There you make the book block and the cover separately. Which makes it much easier to get a good final effect (at the cost of some longevity - it will outlast you, but perhaps not your grandchildren). Here is a very simple example that doesn't assume many tools[0][1]. She does the simplest thing possible to sew the signatures together. It won't look as good or be as secure as it should be, but will work. Here's a video showing how it 'should' be done[2] I've been bookbinding for about 10 years, as a hobby. I started with a weekend residential course. It's good to start with practical input, I think. I had an old Dover manual of bookbinding for a few years before that, and didn't get very far. (Also, craft bookbinding on HN! Things I never expected I'd see...) [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQ5P8QVHSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQ5P8QVHSg [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av_rU-yOPd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av_rU-yOPd4 [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBxZp8PJF2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBxZp8PJF2o