Bookbinding Basics: Creating a Leather Watercolor Journal

Hello, and welcome to my Skillshare class! During this class, you will learn how to create a leather handbound watercolor journal using basic bookbinding methods and techniques. 

This class covers:

• Creating signatures
• Stitching the binding
• Pressing the book 
• Sewing the cover to the binding

By the end of this class, you will have made a beautiful watercolor journal built to last a lifetime, and have learned the basics of bookbinding. Let's get started!

Supplies List (with links)

• Intro
• Supplies 01
• Signatures 02
• Cutting holes 03
• Sewing the Binding 04
• Pressing the Spine 05
• Preparing the Leather 06
• Sewing the Cover 07