Thank you to my patrons for making this video possible! ♡

This is the biggest sketchbook I've made so far! Big books are a bit intimidating because there's a higher chance the cover boards will bow. Also, they're more awkward to work with due to their size and weight. I'm really glad it turned out well. I used 160 gsm Fabriano Accademia paper in A3 size for the signatures and assembled the book using long stitch binding. If I made this again, I would space out the signatures slightly further apart and maybe reduce the number of sheets per signature as page turning feels a bit stiff.

0:00 Lucy gets settled
0:23 Folding signatures
2:07 Cutting spine board
3:33 Measuring and cutting spine cloth
4:24 Assembling the cover
7:14 Gluing decorative paper
10:34 Gluing endpapers
13:34 Creating punching guide
14:35 Punching holes
16:51 Sewing long stitch
25:19 Completed sketchbook
26:05 Beauty shots



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Filming Equipment
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro with Canon 24105mm F/4 lens

Editing Software
DaVinci Resolve Studio https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...

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...  
✦ What brand is your...
thread Crawford Irish Waxed Linen Thread
corner rounder Akiles Diamond1
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✦ What is your dog's name? Lucy

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