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I used the tutorial from Bitter Melon Bindery on YouTube to create this hardcover sketch journal. It's constructed from scrap fabric, ordinary printer paper (no idea what the specs are), and some backing boards from a couple of notepads. I also used dental floss for the thread (which is why it smells like a combination of Mod Podge and mint.)
The gap in the spine is intentional because that's where I store the pen.
Not too shabby if I do say so...
**What I learned:**
Always make more signatures than you think you'll need. I was surprised at how thin it turned out to be after compression, stitching, and gluing.
Knives and fingertips are *not* friends! (See ouchie photo.)
Always add in at least another inch of thread. I was playing 'string chicken' at the end.
