Diy Leather Bound Journal

This video originally appeared live september 11 2018.

Diy leather bound journal.

New journals from old books. Start by cutting your leather. To make the work easier and faster make a template of the pages out of a piece of cardboard. Here are 12 bookmaking tutorials that are bound to make you want to try your hand at creating one yourself.

He also uses viking artwork on the book and supplies you with an opt. Ours measured at 5 8 by 8 3 inches a5 style size. Waxed thread and leather needle. Similarly make two holes in the centre of each of the previously prepared stacks of pages.

Then add 3 4 inch to the edges of the measurements. Open the journal and lay it flat on a piece of scrap leather to judge the size then cut your leather leaving about a. What you need for your leather bound journal. The holes should be along.

Put the leather on your strong grip mat and thread it through your machine. Finally tie the pages to the. You can even repurpose old books into handmade journals. Now make your markings based on your measurements on the rough underside of the leather.

As an avid thrifter i love the idea of repurposing old books. Easy as can be book. Cut the leather using the rotary knife. Magnus shows you how to easily make a simple leather bound book with stitched in pages.

How to make a leather journal handmade gift diy step 1 cut the leather to size. I show you the process that i go through to make a complete leather journal link to matt karl s first attempts at journal making https youtu be ygdocjwg4 i. Have you ever cut leather. My notebook measured 8 inches tall 5 inches wide and 1 inch deep.

Glue the 1 5 inch of leather on the inside side of the front cover and let dry flip the book over and fold the remaining leather across the entire back of the book tip. The journal also needs a 2 inch flap to fold over the notebook to clasp in place. Double your measurement keeping in mind that the leather has to cover both sides of the notebook. Diy leather journal step 1.

If the leather paper cover has completely dried use an awl to make 6 holes in it as shown by the red marks in the. There is a lot of paper you can save from being wasted and use as it is.