4-Hole Japanese Bookbinding Tutorial

In this tutorial, I'll show you 4-hole Japanese bookbinding. This is the basic traditional method of Japanese binding (or stab binding).

Materials:
• 8.5 x 11 inch paper (about 30 pieces)
• Waxed thread

Tools:
• Pencil, cutting mat and ruler
• Needle and scissors
• Binder clips (optional)

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[amizairenjian]

I know that this binding method was popularized by the Japanese in the west, but this binding method is Chinese in origin. Ppl are upset by the title. But as Chinese, we r happy to share our culture, and share was apart of our history anyway. there is definitely no need to fight over a binding method. Be respectful~ luving the world!

[JustSmile]

This tutorial was perfect for replacing some missing covers on an old textbook. I reused some old notebook covers and I tied it with hemp thread. It turnes out better and sturdier than I expected! Thank you for the tutorial!

[nicky]

I have been seeing this style of book in ALL the historical dramas I have been watching lately and wondered how to do it! Thank you for your video - keen to have a go and you made it look so easy!

[zenmoon]

As a Graphic Design student and fan of book binding, i really love this channel! 

[RalphBellairs]

Very clear instruction without any of the irrelevant "waffle" which characterises many of these "How-to" videos. Thank you.

[alejandrarosales]

So I'm taking a historic photographic processes class at SAIC and it was brought to my attention that even though it was popularized by the Japanese in the west this binding method is Chinese in origin still a great way to make photo books it looks great!!!

[LisatotheMarie]

I literally just did this binding for a portfolio I'm making and it was so simply to do! I didn't have an awl or screw punch, so I used a push pin to score my holes then used the needle and hammered it through to make the holes big enough. Worked like a charm! Thank you so much for making this tutorial. It was a real life saver.

[nataliesowa]

Your channel has been a lifesaver for me! I'm in my first term of a Design for Publishing degree, and I've already made several books for various Graphics projects thanks to your easy-to-follow videos! Thank you so, so much for all of your hard work! :) I'm officially addicted to binding books!

[AnastasiaCooper]

This is a great, comprehensible tutorial. Nothing unnecessary, plain and simple what I came for. Thank you very much!

[hnielsenjones]

I make handbound books for weddings and this video has been so very useful. I come back to it again and again. Thank you.

[hayrogarciga]

I learned to do this on vacation in Korea but forgot how to do the thread part, saw your video and tried it out. SUCCESS!!

[rafaelconcepcion]

Literally got a youtube account to tell you how wonderful this is. Straightforward and easy to follow. Thank you!

[immarjan]

i was searching for this technique after seeing books sewed like this in an historical korean drama, thanks for sharing, u are a real professional, it's so easy to understand))))

[alec]

If you are using 4 holes then that's actually a Chinese binding. The traditional Chinese binding is 4, 8 or 11 holes. Japanese binding is 7 holes.

[pinkhairedneko]

I don't have an awl, so I used a single hole punch instead. Works great for this type of binding. Thanks a million for the wonderful tutorial!

[lizzyanthus]

I watch a lot of period K-dramas and always wondered how they used to bind their books. Thanks, and especially thank you as I'm just starting to do junk journaling, and wanted to try a different binding then the usual kind.

[garalancia]

We're using your video in a university class! Just thought you should know! Great job~

[Elysedb]

Thank you SO much for this! Every year, I make my husband a little Christmas book with cartoons of memories from the past year. And every year, I use your video to bind it. Five years running! :D

[juneribbons]

That's a good way to bind single sheets. I may use it on a couple of my journals.

[RainyorSunnyEnding]

I'm about to get emotional, so bear with.

I have followed Jennifer for years now, and completed many of her projects. My first was a simple notebook, my second a book press, the third a coptic bound book which I covered, and now this.
I did stab binding for a book of my work. This is a poetry pamphlet that I'm handing in as my final ever assessment. After I hand it in to my lecturer in two hours, I will have officially finished university.
Thank you, Jennifer, for teaching me this method, and with all your other videos. Now I'm going to shower and get ready to go in for the last time...