Please don't apologize for your "old school" tutorials, you're so incredible and have been so educational and so clear for so long that I feel like it's important for your new fans to realize why it is that so many of us love and adore you and follow you! Thank you for testing this tool. Because I learned from you, I think I'll continue to just do it your way! :D
I've wanted to get into bookbinding for a while, but I have rheumatoid arthritis, so I have to be careful with my hands. I know this isn't the oldschool, "proper" way of doing it, but you made it sound like it was pretty easy on your hands - not as much grip strength required as you're used to, and it still more or less got the job done. I've got hope I can still get into bookbinding with this family of products. I didn't know they existed and would have hesitated to try them myself, so thank you!!
I found your channel via a Nerdforge video on bookbinding! I've always wanted to make my own journals and sketchbooks, but never had any clue where to start. You just got a new subscriber!
Thanks for this review...Every time I go to bind one of my books, your channel is where I come to!! Your tutorials are always so clear and complete! THANKS!!
am i the only one who realized that jennifer’s views aren’t as high as they were before ? your context is actually getting better, idk why youtube’a algorithm isn’t doing you justice :( keep it up though !!
Fantastic video Thank you. Your detailed tutorial is Absolutely top notch it really helped my 13 year old daughter . She was gifted for her Birthday . ✨✨✨🦋🤍😊
thanks for showing this! I tried bookbinding from your videos, they were great but I had trouble because of hand pain so I gave up. This might be exactly what I need to do this again! My son loves drawing and I originally looked up making him drawing books.
Oh man, the old-school videos!!!! I just went back to watch some of them, they were THE BEST, I got all misty-eyed! :) And that music! Really, really loved the early days so much. Those videos were what made me fall in love with your channel and I've been around ever since. Who needs some tools when we've got your fabulous book-binding videos! :)
Me too! I took bookbinding classes at my local library, and they rushed the stitching parts so much, I searched for videos. SeaLemon featured the clearest, most straightforward demonstrations of bindings I found! Plus she was so relaxing and soothing in her presentation:-) I recommended them to everybody in class!
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I work at Michaels and I've been wondering about this product since we got it in. I think I'll probably pick this one up now! I'm always sending people who want to try book binding to your channel, so that will make a nice thing to mention when explaining this tool (to make up for the possibly poor instruction guide)
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I appreciate not having to waste my money on products. Glad this was a good product, saw it at michaels but patiently waited for this video. Now im off to get it.
Finally got mine, and with a Michael's coupon it came to about 12.50 plus tax. Considering that Amazon starts ar around 18.50, add on tax and shipping, and Michael's comes to about half the price.
Man your "old school" videos saved my butt in highschool, I'd use your book binding videos to make over the top projects and in my sophmore year it was a requirement to make our own books for photography and I didn't understand the teacher's instuctions so for me your videos have not only saves my grades but entertained me and helped me explore things I would have never thought of as fun hobbies, thank you :-)
Oh I hate measuring for books. Lol. Mahalogozaimasu for the review! I would love a video on different patterns of Japanese binding if you haven't done it already.
Love this tutorial, I've been wanting to start making my own journals but it's intimidating! Would you consider trying out a saddle stapler on your channel? I'm not great with a needle and thread and feel like a stapler might be the best way for me.
Hello! I have a question, is there a type of binding where it could be removed and attached easily or could add more papers with out redoing the binding? If it's not possible, any suggestion on something similar for what I'm looking for?I'm very new at book binding and I wanna make a notebook were I can add and remove a page easily ^^"
Thanks! I’ve been super curious about this tool! I have a basic kit & wasn’t sure if this would really be worth it or if it would make things easier enough to be worth the $ & storage space. You point out good tips too!
Happy to see you review this tool. I bought this when it first came out. Love it. I’ve made lots of little notebooks (nice paper with cardstock covered) for me to carry, for others too. In a diy make do with what you have approach I used dental floss to stitch a booklet, worked great!
That old school Coptic stitch tutorial helped me create my very first sketchbook! This was a fun video to watch 😍 since you already have a huge amount of book binding and stitching tutorials, it’s super fun to see you try out the book binding gadgets! Thanks again, Jennifer!
Hi Sea lemon! Love your tutorials. I need help with my diary! I have a lot of lose pages that I want to transform in a book and not sure about the right kind of binding. When I started to write I didn’t use the best paper and the pages have 6 hole like agenda binding. They are A5. Any guide or word is useful. Thanks a lot.
I just bought this today. I do feel like the holes are a little on the small side that all that I usually use is a wider all. Also it’s really challenging to do a book cover it doesn’t fit in the in the guides either the DV shaped one or the flat side either it just it just doesn’t work so kind of disappointed with that. Note that I’m trying to do a book binding with a little golden book
I've been binge-watching your old-school videos recently anyway so I guess this is the world telling me to keep making my own journals lol I had no idea this thing existed and it would make the work much easier for me since my hands do tend to hurt a lot after hole-punching for a while
I didn’t know that tools like this existed. Thanks for the video! It was good knowing that it can make punching the holes physically easier because I have arthritis and have sometimes had trouble with that. It looks like you did a thorough testing. This is definitely going on my Christmas wish list!
I love your "old school" videos! I actually made my first book ever at the beginning of this year with one of your tutorials :) it's not perfect, but it works and I know I just need more practice. I plan on using your tutorials again for my next one.
I recently got this so I’d have an easy to use book cradle without having to make one, and used it for two different signatures of a junk journal I’m working on. The pouch with the needles and thread also holds a bone folder I bought for the project. And all of them fit nicely together with the board. They pack up in a fairly small space. Very easy and efficient to use. Just remember if you’re pulling a needle and thread through a LOT of pages, use pliers or your fingertips will be sooooore! 😂😭
I've wanted to bind my own sketchbook for a while, and I just remembered that this channel exists! I love your old tutorials, they are wonderful and are still followable! ❤
I love your " old school" tutorials. I've been subscribed for years and use your videos to make planner and journals for myself and my family regularly. And when I lost my old account on UA-cam you were the first UA-camr I resubed too. Your amazing and your videos are so clear.
This tool would make my life so much easier, OMG. I love your channel, I learned from you everything I know about bookbinding. The way you explain is amazing. Keep going.
I’ve wanted to do book binding since I started watching you channel years ago. I’m thinking I’d like to buy this and try it out with your binding videos. Also, the last thing I need is another crafting thing to add to my many things but I really think it would be fun. My sister loves journals so I’d love to makes some custom ones for her. Thanks for sharing this!
Leave it to We R Memory Keepers to come up a tool that we newbies to book binding could use. I really like "old school" videos because they are "new school" to me & they serve as a good refresher.
bought the tool when it first came out, as a beginner book binder, getting my percings even was a challenge -- they tool fixed it for me. I get nice evenly spaced percings and nice bindings. Only thing i wish is that they made a tool a little longer than this one but love the tool and the results.
I love this! I've been wanting to get something similar, but it came with one spacing measurement and it was only for signatures and was kinda expensive. This video game me the idea to try and DIY the flat part. Thank you, Jen!
WRMK has some good tools. Hoped you would review this one. Nice to see a review from an experienced book binder. Hope to get this one for Christmas. Have you seen their foil quils? They have a free style you use by hand and one that fits in electronic cutting machines. You might find them fun to add foiling to your book covers!
thanks for showing this. i think that piercing will not continue to be easy the more the awl is used. did they have a replacement or way to keep it sharp?
Interesting tool. I guess the template thing would be quite useful, not sure really. But I agree with you about the dental floss thread.. lol. and just by the way, I have recently been using your “old school” videos and am currently in the throws of case binding a load of hardback notebooks for Christmas presents so thank you for your excellent tutorials! ❤️
I LOVE your bookbinding tutorials.......please don’t ever change them. I noticed you said they were old school....well, I made my own books using your old school tutorials and they were the easiest for me. I searched UA-cam and yours were the easiest to follow. Thank you, sincerely!
What a great and thorough review - We R Memory Keepers should have provided you with the product as they are going to sell so many based on your review. (Thank goodness SOMEONE made all those in-depth videos on bookbinding - LOL!) I may be making a lot of presents this holiday season! Cheers
I enjoy your old videos on bookbinding they are extremely helpful so thank you. I have this tool and used it but not to much yet so I’m excited you reviewed it. 👍😎
Thank you so much for your great tutorials and for this review. I Purchased this item a few months ago and have never used it because I wasn’t quite sure how it works. Now I’m glad I have this in my arsenal.
Thank you for the closer look at the tool. I've used your binding videos, especially the saddle stitch one to make my own inserts for my traveler's notebook. I thought about trying this tool out, but have yet to get it. I'm trying to clean and reorganize, so I'm trying not to get too many things until I finish organizing what I have. But I will be keeping this tool in mind. Or I can just stick to the 'old school' Sea Lemon methods.
A dry-erase marker would probably work well if you don't want to make permanent marks on that guide thing. Especially for people who make many odd sized books.
Hi Sea Lemon. Thank you so much for this video. I have this tool and haven't used it yet. Good to know its cost/ benefit. _ Do you have videos on binding thread and waxing or buying waxed, and the best kinds? How do you feel about embroidery thread? Are you familiar with it's longevity in book binding? Thank you so much!!
I'd have bought this guide in a heartbeat...until you said it only creates books up to 9" tall. What is it with people and small books?! I just need an extra couple of inches for this to have been truly ideal. It really sucks that they didn't take into account the largest books at 11". That really would have been perfect but it's a total miss for me. It would have been truly helpful too as a beginner.
Thank you, Jennifer! I literally just got this tool yesterday, so this video showing up on my UA-cam feed was prescient! And kind of creepy.....Big-brother-ish, you know?
Just received my We R Book Binding Guide and went looking on UA-cam for a tutorial on how to use it. So glad I came across yours first. Easy to understand and I really appreciate your links to various stitching methods. Was tickled to see you are in Scottsdale. I'm in Peoria, AZ. Hello, neighbor! If you ever give classes, I'd love to know. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.
excellent tutorial as i am buying the WRMK book binding and wanted to watch a video before purchase. i sure know it will be so handy as when binding junk journal pages not all are punched precicely or go over the sides🤫🤫🤫Thank you so much
I have been on a journey with this tool. Purchasing We R Memory Keepers Bookbinding Guide, led me to your channel. Not because of this review (as you had not published it at that stage), but moreso to learn about bookbinding. Sure, this tool helped me to punch holes...but I wanted to know more than their instruction booklet provided. So, I searched UA-cam and found you. As a beginner, I had no idea about the tools I would need. I saw this Bookbinding Guide and took a gamble thinking, I don't know if this will be helpful. It looked like it would be helpful but I really had no idea about anything book-related. I just felt like I needed to buy it and so I did. I used it twice then, put it in my drawer. It wasn't because the product was no good, it was more because I was inexperienced and, I didn't fully understand how to use the tool, or appreciate the assistance it gave. So, I went through a period of leaving it in my drawer and just eyeballing and poking holes. This of course was not very satisfactory but I was just learning and so, kind of put up with crooked lines and subsequent uneven stitching. I've learn a lot in that time and when I was making my last journal, I decided to unearth and reuse the tool. And, it worked like an absolute charm. Strangely, though I have watched many of your videos, I had not seen this one until today. There were times (when the tool was in my drawer) that I was wondering if I'd made the right decision in purchasing the tool. Recently reusing the tool confirmed that it was a very worthwhile purchase. Watching this video absolutely sealed the deal and, will help other newbies to understand and appreciate its value.
Hi, I'm trying to start with bookbinding and I bought this tool that I like so much.... It's useful for beginners. I tryied the threat included and no issue with it, but now I bought new 1mm threats. It's quite impossibile to put the threat in the needle and the needle doesn't go through the hole........ How can I solve this issue ?? I have to buy smaller threats? Could you help me? Thanks
I make miniature books for dolls and just glue them together in a kind of case binding?? And I use bulldog clips for pressing the spine haha. I tried to make a proper book for sketching and its really thick, I used acrylic yarn for sewing and couldn't press then and I haven't wrapped the cover so it's just hard cardboard covering a text lock with like 6 layers of ribbon glues to the spine for support
Thank you for your instructional videos. They are very easy to understand and I use them all the time. I use the coptic stitch method for my daily journals with mixed media paper. I am thinking of making a watercolor paper diy journal next but I am not sure the coptic stitch binding would be best. I do want the pages to lay flat for watercolor techniques. Any suggestions? Would you consider a tutorial? Thanks!
I just got this tool with a kit and it’s great. I also just got a mini book binding kit from lineco.com It has written instructions and picts, but I find them to be unclear. I’m visual ...can you do a tutorial on making a book from the Hand Mini Hard Bound Sewn Books? This channel is fantastic!!
My £5 stainless steel rule, with cork backing to prevent slippage, has mm/cm along one edge, and inches and fractions of an inch along the other edge, Just line up your awl where you want the hole, only £5, will never break, and does the exact same job as this rip off device to rob money from crafters.
Does a sewing machine help with stitching signatures for simple bookbinding? Any videos on using a sewing machine in bookbinding? (I'm new to bookbinding)
Thanks for sharing this. I am sure I have watched before when I purchased this tool. But I’ve only used it once. So I have decided to use this tool to prepare signatures to have at the ready for future travelers notebooks and journals.
Figured out the other day that it doesn't work well for stab binding the long edge of 8.5'*11' paper. So I either need to reprint in booklet form so I can make signatures or do a stab binding across the top edge.
Thank you for this video. I may now use my tool that I have had for ages but have not used mostly due to lack of instructions. The booklet that came with it is, with all due respect, not very good.
I can't find or have never seen any links when watching a video and they say "I'll post the links below." But where is this at, I can't locate it. Help please and thanks!
honestly wink doesn't seem to give good instruction manuals , i own many of their products and find that in most,,, - attn wrmk better instructions would make for a much easier usage and make people want to purchase more items from the company
I’ve got this tool. I bought it a long time ago and have not yet used it until tonight. I am new to book binding though so I don’t have anything to compare it to but for punching my signature hole i enjoyed using it.
i finally managed to get this thing! I saw it when you originally posted the video, and I've been wanting to buy it =) I agree with the assessment of both the thread and the booklet.
When using a Coptic stitch to a board I use the bridal method where you for stitching on just the board then attach the signatures to the “bridle “ this is a little more time consuming but makes it easier for me. It is a very old method.
Please don't apologize for your "old school" tutorials, you're so incredible and have been so educational and so clear for so long that I feel like it's important for your new fans to realize why it is that so many of us love and adore you and follow you! Thank you for testing this tool. Because I learned from you, I think I'll continue to just do it your way! :D
I've wanted to get into bookbinding for a while, but I have rheumatoid arthritis, so I have to be careful with my hands. I know this isn't the oldschool, "proper" way of doing it, but you made it sound like it was pretty easy on your hands - not as much grip strength required as you're used to, and it still more or less got the job done. I've got hope I can still get into bookbinding with this family of products. I didn't know they existed and would have hesitated to try them myself, so thank you!!
Ditto!
I found your channel via a Nerdforge video on bookbinding! I've always wanted to make my own journals and sketchbooks, but never had any clue where to start. You just got a new subscriber!
Tip from other videos: Use a sharpie to mark your holes on the clear part. Some hand sanitizer and a q-tip will remove the marker when done.
You sound so gentle, positive, and soothing. I think your books are happy little books. Like Bob Ross's happy little trees.
Thanks for this review...Every time I go to bind one of my books, your channel is where I come to!! Your tutorials are always so clear and complete! THANKS!!
am i the only one who realized that jennifer’s views aren’t as high as they were before ? your context is actually getting better, idk why youtube’a algorithm isn’t doing you justice :( keep it up though !!
I wonder if it's because subscribing to notifications of her videos is disabled?
Oooh, I love that there is a tool like this! Thanks for reviewing it. And, it's a huge bonus that you have the videos on how to do the bindings.
Fantastic video Thank you. Your detailed tutorial is Absolutely top notch it really helped my 13 year old daughter . She was gifted for her Birthday . ✨✨✨🦋🤍😊
thanks for showing this! I tried bookbinding from your videos, they were great but I had trouble because of hand pain so I gave up. This might be exactly what I need to do this again! My son loves drawing and I originally looked up making him drawing books.
Oh man, the old-school videos!!!! I just went back to watch some of them, they were THE BEST, I got all misty-eyed! :) And that music! Really, really loved the early days so much. Those videos were what made me fall in love with your channel and I've been around ever since. Who needs some tools when we've got your fabulous book-binding videos! :)
Thanks for sticking with me!
Me too! I took bookbinding classes at my local library, and they rushed the stitching parts so much, I searched for videos. SeaLemon featured the clearest, most straightforward demonstrations of bindings I found! Plus she was so relaxing and soothing in her presentation:-) I recommended them to everybody in class!
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I work at Michaels and I've been wondering about this product since we got it in. I think I'll probably pick this one up now! I'm always sending people who want to try book binding to your channel, so that will make a nice thing to mention when explaining this tool (to make up for the possibly poor instruction guide)
This is a good comprehensive review! This tool looks like a good addition to a bookbinding kit.
This is a very good review. Now I want this tool even though I’ve never bound a book... must find a reason to do so! 🤔
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I appreciate not having to waste my money on products. Glad this was a good product, saw it at michaels but patiently waited for this video. Now im off to get it.
Finally got mine, and with a Michael's coupon it came to about 12.50 plus tax. Considering that Amazon starts ar around 18.50, add on tax and shipping, and Michael's comes to about half the price.
"coated in... something. it's not beeswax" made me giggle. great video, Jennifer! Thanks for sharing!
Man your "old school" videos saved my butt in highschool, I'd use your book binding videos to make over the top projects and in my sophmore year it was a requirement to make our own books for photography and I didn't understand the teacher's instuctions so for me your videos have not only saves my grades but entertained me and helped me explore things I would have never thought of as fun hobbies, thank you :-)
Oh I hate measuring for books. Lol. Mahalogozaimasu for the review! I would love a video on different patterns of Japanese binding if you haven't done it already.
Love this tutorial, I've been wanting to start making my own journals but it's intimidating! Would you consider trying out a saddle stapler on your channel? I'm not great with a needle and thread and feel like a stapler might be the best way for me.
Hello! I have a question, is there a type of binding where it could be removed and attached easily or could add more papers with out redoing the binding? If it's not possible, any suggestion on something similar for what I'm looking for?I'm very new at book binding and I wanna make a notebook were I can add and remove a page easily ^^"
Thanks! I’ve been super curious about this tool! I have a basic kit & wasn’t sure if this would really be worth it or if it would make things easier enough to be worth the $ & storage space. You point out good tips too!
Wow your work is amazing and love how simple you make this process. Do you teach at retreats or anywhere?
Happy to see you review this tool. I bought this when it first came out. Love it. I’ve made lots of little notebooks (nice paper with cardstock covered) for me to carry, for others too. In a diy make do with what you have approach I used dental floss to stitch a booklet, worked great!
That old school Coptic stitch tutorial helped me create my very first sketchbook! This was a fun video to watch 😍 since you already have a huge amount of book binding and stitching tutorials, it’s super fun to see you try out the book binding gadgets!
Thanks again, Jennifer!
Hi Sea lemon! Love your tutorials. I need help with my diary! I have a lot of lose pages that I want to transform in a book and not sure about the right kind of binding. When I started to write I didn’t use the best paper and the pages have 6 hole like agenda binding. They are A5. Any guide or word is useful.
Thanks a lot.
Would you mind making a tutorial on the other decorative Japanese bookbinding designs? They look so pretty!
I just bought this today. I do feel like the holes are a little on the small side that all that I usually use is a wider all. Also it’s really challenging to do a book cover it doesn’t fit in the in the guides either the DV shaped one or the flat side either it just it just doesn’t work so kind of disappointed with that. Note that I’m trying to do a book binding with a little golden book
I've been binge-watching your old-school videos recently anyway so I guess this is the world telling me to keep making my own journals lol
I had no idea this thing existed and it would make the work much easier for me since my hands do tend to hurt a lot after hole-punching for a while
I didn’t know that tools like this existed. Thanks for the video! It was good knowing that it can make punching the holes physically easier because I have arthritis and have sometimes had trouble with that. It looks like you did a thorough testing. This is definitely going on my Christmas wish list!
I actually learned how to saddle stitch by watching your “old school” method few years back!! Super easy . Love your lessons all the time
I love your "old school" videos! I actually made my first book ever at the beginning of this year with one of your tutorials :) it's not perfect, but it works and I know I just need more practice. I plan on using your tutorials again for my next one.
Your old school vids are fantastic and got me started on book-binding. I still look at them for certain issues to solve to this day!
I recently got this so I’d have an easy to use book cradle without having to make one, and used it for two different signatures of a junk journal I’m working on. The pouch with the needles and thread also holds a bone folder I bought for the project. And all of them fit nicely together with the board. They pack up in a fairly small space. Very easy and efficient to use. Just remember if you’re pulling a needle and thread through a LOT of pages, use pliers or your fingertips will be sooooore! 😂😭
I've wanted to bind my own sketchbook for a while, and I just remembered that this channel exists! I love your old tutorials, they are wonderful and are still followable! ❤
I love your " old school" tutorials. I've been subscribed for years and use your videos to make planner and journals for myself and my family regularly. And when I lost my old account on UA-cam you were the first UA-camr I resubed too. Your amazing and your videos are so clear.
This tool would make my life so much easier, OMG.
I love your channel, I learned from you everything I know about bookbinding. The way you explain is amazing. Keep going.
Great vid. 😁 Where did you get the vinyl for the long stitch book?
I don't know if I'll get the tool or not. I'm old school and comfortable with my phone book and templates. I love your older videos.
I’ve wanted to do book binding since I started watching you channel years ago. I’m thinking I’d like to buy this and try it out with your binding videos.
Also, the last thing I need is another crafting thing to add to my many things but I really think it would be fun. My sister loves journals so I’d love to makes some custom ones for her.
Thanks for sharing this!
Leave it to We R Memory Keepers to come up a tool that we newbies to book binding could use. I really like "old school" videos because they are "new school" to me & they serve as a good refresher.
bought the tool when it first came out, as a beginner book binder, getting my percings even was a challenge -- they tool fixed it for me. I get nice evenly spaced percings and nice bindings. Only thing i wish is that they made a tool a little longer than this one but love the tool and the results.
I love this! I've been wanting to get something similar, but it came with one spacing measurement and it was only for signatures and was kinda expensive. This video game me the idea to try and DIY the flat part. Thank you, Jen!
WRMK has some good tools. Hoped you would review this one. Nice to see a review from an experienced book binder. Hope to get this one for Christmas. Have you seen their foil quils? They have a free style you use by hand and one that fits in electronic cutting machines. You might find them fun to add foiling to your book covers!
May I suggest using a small sticker on the holes you plan to use. Great video. Thank you.
This is very interesting. I’ve always wanted to know how to bind books.
This is brilliant.. I didn’t even know this existed! It will make my life easier!
thanks for showing this. i think that piercing will not continue to be easy the more the awl is used. did they have a replacement or way to keep it sharp?
No replacement, but I don't think it will get/feel dull for a very long time.
I'm definitely going to see if I can find this and *finally* give bookbinding a go.
Thanks did much for the review.
Thank you for this very informative, helpful video.. your vids are wonderful and are of great quality.
This is great, I just needed this video 3 months ago :/
thanks so much i didn't know this existed and i will be getting one ty
Interesting tool. I guess the template thing would be quite useful, not sure really. But I agree with you about the dental floss thread.. lol. and just by the way, I have recently been using your “old school” videos and am currently in the throws of case binding a load of hardback notebooks for Christmas presents so thank you for your excellent tutorials! ❤️
I LOVE your bookbinding tutorials.......please don’t ever change them. I noticed you said they were old school....well, I made my own books using your old school tutorials and they were the easiest for me. I searched UA-cam and yours were the easiest to follow. Thank you, sincerely!
What a great and thorough review - We R Memory Keepers should have provided you with the product as they are going to sell so many based on your review. (Thank goodness SOMEONE made all those in-depth videos on bookbinding - LOL!) I may be making a lot of presents this holiday season! Cheers
If you get yarn needles they are dull and equivalent to the one in this kit :)
I enjoy your old videos on bookbinding they are extremely helpful so thank you. I have this tool and used it but not to much yet so I’m excited you reviewed it. 👍😎
Thank you so much for your great tutorials and for this review. I Purchased this item a few months ago and have never used it because I wasn’t quite sure how it works. Now I’m glad I have this in my arsenal.
Thank you for the closer look at the tool. I've used your binding videos, especially the saddle stitch one to make my own inserts for my traveler's notebook. I thought about trying this tool out, but have yet to get it. I'm trying to clean and reorganize, so I'm trying not to get too many things until I finish organizing what I have. But I will be keeping this tool in mind. Or I can just stick to the 'old school' Sea Lemon methods.
Arghh cr*p.... now I have to buy one 🤣
Love the “old school” sea lemon tutorials!
Great tutorial and that looks like it works really well.
A dry-erase marker would probably work well if you don't want to make permanent marks on that guide thing. Especially for people who make many odd sized books.
Good idea!
Hi Sea Lemon. Thank you so much for this video. I have this tool and haven't used it yet. Good to know its cost/ benefit. _ Do you have videos on binding thread and waxing or buying waxed, and the best kinds? How do you feel about embroidery thread? Are you familiar with it's longevity in book binding? Thank you so much!!
Yes! It's an old school one too 😉 ua-cam.com/video/AF0Bq4DbNrY/v-deo.html
I just saw this! Thank you so much, again! I love your videos. Learning so much :) :)
Muchas gracias... Eres genial!!! Abracitos de colores desde Colombia!!! 🤗🤗🤗💕🇨🇴
I feel like she has at least one room dedicated for her self-bound books only
That what you call a sweet lemon 🍋 👌😊
I'd have bought this guide in a heartbeat...until you said it only creates books up to 9" tall. What is it with people and small books?! I just need an extra couple of inches for this to have been truly ideal. It really sucks that they didn't take into account the largest books at 11". That really would have been perfect but it's a total miss for me. It would have been truly helpful too as a beginner.
Thanks for this. It looks like a tool that can be very useful. I may try it our :)
Thank you, Jennifer! I literally just got this tool yesterday, so this video showing up on my UA-cam feed was prescient! And kind of creepy.....Big-brother-ish, you know?
Just received my We R Book Binding Guide and went looking on UA-cam for a tutorial on how to use it. So glad I came across yours first. Easy to understand and I really appreciate your links to various stitching methods. Was tickled to see you are in Scottsdale. I'm in Peoria, AZ. Hello, neighbor! If you ever give classes, I'd love to know. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.
So nice to see you! Hope you are doing well! Nice review!! TFS!
excellent tutorial as i am buying the WRMK book binding and wanted to watch a video before purchase. i sure know it will be so handy as when binding junk journal pages not all are punched precicely or go over the sides🤫🤫🤫Thank you so much
Great video! This might be really useful! And I love your “old school” tutorials!!
Thank you for this amazing video! It has helped me a lot, to know if it really worth to buy this Book Binding Guide :)) New Suscriber :))
I have been on a journey with this tool. Purchasing We R Memory Keepers Bookbinding Guide, led me to your channel. Not because of this review (as you had not published it at that stage), but moreso to learn about bookbinding.
Sure, this tool helped me to punch holes...but I wanted to know more than their instruction booklet provided. So, I searched UA-cam and found you.
As a beginner, I had no idea about the tools I would need. I saw this Bookbinding Guide and took a gamble thinking, I don't know if this will be helpful. It looked like it would be helpful but I really had no idea about anything book-related. I just felt like I needed to buy it and so I did.
I used it twice then, put it in my drawer. It wasn't because the product was no good, it was more because I was inexperienced and, I didn't fully understand how to use the tool, or appreciate the assistance it gave. So, I went through a period of leaving it in my drawer and just eyeballing and poking holes. This of course was not very satisfactory but I was just learning and so, kind of put up with crooked lines and subsequent uneven stitching.
I've learn a lot in that time and when I was making my last journal, I decided to unearth and reuse the tool. And, it worked like an absolute charm. Strangely, though I have watched many of your videos, I had not seen this one until today.
There were times (when the tool was in my drawer) that I was wondering if I'd made the right decision in purchasing the tool. Recently reusing the tool confirmed that it was a very worthwhile purchase. Watching this video absolutely sealed the deal and, will help other newbies to understand and appreciate its value.
Hi, I'm trying to start with bookbinding and I bought this tool that I like so much.... It's useful for beginners. I tryied the threat included and no issue with it, but now I bought new 1mm threats. It's quite impossibile to put the threat in the needle and the needle doesn't go through the hole........ How can I solve this issue ?? I have to buy smaller threats? Could you help me? Thanks
I make miniature books for dolls and just glue them together in a kind of case binding?? And I use bulldog clips for pressing the spine haha. I tried to make a proper book for sketching and its really thick, I used acrylic yarn for sewing and couldn't press then and I haven't wrapped the cover so it's just hard cardboard covering a text lock with like 6 layers of ribbon glues to the spine for support
Thank you for your instructional videos. They are very easy to understand and I use them all the time. I use the coptic stitch method for my daily journals with mixed media paper. I am thinking of making a watercolor paper diy journal next but I am not sure the coptic stitch binding would be best. I do want the pages to lay flat for watercolor techniques. Any suggestions? Would you consider a tutorial? Thanks!
I just got this tool with a kit and it’s great. I also just got a mini book binding kit from lineco.com It has written instructions and picts, but I find them to be unclear. I’m visual ...can you do a tutorial on making a book from the Hand Mini Hard Bound Sewn Books? This channel is fantastic!!
My £5 stainless steel rule, with cork backing to prevent slippage, has mm/cm along one edge, and inches and fractions of an inch along the other edge, Just line up your awl where you want the hole, only £5, will never break, and does the exact same job as this rip off device to rob money from crafters.
Does a sewing machine help with stitching signatures for simple bookbinding? Any videos on using a sewing machine in bookbinding? (I'm new to bookbinding)
Great tutorial, thanks so much.
You are so right, the instructions are abysmal. But I found for a starter attempt it helped with making regimented holes quickly.
Since I learned saddle stitch from you, I bought this tool via your link 😁 I hope you’ll profit as well!
I'm having trouble seeing the tool close up. Did you say that there were measurements marked on the plastic, like, in inch or cm increments? Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this. I am sure I have watched before when I purchased this tool. But I’ve only used it once. So I have decided to use this tool to prepare signatures to have at the ready for future travelers notebooks and journals.
Figured out the other day that it doesn't work well for stab binding the long edge of 8.5'*11' paper.
So I either need to reprint in booklet form so I can make signatures or do a stab binding across the top edge.
Thank you for this video. I may now use my tool that I have had for ages but have not used mostly due to lack of instructions. The booklet that came with it is, with all due respect, not very good.
I can't find or have never seen any links when watching a video and they say "I'll post the links below." But where is this at, I can't locate it. Help please and thanks!
honestly wink doesn't seem to give good instruction manuals , i own many of their products and find that in most,,, - attn wrmk better instructions would make for a much easier usage and make people want to purchase more items from the company
I’ve got this tool. I bought it a long time ago and have not yet used it until tonight. I am new to book binding though so I don’t have anything to compare it to but for punching my signature hole i enjoyed using it.
I bet you could make clear templates for the stitches to layover the guide. Maybe out of something like plastic laminating sheets.
i finally managed to get this thing! I saw it when you originally posted the video, and I've been wanting to buy it =) I agree with the assessment of both the thread and the booklet.
Thanks. I purchased this guide but haven’t used it yet. Looove your videos. You are a great teacher.
Thank you so much for these tutorials. I have this tool but have not tried it yet. Now I believe I will. New subscriber
When using a Coptic stitch to a board I use the bridal method where you for stitching on just the board then attach the signatures to the “bridle “ this is a little more time consuming but makes it easier for me. It is a very old method.
Thank you for this. I purchased one of these about a year ago. But your video gave me good information.
Thanks for the video.
I was hoping it would include scoring tools.
Just bought mine today! Excited to use it. Thankyou for this video