links for 2007-04-26
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A very common method of binding is the ‘perfect binding.’ You stack together your pages and then glue them along the spine edge with a very strong and flexible glue.
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Brian Sawyer
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Brian Sawyer
Race Day
Today’s The Marathon Mama‘s big day. I just drove her to catch her ride into Boston, and I’ll follow with family in a few hours myself. If you’re watching the field, here’s what to look for:
This is the last time I’ll make this request, but there’s still time to make a donation to support her efforts for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. Isn’t it worth a little more to run on an injured knee in a Nor’easter?
UPDATE: I’m toying with the idea of live blogging the marathon via my cell phone. If you’re interested in updates, follow me on Twitter.
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natalie
this is great!! good luck kristina!!
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Brian Sawyer
links for 2007-04-13
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Welcome to Japanese bookbinding
The investigation and production of archaic Japanese bookforms has brought me a greal deal of pleasure over the years, and I would like to share some of this with you. (via Craftzine)
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Brian Sawyer
links for 2007-04-11
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freshly{blended}: Book binding resources
I’ve gotten a few emails from people asking where i get my supplies and resources for bookbinding. So in this post i’ve compiled a list of places where the eager to learn book binder can get some answers and save some money. (via Craftzine)
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Brian Sawyer
How to Bind Off
After posting my How to Cast On tutorial, a few people asked for a similar demonstration of binding off, another of those basic techniques that are sometimes hard to learn from books or remember from one project to the next once you’ve actually mastered them. I thought I’d wait until I had a project ready to bind off, rather than creating a swatch to work with, mainly because I don’t have that kind of time. Anyway, I hope this little how-to helps clear things up. I’ve even included a one-minute video at the end of this post, for anyone who really needs to see the details in action (as I usually do).
So, without further ado, here’s how to do it:
- Knit the first stitch on the row as you normally would. We’ll call this Stitch 1.
- Knit the second stitch as you normally would. We’ll call this Stitch 2.
- Insert your left needle through the front of Stitch 1 on the right needle.
- Drag Stitch 1 over Stitch 2.
- Pull Stitch 1 completely off the needle, leaving Stitch 2 on the needle.
- Stitch 2 remains on the right needle, and you’ve just bound off your first stitch (Stitch 1). Rename the remaining stitch (Stitch 2) to Stitch 1 and repeat steps 2-5 until you reach the end of the row.
When just one stitch remains on your right needle, simply snip off your yarn, leaving about 5 inches of tail to pull through the opening of that last stitch and draw it tight. You’ll be left with a nice, finished edge that looks something like this:
And that’s it. Here’s that video I promised, which will take you less time to watch than it’s taken for you to read this post:
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moody knitter
nice photos very clear and informative bravo
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Katrina
Thanks for the very clear and easy to follow information. =D The video was especially helpful for me.
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meiyi
thanks so much for the video!! It was very clear and helpful!
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DARLINE
HI
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP THE VIDEO WAS GREAT!!!!
THANKS AGAIN
DARLINE
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Lisa
Thanks for the very clear directions and the video.You make it so easy as I am a beginner knitter
Lisa, 
DARLINE, 
Mick 3:32 am on April 30, 2007 Permalink |
Great site Brian. I thought this may interest you if you were not aware of them already.
The Old Stile Press are based in Wales and seem right up your alley.
Best regards. Mick
Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! 1:28 pm on April 30, 2007 Permalink |
Brian,
I appreciate the referral to my bookbinding tutorial. Binding books has been great fun for me and very useful too.
Every week I get a new ebook of some sort and my best time for reading is on my subway ride to work – and I hate reading PDF’s on my PalmPilot. So, depending on the number of pages, I either do a glue binding, a staple edge binding, or a simple booklet.
I’m putting together an expanded report that demonstrates these three techniques in detail. It should be helpful for people looking to do utility binding projects that still have a high quality finish. I’ll be including all of the techniques I’ve learned for making great covers too!
Recently, after purchasing a bookbinding e-book, I decided to try my hand at a hardcover. The first one turned out pretty good.
Some day I’ll try my hand at making a fine-crafted book with careful attention to details and the quality of my materials. But, for now, I’m just creating books for utility and glue and staple bindings work just fine for that!
Thanks again for the link,
Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com