How to Coptic Bind a Book

Intermediate 15 min 16 steps 39429 views Rating: 4.8/5 Published: 2026-02-04

Create your folios.. Create your signatures.. Prepare your backing board.

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Steps

1

Create your folios.

Step 1

Create your folios.

2

Create your signatures.

Step 2

Create your signatures.

3

Prepare your backing board.

Step 3

Prepare your backing board.

4

Mark the signatures.

Step 4

Mark the signatures.

5

Mark and puncture one cover board.

Step 5

Mark and puncture one cover board.

6

Puncture the next cover board.

Step 6

Puncture the next cover board.

7

Puncture the signatures.

Step 7

Puncture the signatures.

8

Thread your needle.

Step 8

Thread your needle.

9

Start your first stitch.

Step 9

Start your first stitch.

10

Finish your first stitch.

Step 10

Finish your first stitch.

11

Continue your stitching.

Step 11

Continue your stitching.

12

Attach the next signature.

Step 12

Attach the next signature.

13

Continue adding signatures.

Step 13

Continue adding signatures.

14

Rethread as needed.

Step 14

Rethread as needed.

15

Attach the front cover.

Step 15

Attach the front cover.

16

Repeat to finish the cover binding.

Step 16

Repeat to finish the cover binding.

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