Double-Core Endband // Adventures in Bookbinding

[@boigeorge1149]

I feel like a dry sponge whenever I start your videos; thank you so much for allowing me to absorb your information!

[@kateh4030]

I missed you for my Friday treat! I will have to give this a try, looks gorgeous.

[@DavidCollinsRivera]

Outstanding information, especially covering how to "stretch" your thread when you think you'll run out, and how to add more. Great job!

[@rayenrosalessalas8143]

i was looking for a simple tutorial for thissss!!!! this helped me a lot, i was making a sketchbook at 3am xd it turned out just fine!, thank youuuuuu, great work!

[@nancyangel3213]

Eres un Maestro... Y de los Grandes!!! Gracias y abracitos de colores desde Colombia!!! 🤗🤗🤗🇨🇴

[@gillramsay1112]

Simply gorgeous and put in such an informative way. I have watched a few videos on headbands but they were lovely but straight over my head! This was much easier to understand. Thank you so much as always for your amazing content 👏🏻

[@gamersruin]

Louise Bescond has an 11 part Instagram post on this very topic and my introduction to this technique. Sadly, I don’t speak French, so it’s wonderful to hear the steps in English.

[@daveturnbull7221]

I need to go buy a specialist adjective dictionary since none of the normal ones (great, fantastic, lovely etc) really do this video justice. I've never tried headbands before because I couldn't find a source that showed me how in a way I could understand. I'd read the relevant part of Kathy Abbott's book several times and while it cleared up a lot I was still left pretty confused about enough that I didn't feel comfortable experimenting. After watching this offering though I think I'll have to make some bookblocks just to have a go.

[@DASBookbinding]

Thanks Dave! DAS

[@dangeo9613]

Your amazing work and teaching it is much appreciated.

[@georgekachos3216]

Perfect! You are unique. Thank you so much!

[@fairwitness7473]

Love this! Thank you for sharing!

[@lisajarvis3820]

❤️ this 😎 Headband!!

[@2103Chatto]

Wondeful video as ever! I wish it was possible to see how you tied on the extra red thread, but i know it's tricky with the camera. I just sowed my first silk endband and attempted to tie on extra (also red, coincidentally)...it just wouldn't stay on, no matter how tight I pulled that knot! Ended up cutting the endband off and starting again!

[@DASBookbinding]

I either use a figure-8 or the weavers knot for silk. For the finer silk I sometimes put a drop of PVA of the knot the make sure it holds. DAS

[@vasuhardeo1418]

Looks super cool.

[@carlpeberdy9086]

As wonderful as ever!!

[@gemmi1]

Hi do you have a video on how you sewed those strings on the spine please?

[@DASBookbinding]

I think you mean the cord sewing supports. Have a look at the link to the channel catalogue (in description) for a heap of videos on sewing.

[@gemmi1]

@@DASBookbinding thank you

[@arunavel0211]

I find this sewing (not understood) very difficult but I want to learn

[@emilygehman7984]

Thanks for the video! Bit of an odd question, but have you ever heard of something called a pin pusher? You may not have since as far as I know they're only used in bobbin lacemaking (although when I did a quick google just now I also found something about watches... but I'm not sure if it's the same tool). I ask because I actually think it would be perfect for this application. It's a little gadget that's used to force pins down into very firm surfaces (but I think would work equally well for a needle). When I watched you push that needle through the signatures with a bone folder I thought, oh no, that doesn't look fun, I'll be using my pin pusher for that!

[@DASBookbinding]

I have a small collection of my mother-in-laws thimbles too. But the last thing I need on the bench is something else cluttering it up and the bonefolder works perfectly. But thanks for the idea. DAS

[@funwithmadness]

This makes me want to try it. Thanks for the demonstration. One question, though. when you tie off the thread (I think that's what you called it), are you trying to run the thread through the stitching holes or are you just pushing the needle through the signature where ever it happens to look sufficient? It looks like the latter since you appear to be applying quite a bit of force on that needle to get it through the paper.

[@DASBookbinding]

I'm trying to go through the centre of the sections. This is why I flag them so I know where they are. If I'm not lined up with the centre of a section I'll go a bit further. Then I try and put the needle through just below the kettle stitch. If I pull on the thread too hard and rip the paper, hopefully it gets stopped by the kettle stitch. You don't have to do this and sometimes I'll be above the kettle stitch and won't correct it. Or maybe someone yanks on the head of the book hard with the the end band. At the start and end you have to go around a bit of a corner because of the shoulders of the book and then it can be harder to get the needle through. Does that make sense? DAS

[@funwithmadness]

@@DASBookbinding Yep. Makes sense. thanks!

[@shahswatmallick1222]

Hi Das, can you show a quick and easy method of joining A4 papers for taking notes, so that one can easily take out or insert more pages wherever in the booklet needed. Love your videos ❤️❤️

[@DASBookbinding]

Wish I could. I don't have a solution for that. Sorry. DAS

[@shahswatmallick1222]

@@DASBookbinding No problem, thanks for replying ❤️❤️

[@nashvillain171]

The only drawback is that the edge gilding gets somewhat marred.

[@DASBookbinding]

Luckily it wasn't perfect to start with:) DAS

[@nashvillain171]

😃👍