DIY Staple Saddle Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial | Sea Lemon

[@PanamanianBallard]

I was blown away by this tutorial...WHERE HAVE U BEEN ALL MY LIFEEEEE. This was so easy and stress free..u have no idea how helpful this was for me. Thank u so much!!

[@fyzzlefry]

7 years later this video is still helpful. Thanks!

[@5420EXTENSA]

Okay heres the trick i use.... Using any king of eraser place it on the bottom of the booklet (where the staple will go ) then open wide the stapler and punch it where you need, the stapler will pierce through the paper and eraser then do the same steps of folding the ends of the staple....voilaa

[@craftymangogaming9707]

I do that too! It works every time!

[@kayaeki]

Mordaci Stewart idk if that's true, that's the worst thing you could do to yourself.

[@raenandlal5893]

AWESOME TRICK!

[@SaraHinata]

It also works if you place a piece of cardboard underneath

[@ElsDaughter]

Yes. That's similar to what I was thinking

[@StudioBAS]

This was so easy!! I used a thumb tack with 8 pages of 24lb paper and a kraft paper cover, went right thru! I can easily make all my traveler's notebook inserts now :) Thank you!

[@apongaming1417]

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[@sshaheed]

I can't thank you enough. So I said a silent prayer for you. Seriously, this is such a helpful tutorial, kind of like one of those tricks that make me think why I never thought of this!

[@cyee7]

Another method that I used to use is: slip a piece of eraser under the spot where you want the staple to go. With the jaw of the stapler open, 'staple' onto the page and the eraser as if you were stapling something onto a notice board. Flip it over, pull out the eraser, and then push down the legs of the staple (with your hands or with a ruler). Done :D

[@wizkreeper6635]

I ended up with the book torn and the staple stuck in the eraser.....

[@xwerces9375]

@@wizkreeper6635 same 😢

[@kiendra]

​@@wizkreeper6635that's one heck of a eraser

[@monellerichmond7208]

Excellent video--so clear. The clips are a great idea I never thought of. This method may actually result in more exact "stapling" than using a long stapler. Thanks!

[@electricarchaic]

The best tutorial on zine stapling I ever did find

[@Fruit_Infiniti]

I didn't think of doing it like this! Now I wanna do it all the time! Thanks!

[@sheninabadua6245]

I've been looking for this tutorial everywhere! thank you so much for this!

[@rachellinde3665]

What an incredibly easy and helpful tutorial!

[@FunReacts8]

This Video Helped Me So Much!!!! Tysm! You Just Saved My Life For My Holiday Homework!

[@jellyvicky8123]

i always wanted to make stapled books but i never figured out how to work the mini stapler i have... thanks you! this video is almost 11 years old, and it still helps!

[@jackiethackeray8198]

I love how precise you are.

[@theidiotquilter]

Your DIY Videos are great! I have been doing book binding for a while but you have really taught me some neat tricks!! Thanks.

[@calmaschamomile1252]

Your voice is so soft and calm.:)

[@misjavanlaatum]

Nice tutorial! You might consider working with "unused" (not folded) staples, as folding/unfolding/re-folding might make them break.

[@lionsze]

I bought a stapler with long arm for doing the exact same thing. But it's good to see what the proper machine looks like

[@chloecat5335]

Thank you saved my life for uni projects!!

[@agatagyama]

Excelent, this is the first tutorial with this style that I saw! Thank you very much!!!!

[@MitazasAlways]

awesome, i usually print study materials such as question papers and notes and printing them in the form of booklet really save 2x pages.

[@Alttayra]

Thank you, this is what I was looking for, because I haven´t got the machine with the long hand to strap the clips. Thank you very much for your tip ...!

[@PallaviChauhan91]

loved your tuts, you keep everything so organized !

[@tHeInEvItAbLePaRtY]

That's a Spawn comic...you've won me over immediately

[@amyyworld7201]

your tutorial is very easy to understand!Thank you.!

[@AspelShuyin]

>Sounds like a preschool teacher >Has Spawn comics lying around Cool

[@xero8769]

lol

[@colorpinkuwu7386]

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[@DVDRAR]

@@colorpinkuwu7386 it’s a comic, called spawn, what’s not to understand?

[@ashikislam7088]

Thanks for showing us. I also made a book by using this trick. But i faced problem with open wide the staple pin. So i grabbed an a4 paper and fold it 7times. Then i stapled gently on that folding paper. Then it the pin became wide and I placed it on the booklet😊

[@pinkstarred]

Just what I needed to know how to make. Great videos! Thanks!

[@coenrr]

This is great! Now how do you prepare a pdf to print taking into account the folds?

[@liladultman856]

perfect. thank you! tedious but we pinchin pennies out here!

[@yamigekusu]

Oh man, I can make so many small sketchbooks with this technique! I can finally put my new stapler to use lol

[@LizasPaperPassion]

Love watching your tutorials.

[@joaomtls]

your tutorials are the best! thx so much!

[@snfholt]

Happy Thanks Giving😇🤭🤭🤭

[@JasHong]

Another thought is that instead of stapling then unfolding it, why don't you just use your fingernails to scrape one staple off one at a time...

[@cyee7]

Instead of pushing staples out of a stapler and unfolding them, I prefer pulling them out of a column/stick of staples. The 'joints' on a staple is weak, and if you fold and unfold it too much, it might break. Or alternatively, like ItalianMisfit has mentioned, just open the stapler and press out the amount of staples you need. That way the staples won't have to be folded and unfolded repeatedly.

[@ngarber]

The staple that comes out folded from the stapler has a bit of a radius in the bend which may hold the paper better. That's probably why Sea Lemon does it that way.

[@beez9928]

you saved my life, thanks for this tutorial

[@I0ITuGI0I]

You read spawn!? You are even more epic! Also I did this the other day to complete a project at college for a student survival guide in barcelona, the problem I had was the staples weren't pressed in at the ends like they would be using the stapler, just a not for everyone else.

[@sherrygroves3831]

Thank you this is just what I been looking.

[@newtrudythings]

I think it must be possible to use a tacker, put the signature on some kind of soft board and bend the staples on the other side.

[@TheSicilianItalian]

great video, just what I was looking for~ thank you!

[@victoriadathan2675]

Can you use the back stitch for book binding too because I don't understand the saddle stitch well

[@lestat160880]

I use the same method that Italianmisfit said, but i use a thick "fieltro squeegee" or an eraser to press against the paper and stapler... good tutorials! :D

[@josheyrooney]

Excellent! Thanks, I love your videos!

[@rimadharne4940]

Good video! But i dont like when pages stick out. After trimming the pages, my OCD mind starts screaming that not all pages are the exact width! I also tried making a booklet with printed pages and didn't like how margin space kept changing. Any other type of book that i can make?

[@silvia63753]

thank you very much for your tutorial,,,, ARE FANTASTIC,,, FROM ARGENTINA, BUE

[@Justtyty]

HELPFULLL. Thank you so much , I had to make a book for my school assignment and had no idea how to lol

[@LMDBeadingandMore]

Edna Chiu - you can also staple into your carpet instead of an eraser. We used to do this all the time when I was in grade school.

[@cherishthisnest9395]

This was very helpful 😊

[@ParaicMcLean]

Is there a way to get lined paper for binding or how to make it myself would be handy!

[@theartpig9966]

I use that method! Its pretty easy if you use it all the time, right?

[@RobertoDonatti]

I really love your videos! I wish you would make a video on how to make a Midori type traveler's notebook!

[@feminaasty]

Nunca se me había ocurrido abrir un corchete y doblarlo yo misma. Gracias!!

[@paulysguitarjournal]

That’s incredible. Cool ideas!!!

[@ignacioverdugo9356]

Are staples a good replacement for thread if I want to make a Moleskine style notebook, like the one you made in one of your videos? I have a feeling it can be a much easier way to make it, but I'm not sure...

[@nowrush]

Could you tell us how to repair the saddle stitched books? They are quite fragile and the covers easily fall off

[@TC-id2sf]

what kind paper did u use for it? or what kind of paper do u recommend (the size just like in the video) for short zines?

[@nICEsHARE]

There is a long opening stapler. Anyway, the issue I have is the staple won't go in the middle spine, it a bit to left and a bit to right. How do we get it right to the middle from the cover to the inner pages?

[@BlackHawk2029]

open up the stapler, staple it flat into cardboard, pull it out, and bend the staples down by hand

[@CraftingWithTopaz]

what do you do with all these projects!?like do you use them?

[@m0nkeybizness]

I do the same thing too... except instead of doing this on a table, I just do it on a carpet because it's a flat surface but unlike a table, it allows the staples to puncture through without damaging anything.

[@HASQ779]

Thanks for the tutorial! Came here from Lauren Fairweather and I just made a little 5 x 3.5 inch dot journal tonight and i really feel like I have too much power....

[@felipessunshine]

Why do you staple out the staples and bother folding them out instead of just taking them out of the stapler?

[@nikokaapa]

Super good tutorial!

[@ReganC4K]

This was great! Thanks!

[@jesszxz]

can put rubber under the stack of paper too when stapling it...

[@applepicake]

Can we use this method make a 80-page notebook?

[@lauraendy]

thanks a lot for your videos, they are really helpful

[@tack132]

Can you use a paper clip so you can make a bigger book?

[@JonValtandtheEvilRobots]

If you're going to spend all that extra time, surely a saddle stapler (now much cheaper than the one shown in the video) would be a good investment, no? I mean, MANUALLY poking the staples through and re-bending them?

[@readpbn]

Wonderful video. Thanks!

[@Gerry-TFuchs]

a much easier way to do this project is to produce a paper roll out of an old newspaper. just roll one sheet of it very hard and strong from one corner to the opposite corner, fix it with a little bit of clue at the leftover corner - ready. take this paper roll underneath the broshure and use the bureau tacker (stapler) to tacker the needles directly into the paper. then take away the paper roll from the broshure and crump the tacker (stapler-) needles to fix them. you'll need the half of the time ...

[@kaylenyoung]

thank-you for the tutorial, it was very helpful

[@hhhh901ps9]

Thanks i printed some pages of some batman comics and needed to make put them together with staples

[@edgysnarfbrownie5778]

Does anyone know where I can fat paper that size?

[@usmanalam2370]

Can you do this with 62 pages normal office paper?

[@niamhdocherty5508]

What can you use instead of a utility blade

[@Tarzanjunglekungfu]

Just my 2 cents to prevent the possible finger nail puncturing and weakening of the staples due to repeated bending...instead of pressing all the way down on the stapler to eject the bent staple, open the stapler so that the bottom folds out behind it. Then just squeeze the stapler and they'll eject like bullets but unbent. If your stapler can't open like that put something inside where you put the paper, like a pen or pencil, to keep it from closing all the way and press.

[@tinam5929]

You are a GENIUS !!!!!!!!!!

[@sansewai]

Great tutorial, thank you! And a beautiful presentation to go with it. I am going to use this to make my portfolio.

[@piffahm7366]

if i use more than 10 will it be ok

[@FanVidder72]

Brilliant tutorial. Thanks.

[@flores.del.litoral]

Hey gurl! I loveeee the font from the list of materials! Could you tell me which font is it? Thanks :)

[@LenaJohansenMUA]

Great tutorial. But i actually just open my stapler and under the paper i put a corkpad, and its done :-)

[@thepowerofcheesecake]

This helped a lot :3 I was wondering how to do this.

[@comixink359]

Wat size paper for the comic books?

[@Boywiththetoys]

thanks. i was looking almost everywhere to know how to do this. :-)

[@Valentina1001love]

U could also do it a different way u could open up you're whole stapler and just staple to you're surface or just you're paper

[@marielachavez50]

I like all your videos

[@Younes.Storyteller]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@pianicaplayer123]

What paper did you use?

[@ersagarghosh]

You saved my 1000 rupees by this technique

[@1Aurora2]

I loved! I'm gonna do.

[@ananyaakumar1214]

wow!helped me a lot Thanx!!

[@garydufner]

This is great thanks for the video!

[@snfholt]

i love making a Book

[@WilliamGMedinaGIO]

Genius! :D Thanks for the tutorial! :D

[@tab7877]

Hi! I love your videos! The things you make are so amazing... I would never be able to make some of the things you can. I just wanted you to know that your videos are great, and you should keep posting :) @SeaLemonDiy

[@vegahw]

@Peabo Brown I believe she sells notebooks on etsy.

[@dejewell60]

You are amazing! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@Ryanthemagicalwizard]

does dental floss work well for threading?

[@SeaLemonDIY]

Yes, the waxed kind does. I made a video overviewing some thread you can use, including floss. This might give you some other ideas - bit.ly/YueOEN

[@obedbadu8161]

thanks for your question.