Tutorial: How to sew CHUNKY signatures into a soft cover journal cover

[@miarenee6703]

Great tutorial, and very nice journals. I may try that method for hanging some tassels from the top loop. Thanks for that! I’m a retired hairdresser, and the other day I came across some of those long alligator hair clips I’ve had since 1981, and thought to myself, “heeey! I’m sure there’s a way to use these for junk journaling 😊 Now I know. Very smart! I’m glad I didn’t toss my old hair clips ❤ I’m glad I happened upon your channel. I’m looking forward to watching your other videos. ❤

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you! 💜 That's awesome! I love finding old, forgotten things in my house and realizing theirs another use for them! Especially if that new use is for crafting.

[@shannonstevens9705]

You say you're not good at tutorials, but this has helped me so much...I'm new to making journals and I think my next one will be much better. Thank you and I absolutely love the look of your journals they are beautiful!!!

[@passionsofpaper]

@shannonstevens9705 thank you! That means so much to me to hear ❤️

[@Rebelhomeland]

Yes it is gorgeous! I thought it was a great tutorial. Even with the going through of thread. Letting us know what can go wrong. Its very helpful. Dang thead messes up in a lot of differnt crafting situations & can cause a world of trouble. Thank You ❤️

[@dawnswanson4203]

Thank You, great job. would love to see more tutorials from you

[@daveellingwood4747]

I love your beautiful work. Ithink your a great teacher an designer. Everything is so pretty .you match everything so nice.I think your work is perfect . Thanks for doing what you do .

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you 🥰

[@littlekentucky2294]

I feel like I’m good at sewing in 1 signature into soft covered journals, but I had been wanting to sew in more signatures to a soft cover but was afraid I would screw it up, this video has truly, literally been SO helpful. Thank you for kindly helping a crafty girl out! I personally love learning from tutorials, tips and tricks. I believe every person in life and every creative person has their own style and uniqueness, your style is cool. It takes a confident and giving nature person to share with others freely. Thank you. ❤

[@passionsofpaper]

@littlekentucky2294 Aww, thank you! I'm so glad this video was helpful! 💜

[@heatherm2125]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’m actually glad that I got to see you correct a few things because now I will know how to do it as well.

[@Dragonartykay]

Hunny. You video was just fine. Very well explained and very informative. So well done. 😘😘

[@passionsofpaper]

@@Dragonartykay thank you 😊

[@Robin-qc4gn]

You are such a generous soul and I can tell you that you definitely helped at least one person, because that person would be me! Thanks for your inspirational videos!!

[@passionsofpaper]

Aww thank you ☺️🥰 I'm so glad this video is helping people! 💜

[@RockRiverBirdHaven]

You are so knowledgeable. Thanks for a so many great tips

[@karenolson3498]

Wow, what a great video! Everything was explained very well, easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your technique!

[@julesromance]

I absolutely love your work!!! Its so beautiful!! Thank you for your inspiration!!

[@jeanlubo2446]

I would think going through the thread is easy to do on more than one occasion. I’ve done it a few good times on my hard cover journals. It’s annoying as you know what , but it happens. This was a good tutorial and you showed how to correct that thread mishap, that helps us to trouble shoot. I’d like to see you do your covers. Hope you do a tutorial on that. Such beautiful work.

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you for you feedback! I would love to do a cover tutorial. You are the 2nd person to request that. In the next week or 2 I will be making covers, so hopefully I'll be able to make a tutorial!

[@mariaattic4408]

You explained everything very well, the clearest most straightforward, easy to follow method I have seen. Thank you. And your journals are gorgeous. 😊

[@passionsofpaper]

Aww that is sooo encouraging to hear! Thank you!!! 💜

[@lorifitzgibbon3085]

Your tip on the lining up of the guide is fabulous! So many beginners have a problem with putting in signatures. I know I did. Had i known this, adding signatures would have been so much easier.

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you! 💜

[@ValerieAbbott-on1mr]

Thanks Anna. I found this very helpful. You've done a great job explaining this. I'll be trying this soon using the paper guide. Beautiful. Val.🐨 💟

[@passionsofpaper]

Aww that's great! Thank you 💜

[@deborahsmith6975]

Thank you for sharing/teaching. Great explanations.

[@ginaravello]

Hi yes it helped a lot. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@janiescreations3210]

Loved Your Tutorial You Explained It Where I Could Understand. Thank You 😊

[@passionsofpaper]

@@janiescreations3210 awesome! 💜

[@catincj1952]

this has been so helpful. . . . exactly what I needed as this is exactly what I'm doing today. can't say thank you enough!

[@passionsofpaper]

I'm soooo glad this video is helping people! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. It really means a lot to me and encourages me! 💜

[@MichelleCollum-Escape2Create]

This is amazing! Making my first soft cover and I know this is going to take some of the challenges right out! I work in the hair industry so hair clips I can get!

[@cynthiahillstrom7321]

this is the best soft cover binding tutorial I have seen, and I have seen many

[@passionsofpaper]

Aww thank you! 💜💜💜

[@BootsOnTheGround1221]

Took the words right out of my mouth! Really appreciate this tutorial! 🌹

[@passionsofpaper]

@BootsOnTheGround1221 Aww, thank you!!!! 🥰

[@LindaRamirez-t5g]

Thank you for that I trying to make one but OMG now I know what to do I hope ❤❤❤

[@llcreationsstudiojournals]

Yes you are good at tutorials!! I understood everything and enjoyed listening to you. Nice clam voice. Thank you😊😊😊Linda

[@passionsofpaper]

Fantastic! Thank you for the feedback! I'm actually prepping to make a journal cover tutorial so this is great to know ❤️

[@miarenee6703]

I agree! Great instructions and a pleasant calm voice/personality. I’m subscribing ❤

[@ADateArt]

Super helpful, thank you!🧚🏽

[@myinkyfingers]

Anna, Thank you so much. This tutorial was very helpful.

[@passionsofpaper]

Awesome! Thank you for letting me know! ☺️

[@lotusflowerpassion]

You did a great Job hon no worries great ideas , Thanks

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you 🥰

[@hanginwithjeanna6717]

gorgeous! can you do a video of a walk through your pages? I'd love to see your pages.

[@passionsofpaper]

Check out my other videos. I do a flip through of every journal.

[@joycemeyer8393]

Very nice tutorial - you explain it like someone who really wants to help others. I enjoy your artistic eye- your choices of papers and that grunge look you are know for - luv it.

[@passionsofpaper]

Awesome thank you for the feedback!

[@ElenaElena-yr8rs]

Thank you so much ❤

[@tootsfour956]

Very helpful tutorial. Even having problems is a lesson for us. Thank you! Your tutorials are the best. Blessings

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you so much for your kind words! 🥰

[@janwages8435]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You are very talented. Maybe when you have time you could do tutorial on Journal covers and other ideas for your journals. Friend from North Georgia Mountains

[@passionsofpaper]

I have a video on how to make an all fabric cover: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqLVeJaip9d1j7s

[@janwages8435]

Thank you for sharing

[@cleverclog-watchwonderwake1719]

Thank you for this! I think you are very good at it!!

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you! 🥰

[@carolynnixon7095]

I appreciate you keeping the tutorial real. Going through threads happens to me quite a lot and it helps to know what someone else does to correct it. I've been tempted to cut a single thread and now see that it's a feasible option. I'm new to your channel and will go through your flip-throughs. I'd love to see tutorials on selecting papers and how to achieve the grungy style. Well done on this tutorial. It helped. 😊

[@passionsofpaper]

Awesome! Although annoying, I was hoping that other people seeing the problems I ran into and how I fix them would end up being helpful. Those are 2 great tutorial ideas! I'm definitely going to think about how to make a video on them. Thank you for the suggestions! ❤️

[@tanyajohnston8262]

Thank you so much, very helpful. I’m a you wanna be 😊. I want to get as good at making as you

[@passionsofpaper]

Aww you are so sweet! I'm so glad it was helpful! I'm going to try to do a couple more tutorials soon.

[@meganhand5478]

I’m only a few minutes in and it’s already helping me! I’ll be referring to this for future 😊 also that pic on your cover is GORGEOUS!!!

[@passionsofpaper]

Yay! I'm so glad it's helping!!! And I know right? I'm so in love with this cover!

[@jasonlopespda]

gorgeous

[@kathryncarey1955]

You did so good explaining that that I had to subscribe 😅😂

[@passionsofpaper]

@kathryncarey1955 lol thank you! 💜

[@traci4440]

Gorgeous journal. I would love to see a tutorial on how you make your soft covers. Do you just use a file folder in between your material?

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you! Look in my videos, I have a soft cover tutorial!

[@lbr1499]

This was a great teaching video. I’ve never done a soft cover but plan on doing one next. I would have never thought of how to measure and place the bottom of my pages correctly where it will stand up. I have a question on your papers. I love the subtle dye on them. I’ve never seen pages dyed green. Can you share how you did that? I love nature themed journals. Yours looks close to the look I’m going for. I’m very impressed and a fan! Thanks again.

[@passionsofpaper]

Thank you!!! I used to use food coloring but now I use RIT dye. It's more permanent, consistent, and makes my paper look buttery soft!

[@lbr1499]

Thanks for the quick answer. I’ll try it out. Do you have a teaching video on this? I couldn’t find one but I’ve subscribed ~ I think it would be worth it. 😊

[@passionsofpaper]

@lisabristow7286 not yet. I just use a plastic bin, pour a bit of the rit dye in and add some hot water from the tap. Mix a bit, dip the paper in and pull out after a couple of minutes. Dry outside in the sun if theres no wind, or in the oven between 200 and 300 degrees (whatever temperature you are most comfortable with).

[@lbr1499]

@@passionsofpaper I’ll try it. I have some liquid rot dye in blue but I can practice with that. Thanks again!

[@QueenBee-ig2tp]

Do you have a video of how you made the cover? and also could you do a flip through of the finished journal. Lovely work!

[@passionsofpaper]

@QueenBee-ig2tp if you search through my videos, you'll find a tutorial for a fabric journal cover, as well as the video with the flip through of this completed journal.

[@PatSimmons-g4r]

What a gorgeous journal!

[@kesherdancer]

How do you make full size journaling Signature pages and get them sewn into the spin

[@passionsofpaper]

@@kesherdancer I glued 2 papers to a strip of paper. The strip of paper is what gets sewn into the spine.

[@ginah9338]

How do you keep the printables vertically as a full page without bending it sideways?

[@passionsofpaper]

I'm sorry I'm not sure what you are asking me.

[@ginah9338]

@@passionsofpaper sorry, i didn't know how to explain it. When printing out digitalis on 8.5x11 paper, it prints vertical so when placing it in a journal i don't want to fold it in half , the picture becomes horizontal. I am not sure how to attache to a signature without folding it over?

[@passionsofpaper]

@ginah9338 ok if you mean like the pages I printed in my 12x9 journal where I printed full page portrait pictures, I cut a strip of paper or fabric and glued it onto the very edge of the printed paper. Then glued another printed paper to the other side. That way the strip is the part being folded, not the digitals.

[@ginah9338]

@@passionsofpaper yes that is where is I struggle. I tried to downsize the digital onto 8.5 x 11 paper but still trying. Your the best! thank you for all your help!

[@passionsofpaper]

@ginah9338 no problem! I'm glad I can help 💜

[@cyndieevans5628]

I split the thread EVERY time... no matter what I do.. its so annoying!!

[@zajournals]

Angle the needle when you insert it.