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If you have a small amount of loose pages, or some pages folded into a single section, you can make a simple, repairable binding with only a thread, and some nice cover paper if you wish. Take your paper, make sure they are all nice and in an orderly pile, and then use an awl, needle or japanese hole punch to create an odd amount of evenly spaced holes along an edge. 5 holes is usually my goto,…
This binding style is great if you want to create a book for watercolour, or to have a no adhesive binding which is easily fixable, and takes adding and removing pages well. The pages can either be a group of loose leafed pages, or if you are using paper that is thin enough that ink or paint bleed through is a concern, fold the paper once, but have the folded edge on the outside of the book, the…