Pop-Up Book: Binding Technique

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The binding method I used for my pop-up book is the single sheet binding method. This method allows the book to lie flat without any need of scoring the pages. It is well-suited to thick pages, which is the case for this book with its pages of illustration board. It also gives an interesting look to the spine of the book.



In order to do this, I had to locate six curved needles. I couldn’t find packs of just curved needles, so I had to buy multi-packs of assorted needles. I now I have more tapestry, carpeting, darning, etc. needles than I will ever need. I purchased a heavy-duty awl to make the holes for each stitch.

I used grey embroidery floss for the binding. Grey was chosen because it is neutral and doesn’t distract from the colour scheme of the book.