Making your own notebook gives your journalling a lovely personal touch, they also make very special gifts.
What you will need:-
- Heavy card or paper for front and back covers – decorate, paint or stain
- A4 writing paper, drawing paper, craft paper or decorative paper as desired.
- Embroidery thread
- Large darning needle or punch
- Blunt knife
- Pegs or clips
Cut paper to the desired size for A4 paper in half is good. Cut the covers to match. Mark holes by measuring even spaces along the edge about 1cm in, to fit paper size and making sure you have an odd number of holes. For an interesting touch you can punch holes in a zig zag pattern instead of a straight line.
So the covers will open easily you will need to score the front and back with the knife being careful not to cut into the card. Score just to the right of the holes and fold over and back gently. Place the pages inside the covers and secure with clip or peg. Punch the holes in the marked spots with the darning needle then you are ready to thread.
Cut the thread four times the length of the book plus a little more to allow for tying off. Start threading from the top, put the threaded needle through the hole from the back through to the front then around and through the back again. From the front move down to the next hole and repeat all the way to the bottom. Once you have reached the bottom hole do a running stitch back to the top and tie both ends together.
