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How to Make a Button Hole Stitch Book

This is a step by step video of how to make a button hole stitch binding - a non-adhesive binding with a thick cardstock cover, exposed sewing, and an opening at the spine.

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Sewing: Chain Stitch

This video demonstrates how to sew a chain link stitch. Some types of chain link stitches are often incorrectly referred to as Coptic stitches in the bookbinding world. In the video, a thick…

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Sewing: French Link Stitch (Unsupported)

This video demonstrates how to sew a French link stitch, unsupported. The French link is often used in conservation due to its strength and flexibility. In the video, a thick colored, pre-waxed…

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Historic Structures with Julia Miller

In late April of 2019, Preservation Lab hosted an in-house workshop for lab staff with conservator and book historian Julia Miller. The workshop curriculum consisted of Egyptian and Greco-Roman…

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