CCAD Packard Library: Make an Artist's Book or a Zine: Even More Tutorials!

Tutorials & Templates

Box Template Maker Plug in your measurements to get a template to make a box.

Clamshell Box Tutorial Learn to make a storage box for your book.

Dos-a-Dos A two-sided hardcover book

Kettle Stitch (video) Actual stitching starts at 3:15 minutes

Artists Book House
An organization near Chicago devoted to the Book Arts. They have tutorials on their YouTube channel.
Book Arts Web
The best site for book arts links on the web, hands down!
Booklyn
Promotes artists’ books as art and research material and assists artists and organizations in documenting, exhibiting, and distributing their artwork and archives.
Handmade Books and Journals
Excellent instructions for a variety of formats.
iBookBinding
Free book binding resources and tutorials.
Kit Davey
This book artist has a YouTube channel with demonstrations, plus you can take Zoom classes with her at her website: https://www.found-object-art.com/
Kristi Warren YouTube Channel
The YouTube channel for the creator behind the Handmade Books and Journals website.
The Preservation Lab YouTube Channel
The Preservation Lab (University of Cincinnati/Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County) has videos on book binding and material preservation.
Sage Reynolds YouTube channel
Sage Reynolds is a bookbinder and silversmith who makes excellent instructional videos for bookbinding and box making.
Sea Lemon DIY Book Making Videos