How to assemble your journal
Print the pages double-sided - the book is set to flip on the long side. The pages are set to print on nine sheets of A4 paper; however the margins should be enough to manage letter size as well.
Sometimes the paper might warp a little after printing, once you've made the book up the paper should settle back down after a day or so.
The quality of the print varies between printers, the documents are optimized for good quality, so if the images or type looks spotty, try using a different printer. Or, just enjoy the softer, more textured look.
1. You'll get a sharper look if you fold the pages in half individually.
2. Sharpen the creases for the neatest finish.
3. Reassemble your book, checking to keep the pages in order.
4. To mark out the binding spacing, take a page of scrap paper. Fold it in half (just as you have your book) and then in half again.
5. Fold in half again, turn the paper over and fold again.
6. Open out the paper.
7. Draw lines along the crease marks - this marks out where the holes for binding will go.
8. Open your book to the centre page. Line the edges of your book up with the template. Take a pushpin and make holes.
9. Thread a needle with a thread like cotton or fine wool - the thread should be about as long as three times the height of your book.
You can use any colour thread - we used a dark thread here so it shows up for the photos, you could use brightly coloured embroidery thread, or something more subtle. You could even use dental floss. Minty!
10. Starting from the middle of your book (while carefully avoiding your fingers)...
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Print the pages double-sided - the book is set to flip on the long side. The pages are set to print on nine sheets of A4 paper; however the margins should be enough to manage letter size as well.
Sometimes the paper might warp a little after printing, once you've made the book up the paper should settle back down after a day or so.
The quality of the print varies between printers, the documents are optimized for good quality, so if the images or type looks spotty, try using a different printer. Or, just enjoy the softer, more textured look.
1. You'll get a sharper look if you fold the pages in half individually.
2. Sharpen the creases for the neatest finish.
3. Reassemble your book, checking to keep the pages in order.
4. To mark out the binding spacing, take a page of scrap paper. Fold it in half (just as you have your book) and then in half again.
5. Fold in half again, turn the paper over and fold again.
6. Open out the paper.
7. Draw lines along the crease marks - this marks out where the holes for binding will go.
8. Open your book to the centre page. Line the edges of your book up with the template. Take a pushpin and make holes.
9. Thread a needle with a thread like cotton or fine wool - the thread should be about as long as three times the height of your book.
You can use any colour thread - we used a dark thread here so it shows up for the photos, you could use brightly coloured embroidery thread, or something more subtle. You could even use dental floss. Minty!
10. Starting from the middle of your book (while carefully avoiding your fingers)...
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all rights reserved
