I started watching your videos so I could save what was left of my poor "Fellowship of the Ring" (to say it was ruined would be an understatement), but now I'm in love with bookbinding. Thanks a lot for the great content, cheers from Brazil!

I this morning I finished my first headbands on a book. Using silk proved elusive. My fingers had trouble holding the silk and I could not focus clearly on the tiny wraps (poor vision). So I pulled the threads and tried again with 18/3 linen. So much better results. The first one was done following these instructions, the second using Bookbinders Chronicle. The results have subtle differences and when I sewing the first band on the second book I used what I liked best from each set. Loved the results. Even used a rectangle shaped core. You are the bookbinding resourced I go to first and my skills improve using your techniques. Thank you for taking the time and effort to provide all this instruction. Enjoy the holidays, hoping for news videos next year. A student in the Ozark Mountains, USA.

11:54 why have I never thought of using a bone folder to push the needle through?!! This is genius! I’ve hurt my fingers so many times trying to get a stubborn needle through; I never considered using a bone folder and I’m a little embarrassed I never thought of it…anyway, thanks so much for the awesome tutorial!!

Flagging the center of the signatures! Brilliant! I wishes I would have seen this video a few hours ago, if not a year ago. I love making end bands, though I’m not very skilled at it. Great video! I can’t wait for the double-core video.

“Very German to tie down on every section.” Yeah, my people are nuts. But I will follow their path.

You definitely are my hero: I was so desperate about hand made headbands - and you made it look so easy! So I will train, and train again. Thank you so much! I love your videos! PS: I can share some French or Russian materials about bookbinding if you wish.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I was having such a hard time understanding how to make these, but now I get it. Thanks again!

Looks easy, I must do this just. I’m a beginner your a great Instructor 💖❣️🙏🏻✨thank you very much

I wish I had gotten around to watching this one last night while tying a headband.

Thank you so much, you made it very clear and easy to understand. It seemed like a daunting challenge, but you have eased my worries :)

Marvellous!!! Thank you thank you thank you for this marvellous class!!!

Really great tutorial. I'm learning so much from your videos. You explain and demonstrate things so well, it makes it easier for someone like myself to understand. I'd love to try hand sewn headbands on my miniature dolls house books, I'm not sure if I'll be able to find thread fine enough though! You work really hard to give us these tutorials, just know it is appreciated very much. Thank you!

Thank you so much.

Perfect!! So easy to understand!!

Ohhhhhh pretty stitch the double one!

I needed this tutorial, excellently done.

Saludos desde México!! Es excelente tu canal!! Acá en México no hay gente que comparta sus conocimientos como tú lo haces. Todos tus videos son excelentes. Desafortunadamente para mi no ando al 100% en inglés y algunos conceptos y materiales se me escapan. Aún así siempre aprendo algo. Felicidades!!!

Great tutorial -- thanks very much! 📖

Estuve buscando esta explicación muy buena mucho tiempo. Gracias.

Thank you.

Excelent

Very Nice Videos Congrats ! Ιt would be very useful to do some video with lacing boards techniques in Leather Binding.

Hello. I have watched this video several times and benefitted from it tremendously. There is one aspect to the operation that I think the fans would find useful. It is the bodily posture during this operation. Everytime I do a headband, standing over my workbench and neeling slightly, I end up with a terrible back pain. I have to rest a little to attempt the second one. What, in your opinion should be the best posture to go forward with this operation (or, maybe, all the other operations?) Standing up, sitting over the bench...The ergonomics of the process? If you can address this aspect of the craft it would be valuable to keen amateurs to my age of 60+. Thanks!

These tutorial are fantastic. I am making my first book currently. During what step should a headband be added? Before the endpapers, after, or during some other part of the process?

Interesting

⁠The textblock looks machine made, and like you cut it in thirds for practicing. I suppose one way of getting practice materials is to buy or get for free old worthless books from an Op-shop. Is that a good idea you think, or is there any drawback to practicing on commercially bound text blocks?

Thank you again for your wonderful videos. Such and inspiration! I have given headband sowing a try. I am disturbed by the fact that when I do the tie downs passing the thread below the kettle stitch, the thread is then then visible on the inside of the text block at that page, which, doesn't seem very appealing. Or is it just an accepted thing as part of the hand bound book?

Your "Today most head bands...are purely decorative" perplex me. What were they before? I can't seem to find a reason for them. I'd like to be able to explain things to others. Thank you.

Where can I get one of those big wooden clamps like you have in the video, and what should I properly call it?

One thing I never understood is why skip signatures with the other thread, surely it would make it more secure yes it would waste material but it would be for the sake of strengthening the headband. Maybe the stitching on the textblock is doing most of the work, but as an experiment I did this headband with a practice textblock with no stitching and the ones that were skipped fell out. Personally I think its worth investing but if theres any reason that I don't know or missed in this video wpuld be highly appreciated

It's hard to follow when you keep zooming out. Nice work though.

I was so nervous to begin sewing headbands. I believed it would have a steep learning curve but you made this so simple to follow. From what I’ve seen silk thread is the traditional choice but could I use a cheaper alternative like polyester thread?

Hello, it looks great, you doing a great job explaining it, thank you. Can I ask if the threads are visible inside the book?

Terrific video of a tricky process. Couple of questions..what weight of thread are you using and what allows the band to stay on top of the book and not roll around to the spine?

I'll have to try this thanks for [posting A QUESTION, have you made a tear out page art paper book? I asked you here because I just received a Christmas request.

Just curious - why wouldn’t you tie down with the white thread so you don’t see it as you read the book? And your videos are fantastic! Thank you!

Hi, if you have a book with signatures, do you go in the middle of the signature or between each one?

I know you may never see this but i did have a question. Tho it may be overkill and unnecessary, is it possible to do regular headbands on books done in a library style? I know that usually there is just a cord inside the leather or buckram when its folded over but for my own personal interest as an amateur bookbinder. Would this upset the binding at all?

I'm struggling with cutting the string at the end, I had too much, then cut and glued but my bead stitches started falling 😭 is there a way to make it really secure?

Hello. I really like to build headbands. I want to ask you about the fat spat you're using. Is it always the same or does it play a part in the fat of the book?

100% unrelated to the subject of the video: The first book you used "Antigo e moderno", do you speak Portuguese?

are you sure about that method? how if mass production, hundreds or thousands of books. is it possible with that method?

Still seems very hard.

The near zoom is better. Zooming in and out a bit disorienting