Japanese Paper Craft: A Guide to Making Your Own Books, Notepads, and Keepsakes

Japanese Paper Craft encourages crafters of all skill levels to create their own custom pieces that are practical, decorative, and imbued with meaning.

Japanese Paper Craft begins with an overview of the tools and materials needed to make the projects, along with simple basic techniques such as gluing corners and spines and sewing bindings. It then progresses through 30 projects, divided into three groups: writing, organizing and archiving. Practical step-by-step photos and detailed diagrams make it easy to craft items like flip books, sketchbooks, scrapbooks and more. Projects are accompanied by tips on the best tools, techniques and materials to use, which ensure that each one will be a success.

Japanese Paper Craft is a perfect quiet weekend companion or gift for the creative crafter in your life, offering a meditative escape for anyone seeking a relaxing artistic pastime.

• Softcover binding
• 128 pages
• Full-color photo tutorials and written instructions
• Measures 7.35" x 10.19"
• 30 projects to complete
• Aya Nagaoka is an editor and bookbinder. She holds regular workshops in Tokyo and is a member of the Japanese Bookmaking Association. She posts bookbinding tutorials on her Instagram, @weekend.bookbinder.

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