Zine binding

Here we collect binding methods. We attempt to collect also methods that have been historically critical, feminist, queer, anticolonial and antiracist.

Folding

• How to make a zine / Cómo hacer un fanzine http://www.fanzineologia.net/2017/04/como-hacer-un-fanzine.html

• Handmade book covers with paper or cloth http://pro.bookoffonline.co.jp/book-enjoy/reading-goods/20170403-bookcover-matome.html
• Poster-Zine https://www.rookiemag.com/2012/05/how-to-make-a-zine/

Stitching

• Japanese Bookbinding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8qOFis9qA&t=247s&ab_channel=SeaLemon
  • Some basics
    • Yotsume Toji (Four-Hole Binding) – the most common and straightforward style
    • Koki Toji (Noble Binding) – a Chinese variant, also known as Kangxi, which has two extra holes near the corners for additional strength and decoration
    • Asa-No-Ha Toji (Hemp Leaf Binding) – a variation of Kangxi with more holes, including corner stitching, creating a more elaborate and durable binding
    • Kikko Toji (Tortoise Shell Binding) – similar to Asa-No-Ha Toji, without stitching around the corners
  • simple instructions
  • More patterns and instructions https://www.creative.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/Japanese%20stab%20binding.pdf