Bookbinding Materials Kit - Coptic Stitch - Blue/Gold Lokta - Black/Gold Lokta - 160gsm White

Details

• Coptic Material Kit

  Explore bookbinding with our detailed kit, perfect for creating a Coptic stitch journal. This set includes all necessary materials along with a guide featuring clear, illustrated instructions. Ideal for both novices and seasoned crafters, this kit helps you produce a beautifully bound journal using the traditional Coptic stitch technique.

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  Attributes

  The kit contains the following materials:

  • Text block paper: Used for the internal pages of the book
  • Greyboard: Used for the cover structure
  • Decorative paper for outside: Used for covering the outside of the greyboard
  • Decorative paper for inside: Used for covering the inside of the greyboard
  • Bookbinding thread: Used for stitching your journal together
  • MC: Methyl Cellulose paste. A weak adhesive with a long open time. Used for paper that might winkle, or to allow a bit of movement after glueing
  • PVA: Bookbinding glue. A strong adhesive with a short opening time. Used for materials that need a good bond. There isn't much room for movement after gluing, so the material needs to be placed correctly on the first attempt
  • Mix: A 60%:40% mix of PVA to MC. The best of both worlds. Weaker than PVA, but stronger than MC. Has a bit of wiggle room after gluing
  • Parchment paper: Used for glueing. Place your item to be glued on top of the parchment paper, and glue from the centre out, going beyond the edge of the material onto the parchment paper. This ensures full coverage of glue on the item
  • Waste card: Used for making a template for punching stitch holes
  • Guide: Detailed and illustrated guide with step by step instructions

Product Origin

Maker's Touch

Hand-assembled in-house

Country

Ireland

Process

This kit has been sourced, created and assembled with love and care in our Kildare-based studio.

Manufacturer

SQUUSHED

Age Restrictions

Materials & Sustainability

• Eska Board
  Material origin: The Netherlands
  
  • Composition: 100% recycled using post-consumer waste
  • FSC® certified (FSC-C022653)
  • PEFC certified (PEFC/30-32-541)
  • Blue Angel The German Ecolabel (RAL)
  • EN-71-part 3, Migration of certain elements
    (Toy Safety)
  • Foodstuffs and Consumer Act (Food Safety)
  • B Corp certified manufacturer
• Lokta Paper - Screen Printed
  Material origin: Nepal
  
  • Paper base: Made from the bark of the lokta plant.  It grows wild in areas above 2000 meters in the Himalayas and takes approximately 7 years to regrow after the plant is cut
  • Process: handmade paper, silk screen printed by hand
• Waxed Braided Polyester Thread
  Material origin: Turkey
  
  • 100% polyester
  • High strength
  • High abrasion resistance
  • Waxed
• Methyl Cellulose Adhesive
  Material origin: France and Germany
  
  • A synthetic compound derived from cellulose
  • Inert
  • Acid free
• Planatol BB Adhesive
  Material origin: Germany
  
  • Water-based, phthalate-free dispersion adhesive with a viscoplastic, age-resistant film
  • PVAc (polyvinyl acetate)
  • pH value: 7
  • Vegan