• Make a custom sewn hardcover book from cover to spine
• Customize the blank cover with paint, paper, fabric, or collage
• Includes 24 acid-free ivory pages for writing and keepsakes
• Sew the pages by hand and wrap the spine in bookcloth
• Cotton headband adds a traditional bookbinder’s finish

Create a handmade hardcover from the first stitch to the finished cover with the Books By Hand Blank Cover Classic Book Bookbinding Kits. This beginner-friendly kit walks makers through the process of sewing pages into a sturdy book block, building the hardcover, wrapping the spine in bookcloth, and completing the book with a cotton headband for a polished, traditional finish.

The blank cover is ready to personalize with paint, drawing, hand lettering, decorative paper, fabric, collage, or mixed media. Inside, 24 acid-free ivory pages provide a classic surface for writing, sketching, photos, pressed papers, ticket stubs, notes, and other keepsakes. Use the finished book as a journal, sketchbook, travel diary, junk journal, memory book, or handmade gift.

Unlike a ready-made blank book, this kit gives artists, paper crafters, journalers, scrapbookers, and DIY makers the satisfaction of creating the structure themselves. Complete step-by-step instructions make it approachable for first-time binders, while the bookcloth spine, linen thread, and cotton headband give the finished book an authentic, handmade look.

Each kit includes the materials needed to make one 5-1/4" × 7-1/4" hardcover book. To complete the project, you'll need a pH-neutral adhesive such as PVA paper glue, scissors or a craft knife, plus a glue brush, pencil, ruler, bone folder, and optional wax paper.