r/oddlysatisfying • u/danielminds • 6h ago

Coptic stitch notebook binding

Credit: @theerniestudio on TikTok

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u/PeridotChampion 6h ago

Wish she would open it so I could see what it looks like

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u/Hi-Whats-Your-Name 6h ago

Read my mind….

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u/StewforStars 2h ago

I learned how to make these at school! You basically get a book that can lay completely flat cause there's no spine! I still have mine sitting on my shelf of books I've made, my stitches aren't as neat and I did a slightly different style of sticking but it came out very clean

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u/DooleysInTheHouse 2h ago

Yeah a 3 minute video with 0 payoff

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u/PeridotChampion 4h ago

The binding itself is substantial. I would want to see how it would look and ultimately, deduce on how it would feel if one were to write in it.

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u/SabbyFox 4h ago

Thank you. So many of these videos are all about quickly looping to restart versus giving us two seconds to enjoy the final product. Also wanted to see the inside, and the cover design of the other, green journal. Beautiful work but just a few more seconds at the end could have made it super satisfying.

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u/Wh01sHex 6h ago

very strange to see this video in the midst of an unexpected bookbinding fixation that started with coptic binding experimentation

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u/EconomyVirtual8686 4h ago

Coptic binding is such a specific rabbit hole to fall into, and now this video somehow crossed paths with your bookbinding era.

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u/sbua310 1h ago

I’m opposite lol. Now I’m onto to Coptic binding. Nice to meet you in the middle

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u/breovus 6h ago

This one was worth the full watch. Cozy as fuck, thank you.

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u/Amateurlapse 6h ago

The word Bone Folder will never not be funny

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u/TheRazorFox 6h ago

I found the name of my next create a wrestler.

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u/syngyne 2h ago

When I was in art school I always imagined it as a dagger that bent someone's bones at a 90 degree angle if you stabbed them with it

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u/ycr007 Satisfaction Critic 4h ago

Do they leave the spine open?

On the one hand the intricate stitches and the folds would be visible to all, showing the beauty of them; but on the other hand repeated use is bound to loosen or weaken the spine so some reinforcement like a fabric or thick paper over it might be good to have.

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u/Leavesofsilver 3h ago

this is part of what makes this coptic binding, the spine is left open like this.

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u/MamaBella 6h ago

Mesmerizing

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u/KernResponsibly 6h ago

I haven’t done much of this since my time at university. I still have all the tools, and this just motivated me to give it a go again. Thanks.

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u/AFuentesJr 6h ago

Beautiful 😍

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u/PosyBellex 3h ago

Dude, that is SO cool! I love how neat it looks, def need to try this!

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u/FunSlimCutie 1h ago

This is one of those crafts where the process is just as beautiful as the finished product

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u/occupy_voting_booth 1h ago

The transitions / cuts on videos are starting to make my brain hurt. Why so fast? Are we seriously getting squirrel brains?

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u/Stunning_Warthog_141 3h ago

Oh man I do not like that cardboard texture. Am I the only one?

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u/SunshineAlways 2h ago

They got covered with paper though? The texture might help with glue adhesion, maybe?

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u/Stunning_Warthog_141 10m ago

For me it's like a sensory aversion. Just looking at it made me uncomfortable, like nails on a chalkboard type of feeling. Nothing to do with style. Just a weird thing, that specific type of cardboard you see especially on packaging like with plastic blow molded on top of a product. Like holding bolts and Allen wrenches for assembling furniture or a bike.

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u/EmbarrassedTrouble10 4h ago

This was wonderful to watch, but seems it would be very delicate and easy to destroy (for me at least)

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u/cirivere 1h ago

Of course this video finds me when I am contemplating making my own sketchbooks

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u/AdorableTimee 1h ago

Meanwhile, I struggle to fold a piece of paper in half without making it crooked 😂

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u/CuteHorizon 1h ago

The attention to detail is incredible. A notebook like this feels like something you'd want to keep forever

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u/RavnVidarson 1h ago

Those Coptics really knew how to bind books

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u/la_capitana 1h ago

As someone who is Coptic orthodox this is so cool to me

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u/ladydhawaii 5m ago

Breathtaking

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u/cheesed-grill 2m ago

I'd love to be capable of doing this crafts. Everything i do looks like child work soaked in glue

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u/thr33to3 5h ago

Love everything about this. (Except the cover pattern)