To make a simple sketchbook, start with 5 sheets of blank copy paper and 1 sheet of colored cardstock folded in half and nested together. Punch 3 holes through the folded edges using an awl or needle. Thread embroidery floss through the holes from the outside to inside, pulling it through each hole and tying the ends together to bind the pages into a makeshift book.

1. How to Make a Simple Sketchbook
Threadtheneedle
withembroideryfloss
andruntheflossover
wax.
Poketheneedle
throughthemiddlehole
from theoutsidein.from theoutsidein.
Tiethetwoendstogetherand
closethebook.
Poketheneedle
throughthetop
holeandpull
thethread
from outside
in.
Pullthethread
backthrough
themiddle
holefrom
insideout.
Pulltheflossthrough
themiddleholeleaving
abouta3 inchtail.
Poketheneedle
throughthebottom
holeandpullthefloss
throughfrom thethroughfrom the
insideout.
Startwith5 sheetsofblank
copypaperandonesheet
ofcoloredcardstock.
Placethepaperonatowelor
selfhealingmatpokethree
holesintothefold.
=
Foldeachsheetofpaperin
halfandnestthecopypaper
insidethecardstock.