Printed tutorial: Dos rapporté binding

Learn how to make the dos rapporté binding, the hard cover variation of the tue-mouche binding.

The dos rapporté binding's main feature is a spine whose edges fold back on themselves. It is made off the book, and connected to the boards at the very last stage of the binding process. This tutorial covers a version in bookcloth, with signatures sewn on tapes, and tapes laced in boards. 

• Level: challenging
• Three languages: French, English, Spanish
• 52 pages, full colour inkjet printing
• This project requires no heavy equipment such as presses, guillotines etc.
• A material pack is available for this project at a discounted rate if bought together with the book. Select dos rapporté + materials
  
  

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I encourage you to create dos rapporté bindings, whether for personal or commercial purposes, and I authorize you to do so without my prior consent. However, I would like to remind you that any reproduction or distribution of this manual, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without my authorization. I also ask that you do not disclose any construction details of the dos rapporté binding on social media or elsewhere, nor teach it in any form without my express permission.

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