An Official Attempt at Longstitch Binding

Yesterday I took a class at the University of Utah book arts program for a half-day workshop about longstitch binding. I've wanted to try this binding for a long time, and I was delighted to learn that it really isn't as hard as it looks.

Basically longstitch adheres the textblock to a soft type of cover paper and is sewn together in very long stitches (as the name would suggest). And about 95% of the time the binding is exposed on the spine. I was actually really happy with my first attempt here. This may be my new favorite type of binding, in addition to coptic of course. Now that I have the basic concept I may have to try this binding more often. Maybe even for Stef & Matt's wedding book (no, I haven't even started thinking about it yet...)