DIY Paper Bag Book, with Japanese Binding

Creative Experiments for KidsTinkerLab

1. Fold paper bag and paper in half (hamburger-style).

2. Twist the pipe cleaner shut, creating a needle and run yarn yarn through needleʼs eye.

MATERIALS

Lunch-style paper bags

Sheets of Paper, slightly smaller than the paper bag

Hole Punch

Yarn or String

Pipe Cleaners- cut in half, the top folded over 1.5”

Decorative Materials

3. Punch 3 holes, about 1/2” from the spine of your papers. If the paper is too thick to punch them all together, punch one paper at a time, and use a marker to draw the holes onto the other papers and bag.

DIY PAPER BAG BOOK WITH 3-HOLE JAPANESE BINDING

3. Continued

4. Wrap the yarn through the holes, as described in the attached document

5. Decorate, embellish, and add notes or a story.

DIY PAPER BAG BOOK WITH 3-HOLE JAPANESE BINDING

three Hole

Japanese Book

binding

Punch 3 holes Poke string through. Leave a 10” tail.

Knot ends together to secure the string.

DIY PAPER BAG BOOK WITH 3-HOLE JAPANESE BINDING