Kangxi Binding

So I just got this great new book, Japanese Bookbinding; Instructions from a Master Craftsman by Kojiro Ikegami, (see my book shelf at the bottom of the page) and decided to try out some of the bindings in the book. My first one is the Kangxi binding. Similar to the basic four hole binding, except for the decorative stitches at the corners.

Instead of using a traditional soft cover, I decide to kill two birds with one stone and made a photo album for Audrey. So the covers are hard - book board covered in an Italian book cloth - with paste downs of a gorgeous letterpress printed paper that I found at the Paper Source.