I did a book binding demo last year at art club and since then I've been wanting to get back into it. So I went to Art Mart and bought some paper, an awl, needles and waxed thread. I already owned a bone folder and paste.
Starting out with four sheets at a time, I folded them in half and pressed the edges flat with the bone folder.
Using the awl I punched holes in the crease in the middle.
Using blunt bookbinding needles and waxed thread I sewed the first set of four sheets starting from the back in the center hole.
I finished sewing it shut in the middle hole and tied the string off, flattening the pages again using the bone folder.
Once I'd made my book as thick as I wanted it, I pressed the pages under a heavy book and pasted the edges. Once the paste dried I cut a piece of cloth to cover with paste and put against the spine. After that, I cut the cover out of a leftover poster I had designed for my computer art class and pasted it on.
Here's my finished product.