4. Sewing Needle, Thread, and Awl. If you decide to bind your junk journal, rather than glue the pieces of ephemera into an already bound book, you’ll definitely need a sewing needle, awl, and thread. An awl is used to punch holes through the paper to make the sewing a whole lot easier. Here’s a simple one from Amazon that will work just fine.

Waxed thread is the preferred type of thread for sewing books together. Heres some that will make binding your journal together with a breeze!