Signature Bookbinding - Blank Book
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Book Parts
SIGNATURES
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BINDING TAPES
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BINDING THREAD
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SUPER
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Hand-Bound Bookbinding - Step-by-step Instruction
Sewing Signatures - Reminders
Make sure you pull the thread tight after each signature, so that the book ends up square.
- Cut tapes to fit the width of your spine plus an inch on each side. (If you spine is ½", then you need three 2 ½" tapes)
- With the signatures stacked in order, use a ruler to mark where the holes will go. (You need 8 holes on each signature - ⅜" from each edge and on either side of each tape.)
- Use awls or t-pins to pierce holes in the signatures.
- Starting from the outside of the signatures going in, sew across the first signature, placing tapes underneath the thread as it runs across the spine.
- When you get to the end of one signature, make sure you tighten the thread. Each signature should be tied to the last signature on each end.
Instructions for Each Step Separated
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