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Published: 2011-08-02 22:38:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 4488; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 113
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My last book binding tutorial for a while. This is the most conservative way to bind books, and requires what we call "pliegos" in Spanish, that's it, sheets of paper with 2 book's pages printed on each side, then folded in half and grouped with other sheets of paper.While this represents a problem with most printers (unless you have a printer that supports A3 paper, you'll have to print them in A5 -that's it, 2 pages on each side of an A4 sized sheet of paper), but, once you get the hang out of this style, this is the easiest method, which consumes the least time to bind.
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I came across this while looking up inspiration for a book I'm putting together for Hermes for a class.
Part of me is confused by this. Is the thread being used similarly to the Japanese stab binding technique? and the yellow thread you're using is going to help reinforce the "magazines" together once the book is complete?
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In all honesty, I'm not familiar with the japanese book binding technique.
As for the threads, it's regular nylon thread, the kind one normally uses to sew clothes.Β You could also use cotton thread, but it'll be more prone to break during the process of adjusting them against the nerves (the yellow thread).Β You can pick any sewn book you can buy and you'll see they use regular nylon thread, like me.Β It's inexpensive and handy not only for book b inding~
The yellow threads, called "nerves" in book binding, is cotton cord; this one you can buy at any hardware store [this kind www.kindredmedia.org/wp-conten⦠. I normally buy it in white/raw, and used yellow one for the sake of contrast on the photo. Just make sure it's not the waxed kind, or else you'll break the other thread AND the papers due friction.
I hope this helps and have no fear of coming back if more doubts or even suggestions arise.
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You've got all these techniques down packed! It's awesome! Do you find that you tend to prefer one style over another?
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Actually no, but I like "dog tooth" the less due te sheer amount takes to make all the holes, keep them aligned and all.
This style is the fastest to sew, I like it a lot, but unlike the others, who are basically "I'm bored... let's bind a book", this requires to have the papers prepared a coupe days under weight in anticipation.
In the end, it's more of a "which one suits better what I want?".
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Fair enough then! Guess it all makes sense to have so many different styles.
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