Extensive notes from Moniques' workshop @ Cheerio, September 2001 by Barbara Yale-Read

We will begin with the leather bound book. We need to have our signatures ready. Monique will show how to begin with a new book, later she will show how to start with an old book. In bookbinding, you are better with more small signatures rather than fewer thick signatures.

Sewing the signatures:

A station is where the thread will come out of your book and link to the other signatures. Each place where the thread goes in and out (2 holes). Remember: The space from the edge of the page to the first hole is greater at the bottom than at the top. (visually weighted) More…download .pdf

Click here to download a .pdf of this article To save this file to your hard drive for off-line viewing or printing, just Shift+Click (PC) or Option+Click (Mac) the above link.