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The Binding Guide P 1

This document provides an overview of common binding techniques for books and documents. It describes 7 different binding methods: saddle stitching, loop stitching, perfect binding, case binding, sewn binding, stab stitching, and saddle stitching. For each method it provides a brief description of the process and the typical page count it can accommodate. The document aims to help users understand their binding options for various page quantities.

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The Binding Guide P 1

This document provides an overview of common binding techniques for books and documents. It describes 7 different binding methods: saddle stitching, loop stitching, perfect binding, case binding, sewn binding, stab stitching, and saddle stitching. For each method it provides a brief description of the process and the typical page count it can accommodate. The document aims to help users understand their binding options for various page quantities.

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The Mini Binding Guide

Part 1
The Mini Binding Guide
Part 1
printhandbook.com
This very common binding technique is
created by punching wire through the pages
at the spine. The wire is then bent fat on the
inside to grip all the pages. Similar to, but not
the same as stapling.
Saddle stitched
880
pages
Similar to saddle stitching. The diference
being that a loop is created with the wire on
the spine so that the document can be
inserted into a ring binder.
Loop stitched
880
pages
S e c t i o n s o f f o l d e d p a g e s ( s i g n a t u r e s ) h a v e
t h e i r s p i n e s c u t a n d r o u g h e d u p t o h e l p t h e m
b o n d w i t h t h e g l u e . A l l t h e p a g e s a r e t h e n
g a t h e r e d a n d g l u e d t o a c o v e r w h i c h i s
w r a p p e d a r o u n d t h e m .
P e r f e c t b o u n d
1 6 1 8 0
p a g e s
T h e s t a n d a r d b i n d i n g f o r a h a r d b a c k b o o k .
T h e r e a r e m a n y d i f e r e n t t y p e s o f c a s e
b i n d i n g b u t t y p i c a l l y t h e i n n e r p a g e s a r e s e w n
t o g e t h e r i n s e c t i o n s a n d t h e n t h e s e a r e g l u e d
t o e n d p a p e r s w h i c h a r e g l u e d t o t h e c o v e r .
C a s e b o u n d
8 2 0 0 +
p a g e s
S i m i l a r t o s a d d l e s t i t c h i n g a t j u s t a f e w p a g e s ,
b u t t h r e a d i s u s e d i n s t e a d o f w i r e a n d t h e
t h r e a d i s s t i t c h e d a l o n g t h e w h o l e s p i n e . A s
m o r e p a g e s a r e i n c l u d e d i t b e c o m e s m o r e
s i m i l a r t o c a s e b i n d i n g b u t w i t h o u t t h e c o v e r .
S e w n b o u n d
8 2 0 0 +
p a g e s
S t a b o r s i d e s t i t c h i n g a g a i n u s e s w i r e t o p u n c h
t h r o u g h t h e p a g e s . T h i s t i m e h o w e v e r t h e
w i r e i s p u n c h e d f r o m t h e f r o n t t h r o u g h t o t h e
b a c k o f t h e d o c u m e n t , r a t h e r t h a n a t t h e
s p i n e . O f t e n t h e n c o v e r e d t o h i d e t h e w i r e .
S t a b s t i t c h e d
2 3 0 0
l e a v e s
Thanks to Centreprint for their help
www.centre-print.co.uk
Trim around the whole page
(blue dotted lines)
1
Fold along all the dotted lines
(dont worry which way initially)
2
Cut along the grey
dotted line in the centre
3
Fold together
4

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