Side/Flat Sewing
Side or flat sewing one pieces covers is not very common. We do this process. In most situations the sewing makes the covers more durable.
May 28, 2019
Side or flat sewing one pieces covers is not very common. We do this process. In most situations the sewing makes the covers more durable.
Soft covered case bound books almost sound like a contradiction of terms. Soft covered case bound books are exactly the same as hard back case
The topic for this week is “smyth sewn drawn on covered books.” This product looks very similar to a regular perfect bound book. The only
Fan binding as you can see in the video, the single sheets are fanned two ways and run over the surface of a glue roller.
I did a presentation of die cut covers on hard back/case bound books. I am repeating the product presentation because the addition of this video
O rings are something you probably played with in public school! We use them to bind books. Silver and gold are standard colours. Many other
Book covers should not be boring! The following examples are anything but boring. Guess what the book with all the wood on the front cover…you
As you can see from my video and these pictures a “Lenticular” product is one of the most distinctive, customer engaging and memorable products that
It was only five years ago that we produced our first “exposed smyth sewn book!” Since then the style has become more common. Basically, this
The product for this week is “decal edges.” Decal edges are “roughed” edged on special paper. Pictures #1 to #4 show four different kinds of
I saw my first “sequins” book only two years ago. The first book I saw produced only two colour changes, months later a book had
We have installed a machine to imprint ribbons! We can imprint ribbons in widths from ¼ inch to 2 inches; ribbons with dozens of different
We bind books in leather. As I mentioned in the video…leather is VERY expensive!!! Leather comes in scores of different colours, textures and patterns. Often
Yes we can make round books. Pretty much any sizes you want up to 14” across. Cases can be padded, to have a foam feel
I think this piece is fascinating. When I first saw this, I thought it was a giant book, but as you can see it is
Set-up Boxes are an industry term to describe what people would describe as a chocolate box. In the world of print (other than corrugated boxes),
Elastics as you can see “book elastics” come in dozens of colours, different widths, and a few different “sewn patterns,” round or flat. Elastics for
Zig-zag folded covers on perfect bound books are becoming more common. The vast majority of these covers are heavier stocks; usually 12 point or thicker.