BookBindingBasics: Pamphlet Stitch

BOOK BINDING BASICS ¶

pamphlet stitch

SUPPLIES: 4 OR 8 SHEETS OF PAPER THICK SHEET FOR COVER* BONE FOLDER* CLIP AWL EMBROIDERY THREAD NEEDLE BEESWAX*

* = OPTIONAL

1 PREPARE SIGNATURE 4-8 SHEETS 1 COVER SHEET THIS CREATES THE TEXT BLOCK

2 FOLD SHEETS IN HALF PARALLEL TO THE GRAIN *BONE FOLDER

3 DIVIDE AND MARK SPINE INTO FOURTHS, SO YOU HAVE THREE MARKINGS (A,B,C)

4 CLIP PAGES HERE TO KEEP PAGES ALIGNED

5 PIERCE THROUGH EACH MARK WITH AN AWL

A

B

C

6 SEW IT! (see pg 4 on preparing thread) • B TO C • C TO A (creates longstitch) • A TO B • TIE THREAD AROUND LONGSTITCH * if you start from inside the knot will be inside (and vice versa)

PREPARING THE THREAD: THE LENGTH SHOULD BE 3X THE HEIGHT OF THE BOOK

1 LOCK THREAD AFTER RUNNING THE THREAD THROUGH THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE, PIERCE THE NEEDLE (1 INCH IN) THROUGH THE SHORTER END OF THE THREAD AND PULL TIGHTLY

2 RUN THREAD THROUGH BEESWAX TO KEEP THREAD STRONG AND IN PLACE

TERMINOLOGY: SIGNATURE: A group of sheets, folded in the middle, and bound into the binding together (also called section or gathering) Âś GRAIN: When paper is manufactured, pulp and water flow and settle in one direction, this is called the grain direction. To find the grain direction, curl (not fold) a sheet in both directions (vertically and horizontally).

Fold in the direction with least resistance. You must fold parallel to the grain direction. Âś TEXT BLOCK: The inner pages of a book (also called book block)

ELLIOT BOHLEN 2018