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Still not sold on Japanese stab binding - give me reasons why I should try it
I've been doing case binding for about 5 years now. My buddy kept telling me to try Japanese stab binding for this poetry collection he wanted. I told him it looked too flimsy and the exposed spine would get wrecked in a year. He handed me a book he did 3 years ago that still looks brand new. The stitching held up, pages were tight. I checked every single signature. Now I'm thinking I was wrong about the durability part. But I still hate how fiddly those thread tensions get. Anyone else fight with keeping the tension even across all those holes?
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jade2264d ago
Just stitch slow and breathe between each hole.
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lindahunt4d ago
Tension is a nightmare if you ask me. You can breathe all you want between holes and still end up with one side looser than a handshake from a politician. Not worth the headache for something that's basically just a pamphlet glued together.
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