Book Binding With Thread

Tie the ends together.

Book binding with thread. Thread binding is a post printing finishing technique used on books to increase their durability. To stitch the pages use a bookbinding needle and linen thread four times the page height. As one of the expert printing and binding services in dubai printery gives you a flawless and durable finishing with thread binding.

It stitches the book block together and an adhesive can be applied to secure it to the cover. Starting at the middle hole push the needle up through the back of your pages leaving a 10cm loose thread remaining. The knot should be on the side of the paper that faces up not the edge.

Thread your needle with your 4 of binder s thread. Put your binding needle and thread through the first hole on the bottom page. The stack signature is then bound together along one edge by either sewing with thread through the folds or by a layer of flexible adhesive.

Take your time when making the initial folds and markings on the signatures and cover boards. Thread your needle piercing the thread 1cm from the end and pulling tight instead of tying a knot. Continue to sew all the rest of the signature in this way remembering the kettle stitch.

If you run out of thread simply knot a new piece onto in inside the book tightly and clip off the tails. There is waxed and un waxed linen thread available you can use our beeswax to wax the thread. The most common thread that new bookbinders start with is.

It also showcases a clear view of the spine and the colorful threads holding the signatures page groupings together. Bookbinding linen thread is different from normal cotton sewing thread as it is much stronger. It is very important to continually pull the slack out of the thread the tighter the binding is the stronger the book.