I had plans to saddle stitch but I've never really done it before so was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to pull it off to the desired quality and it could eat up a lot of precious time, so I had a go on a mock booklet and it's surprisingly easy.
I need a thicker thread though, I've been using red string and it doesn't look thick enough and because it's thin and doesn't have as much hold as it could, the pages move a few millimetres which can make spreads look a little disjointed.
This is the guide I followed which was very helpful
Need thicker thread!
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Yesterday I was cropping the booklets down which took way longer than I thought it would and made the self-binding calligraphy book which I'm pretty pleased with and feel when photographed in nice vibrant light, will look impressive.
I'm pretty happy with the booklets too I feel it's slowly coming together now.
The inside cover of the black booklets gave me an idea, I suddenly imaged a blank black spread being the backdrop for another mini booklet inside the booklet. So this is what I'm going to do. I'll design a mini 8 page booklet today and print and bind together with the rest of the contents tomorrow.
Calligraphy book
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