What Modern Hand Binding Methods Are Used?

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When talking about bookbinding as a craft, hardbound books are the most common. Any sewn book can be pulled apart and rebound into a hardbound book by adding a case. Cases are often cardboard and sometimes they are wooden rectangles adhered to paper or leather and formed around the text block. There are different methods of sewing, such as stab sewing. A traditional method that uses sashes allows the book to open flat and not break the spine.

Books can be bound in many different materials. Some of the more common materials for covers are leather and cloth. A common way to bind a book is as a half-bound book. A half-bound book is a book that the spine and the corners of the cover are covered with leather or cloth, with the rest is covered with paper. This is normally marbled or somehow decorated. When only the spine is covered with cloth or leather and the rest of the cover is covered in paper, the book is called quarter bound.



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