Re: exposed spines

[Pat Baldwin <patbooks@PRIMENET.COM>]

Jane:

Try doubling or quadripling your silk thread. You can also brush a light
amount of glue on the spine to give it a little help. Sewing the boards
directly onto the text block will help to keep it square too.

Pat


At 10:19 PM 01/23/2000 -0000, you wrote:
>I'm experimenting with bindings that leave the spine of the book exposed,
>but I'm disappointed by the lack of 'rigidity' in the finished book.

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