Assignment 06
Collective Essay: Week III - Production

Make any changes or adjustments to your cover design. Collate and bind together your signature and the signatures of your classmates, completing a full book using kettle stitch binding.

If you need extra copies of your classmates signatures you can download them here. Make sure to upload your PDF with imposition. If you need help saving a PDF with imposition, see this tutorial.

Next class, bring
— Your final bound book

Revisit the instructions from the video tutorial above. Use the kettle stitch binding method to create a text block with your 20 signatures. Cover your book after the example books we reviewed in class (book 1, book 2).

Background
You will be sewing signatures together to create a text block. This text block will be covered similar to the references we discussed in class. There are many tutorials you can reference and follow on the internet, including the video above. The book binding method you are using is considered “kettle stitch” binding.

Bookbinding Materials
01. Awl
02. Bookbinding needle
03. Bookbinding thread
04. Bone Folder
05. PVA Glue