tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117189575507833506.post1321428871377097371..comments2023-09-08T09:24:21.064-04:00Comments on colored thread: "scraps" book- coptic bindingMarieEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00255440089611626603noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117189575507833506.post-66578279057846067152010-11-16T23:49:40.862-05:002010-11-16T23:49:40.862-05:00It was definitely a grain problem. I made a second...It was definitely a grain problem. I made a second one last night paying attention to the grain and it's laying perfectly flat now!MarieEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255440089611626603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117189575507833506.post-84864426526567669832010-11-12T11:43:36.350-05:002010-11-12T11:43:36.350-05:00I think you should call this book a "Scraptic...I think you should call this book a "Scraptic."Rocinante Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117189575507833506.post-45430035131145066252010-11-11T23:43:47.325-05:002010-11-11T23:43:47.325-05:00Thanks Michelle! It probably is a grain issue- I w...Thanks Michelle! It probably is a grain issue- I was using leftover random scraps, and all the pages are probably in different directions!MarieEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255440089611626603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117189575507833506.post-68805781654665674612010-11-11T11:44:15.798-05:002010-11-11T11:44:15.798-05:00Some of the spring might come be if the paper is b...Some of the spring might come be if the paper is bound against the grain. All commercial paper has a grain - in which the fibers all line up in one direction. (Handmade paper does not have this problem). For "correct" binding, all paper should be folded and sewn parallel to the grain.<br /><br />To check for grain direction, curve or bend the paper (not creasing) in both directions - the way of least resistance is the grain, and so the direction in which you should fold. <br /><br />It's not a huge deal, unless you are a conservator, but it might help on book #2, or when you are teaching!Rocinante Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com