Slow stitch - book - Getting the signature pages ready (Part 1)

While I always try to learn from others, I end up doing the projects with a combination of what I know and a new skill. Thank you for sharing your journey.

I print booklets for a living and even with thin pieces of paper I always have to trim the edge down with a guillotine. It is unavoidable - each folded page you put inside another will stick out the exact thickness of the page. So if you were to make a signature of 2 pieces of batting 2mm thick, the inside piece would stick out 2mm. If the signature was 3 pieces, the 2nd piece of batting would stick out 2mm and the 3rd would stick out a total of 4mm beyond the edge of the outer or first piece. If you lay the pieces flat on top of each other instead of folded inside each other, the total thickness of the 3 pieces would be 6mm (3 x 2mm). The minute you fold them, the inner pieces get pushed out. Looooong explanation but I hope it helps you realise it’s nothing you are doing wrong.

I need to look into this more I think! I’d love something like this for autumn and winter here. I’ll watch Anne’s video and order some fabric, thanks for sharing xxx💕

Thanks sooo much for sharing! I’ve been afraid to start but with your help, I now have your tutorial to begin.

If you check out Featherstitch House channel here on YouTube she demonstrates a similar binding technique. You have to keep a gap between your signatures by not pulling the stitches too tight and only attaching each new signature to the stitching of the one before it, not the fabric. It’s a lacing type of attachment method which you can later cover with a strip of fabric down the spine if you prefer.

Great idea for the fabric pages , I had the same problem but just kept going, but I do like yours thanks for the tutorial 🙏

It’s not just you … I have taken mine apart three times and finally decided to do the pages individually, glue each page onto watercolor paper with Fabritac and turn them into a hardcover book. I would have preferred to make Anne’s version but it’s just not working for me and is wreaking havoc on my arthritic hands. Good luck with your version.

I think you’ve done great

Love the tutorial. New subbie 😘🐞🥰

Well worked out. I chickened out and used all linen. My pages ended up about 4x6”. I can’t wait to see how you decorate yours.

Yes that would good, Would love to follow along with you .Take care DAPHNE in Australia.🥰🙏🏻🤗

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You are not doing anything wrong with your pages, it's a force of nature that the inside pages when folded will stick out further than the outside pages of a signature. It always bugs me and I trim those that are larger down to the same size as I like my books to have the same size pages too 😀It's not good for the soul if you're not happy with how it's working out, some of us can just go with it and others can't I fall into the cant lol

Oh I did my binding different. I folded 2 pieces in half and laid them on top of each other, then sewed them together. Next I added 1 more folded in half and sewed that to 1 side. I almost gave up. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣 My blanket stitches are so wonky. 🤣🤣🤣 I also think I'm going to make it smaller. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes !!! I am in for the next project ! I am struggling with the binding of my two signatures (extra ones) with the cardboard. I have glued some fabric which is too thin so I am going to glue another one on the top, but then, I don't know how to add some fabrics inside without being all the way through (that is without the part of the signature). Could it be done ? Will it be enough strong and nice ??? Anyway, I am still there, and having fun with everything on my desk....I even move everything to look for my keyboard !!! :-) So fun ! I will follow for the slow stitch ! Thanks again for everything, take care, natalie

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