This binding has a cover that envelopes the entire text block. With hard covers, and a strong spine piece, this binding works well for a book that has the same thickness of pages throughout. Case bindings are how most commercial books are completed.

This structure features an “explosion” of inward folds that reveal themselves as the spread is opened. The explosion fold adds a whimsical feature to the book. Explosion folds can be added anytime there are two or more text pages together or two or more heavy pages together. The artist can make this fold more complex by nesting smaller and smaller explosion folds within each other or varying the color and texture of the paper.

This binding features a collection of pamphlet stitched folios held together by sewing the cover of one folio to the cover of the adjoining folio. Because the sewing is only happening edge to edge on each adjoining folio, the spine of this binding hides most of the sewing, only allowing small peaks of thread between each folio.

This binding features a collection of pamphlet stitched folios held together by sewing the cover of one folio to the cover of the adjoining folio. Because the sewing is only happening edge to edge on each adjoining folio, the spine of this binding hides most of the sewing, only allowing small peaks of thread between each folio.

This binding features a collection of pamphlet stitched folios held together by sewing the cover of one folio to the cover of the adjoining folio. Because the sewing is only happening edge to edge on each adjoining folio, the spine of this binding hides most of the sewing, only allowing small peaks of thread between each folio.

This structure, which is similar in function to the concertina binding, features panels that are tied together via holes punched into the edges of each spread. Unlike other binding techniques where a single thread is used to bind the entire book together, each connecting point in a leaf binding is tied with a different piece of thread. This structure can be useful when working with materials that cannot be easily folded as no folding is involved.

This structure, which is similar in function to the concertina binding, features panels that are tied together via holes punched into the edges of each spread. Unlike other binding techniques where a single thread is used to bind the entire book together, each connecting point in a leaf binding is tied with a different piece of thread. This structure can be useful when working with materials that cannot be easily folded as no folding is involved.

Looped bindings feature a collection of folios in which thread has been looped around the fold of each folio and tied at the head and tail of the text block. This binding allows the spreads to lay flat when opened and does not puncture any of the pages of the spreads themselves.

Looped bindings feature a collection of folios in which thread has been looped around the fold of each folio and tied at the head and tail of the text block. This binding allows the spreads to lay flat when opened and does not puncture any of the pages of the spreads themselves.