OUGD504 - Book Binding a Case Bound 5 Hole Pamphlet stitch

5 Hole Case Bound Pamphlet Stitch

I wanted my final design to be sleek and professional looking so I decided on a hard back cover with a wrap around dust jacket front cover. The pamphlet stitch usually consists of 3 holes in the fold which are stitched together to hold each page in place however I decided to use 5 holes in order for it to be more secure as the first hard back pamphlet stitch I made was a lot smaller and turned out loose. As my book was A5 I wanted it to be as secure as possible. 

 I started by measuring out the middle of my pages and piercing a hole through, then at each edge of the page and then again in the centre of the middle and the edge so I was left with 5 even holes across the pages.

Next I took a needle and thread and threaded through each hole and secured it with a tight knot. I then cut the thread leaving enough for it not to become loose and fall apart. I threaded through on the outside as as this will enable the thread to be come invisible when stuck onto the hard back cover, whereas on my previous hard back cover I left the thread on the inside which made it visible on the inside. By doing this it just enabled me to leave the design looking a more visually appealing.

Next I cropped a sheet of black card the same size of my pages folded on each side of the first and last page. I decided to use black as I wanted my cover design to be consistent throughout.

 These pages were then glued on using pritt stick instead of PVA glue. The reason for this was because of the type of stock I chose to use for my interior pages.  I had chosen a magazine type shiny stock which wouldn't stick as well with PVA glue. Only half of the card was glue to the front and back pages to ensure that the book made more leeway to open and close without ripping.

Next I cropped the excess bleed/white pages.

 I then measured up mount board the a couple of mm bigger than my page sizes and sandwiched my book in between in order to measure up an estimated spine using mount board also. Ensuring all the measurements were as accurate as possible.

A gap was left.

Next  tape was used to hold the board in place whilst I chose a black material to cover it. The dimensions of the mount board was then drawn onto the reverse of the black fabric and then stuck down using PVA glue.

The outside was scored to create the shape and then cut out leaving a rulers width of material all around. The corners were then sliced leaving a tiny gap in order for the mount board not to be visible. PVA was then placed around these edges and then as they were stuck down on the inside of the board.

The black card pages stuck prior to this were then carefully stuck in place on the board.

And finally the book was placed into a larger presser.

I then measured around the book to ensure the dust jacket/ cover was the correct size and then printed it. 

I cropped and cored the book jacket and wrapped it around my book. In the process of this a couple of things went wrong which I will state in my evaluation.