Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . d different colors of silk. This style maybe carefully executed as follows: The books are put into a hand press or backingmachine, the fore edge toward the operator. A strip ofstiff leather is cut a trifle narrower than the squares ofthe book and longer than the width of the back. Red silkis inserted into a needle, with blue tied to the end. Theneedle is then inserted into the first signature on the leftunder the kettle-stitch through the back, and the cord ispulled until the knot is reached. The needle is theninserted in the same place, and the cord pu
Bookbinding and its auxiliary branches . d different colors of silk. This style maybe carefully executed as follows: The books are put into a hand press or backingmachine, the fore edge toward the operator. A strip ofstiff leather is cut a trifle narrower than the squares ofthe book and longer than the width of the back. Red silkis inserted into a needle, with blue tied to the end. Theneedle is then inserted into the first signature on the leftunder the kettle-stitch through the back, and the cord ispulled until the knot is reached. The needle is theninserted in the same place, and the cord pulled until a loopis formed, in which the strip of leather is inserted when it HEADBANDING AND LINING 123 is drawn to the edge. The blue is brought over from theback and held tightly with the left hand. The red silk inthe needle is picked up with the right hand, and the twobrought over the leather. The blue is twisted around thered and then around the leather; the red is then twistedaround the blue and leather; this is repeated until the. entire leather is covered. The needle must be passedthrough the back at about every sixth or seventh signa-ture. It must be even and tight to produce a neat, flathead-band. Three colors can be worked in the same way, alternat-ing them or winding each two times. Any number ofmethods will suggest themselves when this is mastered,and patience spells Success. There is no doubt thatthis is a strong method, and should find favor in modernbinderies when good books require permanent covers. HEAD-BANDING AND LINING. The head-banding and lining (or loose back) is usuallymade in the least possible time, and little attention is paidto the necessity of the lining sticking to the back. Some 124 BOOKBINDING forwarders, in the hurly-burly of the every-day shop,rub the backs with the palms of their hands, eliminating-the folder. The constant opening of the book demandsthat the back lining be of a strong, thin material, wellglued to the back. Ordinarily, all let
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