so i'm curious. how are you putting your book together?
i did a chapbook a while back & essentially set it up using a word processing program. then i printed the poems & table of contents & stuff on normal paper & the cover on cardboard stock. binding was basically stapling everything together. ;-) s.
yes. the staples. i plan on utilizing that ingenious invention as well.
i hand wrote the poems. i'm also using a lot of drawings so there's the scanning and the printing and then eventually maybe tomorrow or the next day i'll get to the photocopying part. i'm pretty excited about that part. i hope it all runs swimmingly. i think i am done for tonight. i mean... i don't really want to be but i've a just a few more things to write cut and paste and i am mentally way out the window right now. i've had too much caffeine and don't really feel like i can sleep yet. grumblebounce.
I know this might be kinda lame, but if you want I think I have a copy of in design laying around. It is a layout program(and has a great text-editor). You'll be able to change all the kerning and leading so that everything fits really nicely. All you'll need is a scanner(if you want hand written stuff) and a computer. You could even build up a font of your own handwriting(really easy and awesome to be able to type in your own handwriting). Since you're already scanning and whatnot, you'll be able to make the book look a bit better
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I'm feeling crafty!blknwhtfotoMarch 21 2007, 23:43:39 UTC
Oh, I see. I thought you were just making one book. Hmmm... You could tape bind them. That doesn't take long and it looks super fancy and will last long. Or I'll just quit being lame and let you do your thing, but you know how I feel about that Alison. There is a lady at the craft center who makes these awesome books with a sewing machine. She gets all of her pages together and creases them down the center really hard, and then cuts strips of thick, heavy weight paper that are as long as the binding stitch will be down the spine of the book. she glues the strips down the center crease and sews them up. She says it only takes like 2 minutes, but I'm super clumsy with a sewing machine. Because of all the extra material and a thin needle with somewhat thick thread, the paper won't tear out and is super strong. Maybe I'll make you a new blank book for your next book of poetry, all this bindery talk makes me want to do a new project. That is what a (mostly) un-employed spring break is all about, projects!
i did a chapbook a while back & essentially set it up using a word processing program. then i printed the poems & table of contents & stuff on normal paper & the cover on cardboard stock. binding was basically stapling everything together. ;-)
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i hand wrote the poems. i'm also using a lot of drawings so there's the scanning and the printing and then eventually maybe tomorrow or the next day i'll get to the photocopying part. i'm pretty excited about that part. i hope it all runs swimmingly. i think i am done for tonight. i mean... i don't really want to be but i've a just a few more things to write cut and paste and i am mentally way out the window right now. i've had too much caffeine and don't really feel like i can sleep yet. grumblebounce.
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best of luck. oh & welcome back to pdx.
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i think i will just go with staples because i don't want to be working for weeks at trying to professionally bind my book. :/
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There is a lady at the craft center who makes these awesome books with a sewing machine. She gets all of her pages together and creases them down the center really hard, and then cuts strips of thick, heavy weight paper that are as long as the binding stitch will be down the spine of the book. she glues the strips down the center crease and sews them up. She says it only takes like 2 minutes, but I'm super clumsy with a sewing machine. Because of all the extra material and a thin needle with somewhat thick thread, the paper won't tear out and is super strong.
Maybe I'll make you a new blank book for your next book of poetry, all this bindery talk makes me want to do a new project. That is what a (mostly) un-employed spring break is all about, projects!
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