{"id":184,"date":"2011-07-25T17:04:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/kbn\/?p=184"},"modified":"2011-07-25T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T17:04:29","slug":"what-is-side-stitch-binding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/knowledge-base\/what-is-side-stitch-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Side Stitch Binding?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SideStitching.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278\" title=\"SideStitching\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SideStitching.jpg\" alt=\"Side Stitching\" \/><\/a>Side Stitching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stapling the signatures together on the side rather than the fold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Versitile &amp; widely available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Almost any material can be punched and bound, including paper, plastic and laminates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lays flat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to creatively interleaf pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finished piece folds over 360 degrees [useful for technical and reference applications].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well suited for short runs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can accommodate grain short and most paper weights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Limitations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not as sturdy as double loop wire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If the wire is crushed, it will not return to its original shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pages will jog when open and pages will step up when turned. Crossover designs willnot align.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wire ends are left unfinished; may snag or pull.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THE PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loose pages are collated and assembled into a stack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The loose pages are stitched or stapled parallel to the spine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When binding signatures, the head, foot and face of the book are trimmed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Side Stitching Stapling the signatures together on the side rather than the fold. Advantages \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Versitile &amp; widely available \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Almost any material can be punched and bound, including paper, plastic and laminates. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lays flat. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to creatively interleaf pages. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finished piece folds over 360 degrees [useful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-binding-methods","category-technical-information"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Side Stitch Binding? - ColorFX Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colorfxweb.com\/knowledge-base\/what-is-side-stitch-binding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is Side Stitch Binding? - ColorFX Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Side Stitching Stapling the signatures together on the side rather than the fold. 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