This thread really set me off today - looking at various binding tutorials, etc. The very BEST so far is Susan Schamber - 3 YouTube videos on binding. There are some real eye-openers in there, at least for me. Mind you, I haven't actually tried these methods yet, but I certainly will on my next binding project. Here's a link to the first video:
http://youtu.be/4PE0Yq9iGlc
If you search YouTube for Susan Schamber binding you will find all of them.