Originally Posted by
GailG
I have several ring binders with plastic sleeves. They're heavy and awkward. I love your idea of the spiral bindings. Office Depot repaired an old favorite (college) cookbook by trimming the ragged pages and applying a spiral binding...put new life in it. Question: did you use a heavier product for the covers?
The spiral binding includes the front and back covers - the front is a clear plastic, and the back is a solid color (your choice) and it's also thick card stock type paper. I believe you can also get a laminated-type backing.
I, too, found the binders with plastic sleeves to be too heavy. This is, at least, half the weight, which was important to me, not to mention the space savings it provides.