Favourite book falling apart
07-18-2012, 07:27 AM
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Are there any downsides to this concept ???
I had NO IDEA...this could be done..............this is a marvelouse idea and suggestion....all those books that you push to lay flat and they never do.....I have staples, office depot and office max very close am going to make some phone calls......has anybody had any bad experiences with doing this ???? Like loosing print copy from the pages would be my biggest concern......
07-18-2012, 08:26 AM
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When I bought my Farmers Wife Sample book, I decided to have it spiral bounded right away for continued use, with 110 blocks (last summer), I figure the book wouldn't make it. It was the best thing ever. Now I am going to do the Rosie sample quilt with the QB group in Sept, and looking at it "again" last night, I decided I would also spiral bind it too. Less then $6.00 and took about 30 minutes to have done at a local printing shop. Wished the authors would think about this when they have it published, cause it would be a lot more handy for us quilters.
Years ago, as I worked on some college publishing projects, I had a favorite "chocolate" cookbook that was falling apart (the one with the no-bake chocolate oatmeal drops), and I mentioned it to the dept. head, and he suggested I try putting a spiral binding on it. I was so thrilled (I think my DS was more so - his favorite recipe was in it), I will have that book till my DS inherits it.
Years ago, as I worked on some college publishing projects, I had a favorite "chocolate" cookbook that was falling apart (the one with the no-bake chocolate oatmeal drops), and I mentioned it to the dept. head, and he suggested I try putting a spiral binding on it. I was so thrilled (I think my DS was more so - his favorite recipe was in it), I will have that book till my DS inherits it.
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07-18-2012, 08:33 AM
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Just to make sure with the business that there is enough room to allow the spiral binding to be used so you don't lose any information near the binding area.
Originally Posted by Deborahlees
I had NO IDEA...this could be done..............this is a marvelouse idea and suggestion....all those books that you push to lay flat and they never do.....I have staples, office depot and office max very close am going to make some phone calls......has anybody had any bad experiences with doing this ???? Like loosing print copy from the pages would be my biggest concern......
07-18-2012, 08:47 AM
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I take a lot of my quilting books to the local office max and they do the same for me....love that spiral binding. I am actually thinking of buying one of those machines and do more of my books. It is not very expensive and easy to do......the cost of a few books would pay the freight on the "spiral machine"....
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