Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers

Glenda,

This discussion is about getting spiral bindings put on SOFT COVER books -- kind of like a magazine. There is no need to do this for a hard cover book because the pages in a hard cover book will stay open easily.

The print shop will cut off just enough of the back of the book to take the spine off. Spines on soft cover books are glued, not sewn, so there is very little of the book removed. Then the holes for the spiral coil are drilled into the margin. There is always a margin on both sides of a page, so there is plenty of room for the new spiral binding.

I have never had a print shop drill holes for a 3-ring binder, but i can't imagine that those holes would extend into the printed portion of the page.

All books (including soft cover books) are set up pretty much alike, so this works with all of them.

Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

In my opinion, all quilt books, cook books and piano should be spiral bound. What good is a reference book that keeps closing when you use it?

Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

In my opinion, all quilt books, cook books and piano should be spiral bound. What good is a reference book that keeps closing when you use it?

Originally Posted by sewitseams

i spiral bind all the free patterns i print off the internet. i try to collect a few that have a common thread -- scrappy, fat quarter, etc. then have them bound. i can store them easily and find i refer to them and use them more than if they are in my filing cabinet.

Originally Posted by Bluphrog

Take it to Kinko's or similar store and ask them to remove the spine. You can have it spiral bound or just have them drill holes so you can put it in a 3-ring binder. If it is a book that I know I'll be making copies out of (for example, applique patterns), I prefer the 3-ring binder.

Originally Posted by penski

i was wondering about that i am waiting to hear the answer also