Sewn sections vs Fan Adhesive bindings

 I want to say how happy it makes me when a book that needs to be repaired has sewn section vs a glued adhesive fan binding. It is so much easier when repairing to re-sew a text block.

Sections are sewn

I am placing this repair at the top of my list.

This is a Fan Binding

Will show you my progress.

 If you know of anyone or any library looking for someone to repair their books, please, have them contact me (baudanzabindery@gmail.com) or direct them to my website. www.baudanzabindery.com

Repairing a tattered paperback

I am excited. I have been given the opportunity to repair books for my local pubic library. This is an awesome opportunity because it will give me lots of practice repairing books that are well-used/well-loved by the library borrowers. 

Today, I am repairing a paperback graphic novel from the Babysitter's Club series. I did not take a before picture (I'm working on remembering to do that). The book was a paperback that had sewn sections. My idea was to make the book into a sturdier paperback by using Gary Frost's Sewn Board structure. 

Here are the steps:

book pages after guarded

I took all the sections apart and laid

the pages flat. 

Cleaned off as much of the adhesive as possible using Methyl Celluose.

Once dry, I opened up each folio laying them flat.
Using a hinge repair tissue and wheat starch paste and guarded along every fold.
Once dry, collated the folios and placed back into the sections. 4 folios per section.
Added end sheets and 20PT for the cover boards. I inserted a piece of card stock to make the cover boards a little stronger.
Gently punched the existing sewing holes.

Sewing the sections.

Sewed the text block. With this structure, you sew the cover boards along with the text block.

Gluing up the spine and added tissue

I covered the cover board with Hahnemuhle Ingres and then glued on the original cover boards.

Added the spine piece.

My goal was to put the book back together into a sturdier structure so young readers would be able to lay the book flat while reading without breaking the spine.  

I'd say it worked!