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1. Stack the printed pages (minimum of 10 sheets), ensuring holes are aligned.
2. Secure the pages ( for greater strength, use clamps with or without the hard cover of the book, placing a piece of cardboard between the clamps and the paper of the cover). |
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1. Pass a needle and thread trough the first hole, attaching the end of the thread to one of the clamps.
2. Stitch once along the entire length of the book using a zigzag pattern, and retrace the stitch a second time.
3. Tie a double knot, cutting off any extra thread. |
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III_
1. Remove the protective strip from one face of the adhesive band (3a).
2. Center the band along the spine of the book, folding it evenly over both sides of the book. |
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IV_
1. Remove the protective strip from one side of the adhesive band (3a)
2. Align and attach the folded guard page (4a) to the exposed side of the adhesive band (3a), ensuring that the adhesive side of the guard page faces outward.
3. Repeat this procedure using the second guard page (4b). |
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V_
1. Remove the protective strip from the cover spine (2a).
2. Align and center the book in the fold of the cover spine.
3. Apply sufficient pressure to secure the book to the cover spine. |
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VI_
1. Holding the book in a vertical position, lay the cover flat and remove the protective cover to expose the adhesive side of the guard page (4a).
2. Place a ruler between the guard page (4a) and the first page of the book. Then press the guard page evenly onto the interior of the cover by running the ruler along the width of the guard page.
3. Repeat the procedure for the second guard page (4b). |
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VII_ Cover sheet
1. Remove and fold the adhesive protection (5b) to 5cm.
2. Apply the adhesive 5cm strip to the back of the personalized cover sheet (5a).
3. Apply pressure with one hand and pull of the adhesive protection, making sure that the adhesive sheet sticks evenly to the personalized cover sheet.
4. Remove the second adhesive protection and carefully stick the personalized cover sheet to the front cover of the book (horizontal=20.8 cm. et vertical=21.3 cm.).
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Method of binding
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PRINTING
Create the book content using a desktop publishing software or a software of your choice.
IMPORTANT : format your content pages to the book dimensions 210mm x 210mm or 21cm x 21cm. Select the paper : heavy stock mat.
ADVICE : when printing double-sided pages, if your printer does not have this capacity, print all odd pages first (leave dry for 5 minutes), then turn the paper and print all even numbered pages.
IMPORTANT : print a test page to ensure that the holes are positioned on the left margin.
Before introducing the paper, make sure that the sheets are well aired, and the holes are aligned.
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PRINTING THE COVER SHEET
Format the cover sheet to paper size 210mm x 210mm and print your personalized cover.
WARNING :
• Direction of the print (vertical)
• Dimensions of the sheet (horizontal=20.8cm and vertical=21.3cm according to the annex).
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