<p>When using 120 grams paper, it's best to use several signatures/booklets of 4 pages each. Then you can sew these together using a bookbinding technique (I like coptic binding - YouTube has great tutorials). </p>

<p>If you don't want to use a different bookbinding technique, you can make your booklet flatter by folding all the folded pieces separately and making sure you have a sharp fold before putting everything together.</p>

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<p>I'm working on a small saddle stitched booklet. The concept involves a relatively hard-ish, see-through cover. The first time around I used 36 pages of 120gsm offset paper in a single booklet. I simply folded a sheet of polypropylene and sewed everything together. This way the finished product doesn't stay completely closed/flat.</p>

<p>Is there a way I could execute this that would result in a more elegant product; one that stays closed? I'm thinking something where I sew the pages together, then make and/or attach the harder cover somehow differently. How might I accomplish my goal?</p>

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Can you show us the first attempt so that we can see your method and the outcome?
Catija
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What kind of paper are you using? How many pages does your book have? How many booklets make up the final result?
Matt
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@Matt 120gsm offset, 36 pages, and a single booklet
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I took those details and added it into your question. If you have more information, like a picture for example, please [edit] that into your question.
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# What is a good technique for binding a saddle stitch booklet with a hard-ish cover?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-09)

I'm working on a small saddle stitched booklet. The concept involves a relatively hard-ish, see-through cover. The first time around I used 36 pages of 120gsm offset paper in a single booklet. I simply folded a sheet of polypropylene and sewed everything together. This way the finished product doesn't stay completely closed/flat.

Is there a way I could execute this that would result in a more elegant product; one that stays closed? I'm thinking something where I sew the pages together, then make and/or attach the harder cover somehow differently. How might I accomplish my goal?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you show us the first attempt so that we can see your method and the outcome?  
> **username_2**: What kind of paper are you using? How many pages does your book have? How many booklets make up the final result?  
> **username_0**: @username_2 120gsm offset, 36 pages, and a single booklet  
> **username_2**: I took those details and added it into your question. If you have more information, like a picture for example, please [edit] that into your question.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-09-19. Score: 4

When using 120 grams paper, it's best to use several signatures/booklets of 4 pages each. Then you can sew these together using a bookbinding technique (I like coptic binding - YouTube has great tutorials).

If you don't want to use a different bookbinding technique, you can make your booklet flatter by folding all the folded pieces separately and making sure you have a sharp fold before putting everything together.


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