I personally prefer books, hard or soft cover, with a proper spine so that I can see what is on my shelves, though I appreciate that spiral binding does allow pages to sit flat when the book is open.
I second Jacquie's comments about ring binders taking up more space on overcrowded shelves - not to mention the possibility of a page or two being taken out for whatever reason, maybe to make a photocopy (legal for own use!) and then not put back, or simply wear and tear on just two punched holes. A good compromise would be spiral binding with a heavy paper cover which wraps around the binding. I know we have a large road atlas bound like that but it's currently in Terry's car so not available for me to look at but from memory the stiff paper back cover is not perforated, just glued to the back page and then wraps around the binding, with two folds, and then becomes the front cover. I also have one, rather expensive, sewing book which is spiral bound, then there is a one piece card inner cover with two rows of perforations folded into a 'V' inside the spirals, and finally a proper hard cover glued to the inner cover. The book also contains a paper wallet between the last page and the inner cover which holds patterns for the various projects in the book. A not very good photo at: http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/extras.htm Brenda On 7 Jan 2014, at 22:40, laceandbits wrote: > If you produce a spiral bound book, please make sure you opt for an extra > heavy cover sheet front and back Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
