The loops are crimped closed together to form a perfect circle that secures the pages and cover while still allowing them to be opened and browsed. Wire-O binding uses pre-formed pairs of wire loops that are inserted through holes that have been punched in the cover and pages of the book. Finally, the cover is attached to the spine to protect the pages. Once a group of pages is completed, they are sewn together with another group and an adhesive is used to seal the spine. The pages are stitched together individually using a thread multiple times before they are tied off. Sewn binding begins with the pages, in groups of 16 to 24 known as signatures, being folded together. The pages are then stapled together along the folded crease to create the book. The pages and cover of the booklet are folded in half and then nestled inside each other. Saddle stitch binding requires the number of pages in the book to be a multiple of four.

We have shared a list of the Top 9 booklet binding types what they are and how they work, so you can be better informed the next time you have a project that requires binding. It can be fun to get creative while keeping the need for functionality in mind. Some booklet bindings are more commonly used than others while others are needed for very specific reasons. There are quite a few types of booklet binding options currently available.

Type of spiral binding