Saddle-Stitch Bookbinding Course
This course teaches saddle-stitch bookbinding for professional fanzines and small runs of 20–50 copies. Participants learn essential tools, paper selection, stitching techniques, quality control, and cost planning to produce durable, high-quality craft books with polished finishes from layout to final trim.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course covers designing, planning, and producing professional small-run fanzines using saddle-stitch binding. Key topics include page layout, imposition, sizing, tool mastery, paper selection, folding, collating, stapling, thread stitching, durability enhancements, quality control, and precise time and cost planning for efficient results.
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Develop skills
- Plan saddle-stitch layouts including page counts, imposition, and fanzine formats.
- Select professional-grade papers and covers for clean folds, sharp prints, and durability.
- Use staple and thread methods to bind, reinforce, and finish short runs neatly.
- Set up efficient small-batch workflows from folding and collating to final trim.
- Control quality, time, and costs for 20–50 copy saddle-stitched productions.
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