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Warning: Thread count on linen thread matters way more than I thought
My mentor Jim told me to always use 25/3 linen thread for all my bindings. I ignored him for like 2 years because I figured thread is thread. Switched to a cheaper 16/3 for a big project and the spine literally cracked after 30 opens. Jim's exact words were 'you'll learn the hard way' and he was 100% right. Has anyone else ruined a project by skimping on thread specs?
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briannguyen4d ago
25/3 is the sweet spot for most of my projects now. Had a similar blowout with 18/3 and learned expensive lessons on spine tension.
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Learned that one the hard way with a gift binding, watched it fall apart in my friend's hands and wanted to crawl under a rock.
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