A Guide to Swell | jeff peachey

A Guide to Swell by Jeff Peachey In bookbinding, the term "swell" describes the thicker area of a book block at the spine due to the addition of sewing thread. It depends on factors detailed below, but a binder or conservator generally does not have control over all these variables. Knowing how to estimate the amount of swell that will develop is […] Read more of this post