Line up the next signature on top of the first. You'll sew this one in the opposite order of the first; so it's in the last hole, out the fifth, in the fourth, out the third, in the second and out the first. Take care to keep the strips of cloth between holes two and three, and four and five, again using the thread to secure them in place. Photo 7 of 23 in Bookbinding by Jordan Kushins

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Line up the next signature on top of the first. You'll sew this one in the opposite order of the first; so it's in the last hole, out the fifth, in the fourth, out the third, in the second and out the first. Take care to keep the strips of cloth between holes two and three, and four and five, again using the thread to secure them in place.