What is Saddle stitching - well it is a way of binding together your brochures that are 8 pages or more.
They consist of many pieces of paper folded in half (to create 4 pages at a time), then they are nested inside each other and long wire staples are threaded/stitched along the fold to secure them together. Due to the nature of this binding your final page count will always need to be in multiples of 4. So for example, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 pages etc are all acceptable page counts for a saddle stitched booklet.
The long wire staples are "stitched" through the paper and the pieces of paper are sat on a saddle like piece of apparatus whilst they are collated and stitched. Peculiar name, but makes sense now you know!
Saddle stitching is the preferred method for binding when you have a relatively low page count in your printed brochure from as low as 8 pages.
Once you go over 56 pages you will need to consider a different binding method called perfect bound or possibly wiro bound. You may also want to consider perfect binding from 40 printed pages, although saddle stitching is still an option at this amount.
The reason why you don't want too many pages in a saddle stitched brochure is because they become thicker, bulkier and won't lay flat.
But what's perfect binding?...
Click here to read our perfect binding blog
Tell me more about Wiro binding....Click here to read our Wiro binding article
There are many types of printed jobs that would suit saddle stitching such as company brochures, product guides, instruction manuals, catalogues, story books, travel guides, price guides, information booklets and so much more.
Saddle stitched brochures are an economical binding method and are relatively strong and reliable. This is why you will see saddle stitching used so much around you in your everyday life.
If you don't understand any of the above artwork setup then please get in touch as we are happy to help you out. We won't refuse artwork but will work with you to make sure it's right.
Still have some questions or keen to get started on your saddle stitched brochure? Then please don't hesitate to get in touch for advice and a no obligation quote.
Then get in touch with us and lets get them brochures printed and bound! We offer brochure printing UK services - various sizes, material and binding options available. Let us know what you need and we can help advise on the best options and give quotes on various quantities.
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