Saddlestitch - Is It Your Niche?

But for smaller books, saddlestitching is the right choice, he notes.

"Generally, people stick to saddlestitching when they are running books of about 1⁄8˝ or less," reports Hagemin. "Then it is a very quick and economical way to bind books."

Saddlestitching lends itself better to applications done on large offset presses, says Steve Calov, stitching and binding specialist for Heidelberg USA, distributor of Stahl finishing gear. Larger signatures can be folded down quickly then stitched, without collating concerns.