Thermal Cinch: Lay Flat Perfect Binding with the

[@CraftCutter]

Thank you so much for this video. It was very informative and helpful! Very well done

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much! So glad it's useful! 💗

[@kristinediodati9782]

Thank you for sharing. I wanted to make three small notebooks for Christmas gifts so I am going to give this a try. Thank you so much. ❤

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thanks so much! These make great gifts!

[@smoss4847]

Thanks so much for sharing this technique. I'll definitely try with my Thermal Cinch.

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thanks so much! 💖 let me know if it works out OK for you too!

[@sandramorris7964]

This is wonderful. So glad I decided to visit the participants in the blog hop and found your site. Thanks for offering this method for binding journals.

[@LVHandcrafted]

Hi Sandra! Thanks so much for hopping by and checking out my video! 💖

[@PrintableCuttableCreatables]

Such a fun project! These would make really cool gifts with endless ways to personalize for the recipient!!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much!! ❤️

[@JoanOrloffDK]

Super cute notebook Linh 🥰 I love your notebook design ❤️ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much, Joan!! ❤️

[@cardsbyshannonlee]

great video. TFS!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@NuriaSaladrigasLarroy]

Thank you for sharing. It looks very pretty. I’m pretty new with creating notebooks and for me it’s a good guide to follow 🫶🏻

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much! I'm glad this is useful. Notebooks are fun to make! And I think the thermal cinch makes it pretty easy

[@JMARIEDESIGNED]

I love your product reviews!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much, friend! ❤️

[@MaryEllen236]

thanks for showing and reviewing the thermal cinch such a cute journal tfs hugs

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Jenniferatcreativeartspark]

Will be giving this a try! Thanks for sharing!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Awesome! Let me know how it turns out! Also if you're on Facebook, I hope you'll consider sharing your creations in my Facebook group (Crafty Fun with Friends of LV Handcrafted)

[@sherried2114]

I have the thermal cinch as well. I am anxious to try making some of these.

[@LVHandcrafted]

@@sherried2114 yay!! Let me know how they turn out for you! 💗

[@shellyp8731]

This is a helpful method. It’s why I don’t prefer this method of binding for a journal. Thank you for all the research on how to create a more flat binding with the thermal cinch!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thanks so much, Shelly. Let me know if you give it a try and if it works for you as well. I'm using pretty cheap (thin) papers so it worked out ok.

[@NotAfraidofColor]

So neat!❤❤❤

[@LVHandcrafted]

Thanks so much! ❤️

[@viannam5483]

I dont need to make blank notebooks, but I'd be VERY interested in seeing how DECORATED CARDSTOCK pages can be bound using this method. I want to work on one cardstock page at a time, add photos and papers, then bind them to make a scrapbook album. What's the max thickness of available glue strips? Would this work better than, say, ring binders? Let me know if you try

[@LVHandcrafted]

Hi! The maximum the thermal cinch can bind is 1.4" thick book. To do that, you should just lay down your glue strips side by side. So if I wanted to make a 1" book, I would use 2 half inch glue strips. The challenge i see with binding decorated cardstock is if you add a lot of dimension to your album pages. Because the left edge is going to get pinched tightly against the glue. If there's a lot of dimension on your pages, I think your book will start to look like an overstuffed taco. For mini albums I prefer the hidden hinge or a stacked hinge binding. A ring binder would be fantastic too.

[@LVHandcrafted]

Oh also, I will try binding thicker papers next so I will experiment and report back! Lol

[@sadeecollins1469]

Hello I just purchase the cinch.,thank you for the helpful tips . Just wondering have anyone try scoring the pages along with the covers.

[@LVHandcrafted]

Hi Sadee! Thanks for checking out my video. 💗I have scored the pages as well to see if it helps when you are using thicker papers like heavyweight cardstock or watercolor papers. It helps but it definitely doesn't lay as flat as when you're using thinner / copy paper. I'm still playing with ideas for how to get those types of notebooks to lay flatter.

[@shellyp8731]

Could you burnish more with a bone folder to help it lay more flatly or would that cause the page to pop away from the glue?

[@LVHandcrafted]

I think burnishing would help especially if you are using thicker papers. I want to try to make maybe an art journal kind of book with watercolor paper to see how it works with thick paper. I don't think it will dislodge the paper from the glue especially if you score before you bind.

[@shellyp8731]

@ Thank you. It’s why I haven’t bought the Thermal Cinch yet because I really want my journals to be able lay flat and I know this method, the perfect binding method, doesn’t generally allow the completed book to lay flat, as you say. Yet, of course, you have found a way to make it work! I’ll look forward to learning more from you as you test it out. Right now I’m still enjoying my multi cinch! 🩵 I really do appreciate your reviews and tutorials! Thank you! 😊

[@LVHandcrafted]

Have you done the Coptic stitch binding? That will lay perfectly and the multi cinch has the punch for it! It's so great! But it does take a lot more time. Lol. I'll try a perfect bound book with thicker papers next!

[@LVHandcrafted]

Also, thank you so much for watching and commenting! I appreciate you! ❤️

[@viannam5483]

@@LVHandcrafted plese let me know when you do, I have notifications turned on - thanx