I’ve only ever made two sets of Japanese style bindings and that was on my first year of studying bookbinding. This type of binding just never really appealed to me. Don’t know why, I didn’t seem to get much out of it creatively although I’m sure many others do. Or maybe it’s because this structure is not particularly usable for the type of books I make. Instead, I’m a long-stitch gal and love to use the structure whenever appropriate to the book at hand. But it’s good to have these for the record, and they’re a nice memory from those carefree student days. (Apr09)