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Interview with NassaeThis week, we are very proud to introduce one of our very own staff members. *Nassae has remained mysterious even for us (the staff members) but not anymore! Now we get to read more about her and share the secrets with you guys. Awesome, right?

Hi! Thanks for accepting to be interviewed by us today, can you start by telling us a bit about yourself?
Hello! I’m Lucinda but I usually use the name Nassae on dA and other online communities.
I am a science student who loves nature and, of course, a miniature crafter who loves art. ☺
Why did you choose the name *Nassae? is there a meaning to that name or is it completely random?
I made this name up a few years ago. I wanted to find a name that “feels” like me and sounds good at the same time. I didn’t look for the meaning though.
Later I found out that nassae are actually a kind of nests used for catching fish. The pronunciation is different from wha

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Grain of bookbinding materials part 3by ~ThePressGang-ink

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This is the third and final on the grain of bookbinding materials.

First part can be found: [link]
Second part here: [link]

See basic bookbinding equipment here:[link]
and paper weights here: [link]

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~IridescentWay May 2, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Wait, so how does that help me, knowing the grain of the paper? I mean what should I do with the information? Do I sew the paper in the direction of the grain? How do I do that?

Lol, sorry for asking lame questions but book binding seems to be fun and I want to know if I can make my job easier.

~ThePressGang-ink May 3, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

No worries, it's not a lame question. Sometimes I'm not as clear as I should be.

The idea behind knowing the grain of the paper is that the final product will be stronger and last longer. If you bind books with grains going in different directions the entire book / project will warp and often become useless.
You can bind books without any knowledge of paper/material grain and they will be fully functioning books. It is much more important the larger the book.

The grain of all the materials should flow from the top to the bottom of the book (see the last picture). That means that when you sew you are sewing following the grain.

I hope that helps some. If not just note me and I can go into more detail and give you a couple of visual links.

~IridescentWay May 15, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

So that means that if the grain flows from the top to the bottom then I should sew the paper...

From top to bottom? I'm so sorry you probably think I'm stupid. But you sew by... pushing the needle through the paper, am I not right? Then how am I supposed to push the needle to "go with the flow of the paper"? Why do I even have to go with the flow to make the book stronger? Isn't it the same? -__-"

~ThePressGang-ink Jun 20, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

When you sew its the thread that follows the grain.
So where you sew the exposed thread will lay along / in the same direction as the grain.

Does that help? If not I will do a mini tutorial of it and send you a link.

~IridescentWay Jul 5, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Oh, I got it, so the thread follows the grain, it makes sense now. I kind of feel bad cause I didn't understand immediately, it's pretty simple.

Thanks! ^^

~ThePressGang-ink Jul 5, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

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