Another great video! Unfortunately, I own a lot of glue bound books. Amazon doesn't give us very many options to get sewn books. That is another reason I haven't attempted to color in them. I will start with one page coloring and maybe two page speeds after 5 or 6 single pages. A lot of times I will re-watch you videos. So much information for this old brain. But I am NOT complaining. I am thankful I have this option!!!!
Yeah, I know most US printed books are glued. If they do start to pull apart you could get them ring bound at a stationery store or I have seen videos of people DIY’ing their binding as well.
I ordered some books from Amazon (US). Two were glued bindings, one was published in the UK with a sewn binding. As a beginner, I knew nothing about bindings. I soon learned. The difference was obvious. The blue-bound books won't lay flat--ever. Having learned a sad lesson, I am now ordering from Amazon UK. As for cost, the glued binding books saved the publisher money, but were as expensive as the sewn. (Thanks for a great video! This will save many people the grief of instantly falling out of love with a new book.)
😍 U saved my colouringbook! 😉 I was searching for rebinding the book. Then stumbled upon your video. Now my book is laying pretty flat. Thank you for explaining the different bindings and the demonstration. 👍🏻
This is so useful Karen as I’m lucky to live in the UK so I get the sewn section bound editions and I always struggle getting them to lay flat. Thanks again xx
This was a very informative post! Thank you so much ❤ I honestly never even thought about the binding being so important. We invest so much time and $ in our coloring… I’m definitely going to look for the section binding! Thank you
Thank goodness I have a few spiral ones, and hardbacks . As far as the others... Hmmm my Johanna Basford ones are safe. I prefer the stitched binding because it just feels better and is obviously better made. Thanks for another eye opener.
This is great advice! I just checked my colouring books and they are all sewn. Now I know what to do to avoid those white cracks in double-page spreads.
Just a heads up. Received Johanna's 10th anniversary book today, FOLDED in my mail box. Rescued it within 5 minutes and have straightened it and placed under a case of water for hours. NOW, thinking its a USA and glue bound, worry if the folding cracked the spine and if i may lose pages. So contacted Amazon customer service, complained that it is their fault, because they placed the book in a plastic bag, not marked DO NOT BEND. it SHOULD have been put in their larger kraft envelopes which make it harder to fit in a mail box. Still want them to put DO NOT BEND on all packaging. They are refunding me via gift card, ugh
Oh gosh! Mine usually come in the stiff Kraft envelopes too. Did the US edition of Johanna’s book end up being glue bound Barbara? I haven’t purchased any US editions of her books.
I hate that they still do this. I hardly ever get my books in kraft envelopes. I'm in the US. I also can't stand most 99%?) glue bound books and that's almost every US edition. I've just taken to paying way more and buying European editions, which usually have better paper anyway, or breaking the spines and dealing with the consequences.
02:34 Karen: “So the U.S. Edition….” Me: “SUCKS!!!” Sorry hun. Went from a 61 year-old to a 14 year- old in 2 seconds flat! 🤣 Seriously though, the difference between the UK and the US binding are so huge! 😮
Thank you so much Karen I wish the US would up there game on a lot of things they have tons of money for everything else. We pay high taxes and prices and these days get bad quality. Thanks for sharing take care😊
You’re welcome Vanessa, I’m not sure if there are other publishers of US editions that are maybe using sewn instead of glue binding. I do wish that they’d all use sewn binding or even spiral binding though 🤗
I have all of mine spiral bound at my local office/print store. So much better. Lay flat, can be flipped around so they fit on my lapdesk without hanging all over, and I never lose pages anymore. I started with Ivy and the Inky Butterfly because it's so thick, and a Mythographic because I kept losing pages.. they were so much nicer to work with now I do every single one.
Soooo, off topic, and new to your channel...how can you stand wearing your watch on the arm of dominate hand??? Lol 😂 Ppl normally wear on opposite wrist. (As a major consumer of shows with - murder/mystery; police genres-dramas or real; true crime shows; morgue/autopsy-real or dramas...all I can think every time I see the watch in your dominate arm, is: if someone kills her n stages it as a suicide on the right side (like self inflicted gsw)__they’ll get away w it! Lol 😂😂😂 Forgive my dark side).
Hahaha I’m left handed when I write but I tend to do most other things right handed so it’s more comfortable for me. The rest of my lefty family wear there’s on their right wrist lol 😂
I'm right handed and back when I wore a watch (I haven't in years now that a cellphone is a constant companion) I always wore it on my right hand. Since I'm always performing an action with that hand, it was more convenient to simply look at it, rather than the hand that was always in the supporting role, often underneath something I'm holding on to.
Another great video! Unfortunately, I own a lot of glue bound books. Amazon doesn't give us very many options to get sewn books. That is another reason I haven't attempted to color in them. I will start with one page coloring and maybe two page speeds after 5 or 6 single pages.
A lot of times I will re-watch you videos. So much information for this old brain. But I am NOT complaining. I am thankful I have this option!!!!
Yeah, I know most US printed books are glued. If they do start to pull apart you could get them ring bound at a stationery store or I have seen videos of people DIY’ing their binding as well.
I ordered some books from Amazon (US). Two were glued bindings, one was published in the UK with a sewn binding. As a beginner, I knew nothing about bindings. I soon learned. The difference was obvious. The blue-bound books won't lay flat--ever. Having learned a sad lesson, I am now ordering from Amazon UK. As for cost, the glued binding books saved the publisher money, but were as expensive as the sewn. (Thanks for a great video! This will save many people the grief of instantly falling out of love with a new book.)
You’re very welcome Cat! I definitely recommend stitch sewn binding if it’s available for any book ❤️🤗
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Awww I love this, thank you 🥰
😍 U saved my colouringbook! 😉 I was searching for rebinding the book. Then stumbled upon your video. Now my book is laying pretty flat. Thank you for explaining the different bindings and the demonstration. 👍🏻
Oh yay!!! That’s so good to hear. Glad it helped solve the issue for you ❤️❤️❤️
This is so useful Karen as I’m lucky to live in the UK so I get the sewn section bound editions and I always struggle getting them to lay flat. Thanks again xx
You’re very welcome Julie. I hope it helps 🤗❤️
My Johanna Basford Secret Garden, bought in the United States, has a sewn binding. I notice it was published in the UK, however. :)
glad to find another left-hander
Haha doesn’t seem to be many of us in the colouring world 😁
Your videos are so informative! I have learned so much already! Been binging your videos 😂❤
Oh thank you ☺️ enjoy and happy colouring lovely 🤗
This was a very informative post! Thank you so much ❤ I honestly never even thought about the binding being so important. We invest so much time and $ in our coloring… I’m definitely going to look for the section binding! Thank you
You’re very welcome, definitely important in preserving our books as long as possible 🤗
Thank goodness I have a few spiral ones, and hardbacks .
As far as the others... Hmmm my Johanna Basford ones are safe. I prefer the stitched binding because it just feels better and is obviously better made.
Thanks for another eye opener.
You’re very welcome 😁
This is great advice! I just checked my colouring books and they are all sewn. Now I know what to do to avoid those white cracks in double-page spreads.
Thank you so much, happy it helped. 🤗🥰
Thx u my, dear❤ u learn me a lot greets from holland..
Love u video's
Ohh thank you so much 🤗
Another great video! Of course the books in the US are glued, anything to make the quality cheap but not the price! 😎
Thank you, Karen!
You’re very welcome lovely 🤗❤️
Great series. I appreciate all your tips. And your beautiful coloring.
Thank you so much Claire 🥰🤗
Hi Karen what a great video for people are new to colouring in very well said thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊xxxxx
Thank you so much my friend ❤️🤗🥰
This is really helpful, thank you ❤️
You’re very welcome 😊
Thank you thank you thank you 🎉🎉🎉
You’re so welcome Rachael 🤗
Loving this series ❤
Thanks Jamie, more in this series coming soon 😉❤️
This video was very informative! Looking forward to more such videos :)
Thank you so much 🤗
Just a heads up. Received Johanna's 10th anniversary book today, FOLDED in my mail box. Rescued it within 5 minutes and have straightened it and placed under a case of water for hours. NOW, thinking its a USA and glue bound, worry if the folding cracked the spine and if i may lose pages. So contacted Amazon customer service, complained that it is their fault, because they placed the book in a plastic bag, not marked DO NOT BEND. it SHOULD have been put in their larger kraft envelopes which make it harder to fit in a mail box. Still want them to put DO NOT BEND on all packaging. They are refunding me via gift card, ugh
Oh gosh! Mine usually come in the stiff Kraft envelopes too. Did the US edition of Johanna’s book end up being glue bound Barbara? I haven’t purchased any US editions of her books.
Yes, it's glue bound
I hate that they still do this. I hardly ever get my books in kraft envelopes. I'm in the US. I also can't stand most 99%?) glue bound books and that's almost every US edition. I've just taken to paying way more and buying European editions, which usually have better paper anyway, or breaking the spines and dealing with the consequences.
Thank you!
You’re welcome Ana ❤️
02:34 Karen: “So the U.S. Edition….”
Me: “SUCKS!!!”
Sorry hun. Went from a 61 year-old to a 14 year- old in 2 seconds flat! 🤣
Seriously though, the difference between the UK and the US binding are so huge! 😮
Oh bahahaha I almost spat out my coffee 🤣🤣
@@MyColourfulCountryLife Glad to be of service 😁
Thanks
You’re welcome Diann 🤗
Thank you so much Karen I wish the US would up there game on a lot of things they have tons of money for everything else. We pay high taxes and prices and these days get bad quality. Thanks for sharing take care😊
You’re welcome Vanessa, I’m not sure if there are other publishers of US editions that are maybe using sewn instead of glue binding. I do wish that they’d all use sewn binding or even spiral binding though 🤗
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I have all of mine spiral bound at my local office/print store. So much better. Lay flat, can be flipped around so they fit on my lapdesk without hanging all over, and I never lose pages anymore. I started with Ivy and the Inky Butterfly because it's so thick, and a Mythographic because I kept losing pages.. they were so much nicer to work with now I do every single one.
Soooo, off topic, and new to your channel...how can you stand wearing your watch on the arm of dominate hand??? Lol 😂
Ppl normally wear on opposite wrist. (As a major consumer of shows with - murder/mystery; police genres-dramas or real; true crime shows; morgue/autopsy-real or dramas...all I can think every time I see the watch in your dominate arm, is: if someone kills her n stages it as a suicide on the right side (like self inflicted gsw)__they’ll get away w it! Lol 😂😂😂 Forgive my dark side).
Hahaha I’m left handed when I write but I tend to do most other things right handed so it’s more comfortable for me. The rest of my lefty family wear there’s on their right wrist lol 😂
I'm right handed and back when I wore a watch (I haven't in years now that a cellphone is a constant companion) I always wore it on my right hand. Since I'm always performing an action with that hand, it was more convenient to simply look at it, rather than the hand that was always in the supporting role, often underneath something I'm holding on to.