Making an Edition, Part 3 — the signatures

I’ve finished letterpress printing my book, trimmed & folded the pages, and sewn the signatures. The paper is thick enough that I had to use 2 signatures (but only one sewing — see this neat trick here). I’ve printed enough pages for an edition of 30, knowing that I’ll really only get 25 and a display copy or two, when all is said and done. I’ve already cut one signature too short and another page got a smudge on it that I can’t remove, so I’m down to 28. Here’s the pile of signatures, all neatly sewn…

A pile of text blocks