Saddle Stitching essentially staples a set of nested, folded sheets into a single publication.

The term Saddle Stitching comes from the metal "table", which resembles a saddle, over which the publication is placed to ensure that the staples align directly with the spine.

One of our printers has an inline Saddle Stitcher, which staples the pages after printing and outputs the completed manuscript to the finisher.

Normally, pages tend to "shingle" when Saddle Stitched, so we almost always trim the foreedge to give the publication a more finished look.

As few as 2 sheets of paper can be Saddle Stitched successfully but we recommended that you include no more than 25 sheets (100 pages) in a Saddle Stitched book.

Also be aware that the more sheets of paper there are in a Saddle Stitched publication, the more likely they are to "creep". For more on creep, visit our Glossary here.

This type of binding is commonly used in:

• chapbooks
• comic books
• magazines
• newsletters
• portfolios
• as means of securing almost any collection of loose pages (up to 25 sheets in total) of varying sizes

Really Small Vernon Press can currently Saddle Stitch (in-house) any publication that we print.