Hey everyone! I am looking to bind my first book and want to get some feedback about my plan before I execute. I am an experienced leather worker but this will be my first time folding/sewing/binding pages to create a book!
I am a huge fan of tomoe river paper so I am planning on using 200 52gsm sheets in 5 page signatures for a total of 400 pages. This would equate to 40 signatures, which I would sew using 18/3 linen thread. What stitching pattern would you guys recommend for such a light paper? Is the thread weight a decent place to start, or am I looking at too thick an option for the number of pages I am planning?
Any general advice as well would be extremely appreciated. I 3d printed a hole punching cradle which I think will greatly help in getting the signatures perfectly even. I am planning for a flat leather binding, and will be using the journal for my daily writing. Thank you all I appreciate it!