tying down (bookbinding process)
- Scope note
- Process of attaching a worked headband to the text block, by looping the thread used in forming the headband down the back to a point below the kettle stitch, through the fold of the gathering, and then back up to be wound around the core of the headband; it may be done through all or only every few gatherings.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024