To fasten a booklet by wiring saddle-wire through the middle fold of the sheets.
To bind by stapling sheets together where they fold at the spine, as compared to side stitch. . Our usual rule is Saddle-Stitch up to 96pp, above this then Flat Stitch or Perfect Bind. Be careful though. The calliper of the stock is a big factor. If a book is equal to, or greater than, 5mm then Saddle-Stitching may not be the best finishing method. Also called pamphlet stitch, saddle wire and stitch bind
Method of binding where folded sections are inset and secured together with wire staples (also known as wire-stitch).
Common method of binding pamphlets and booklets if they are not too thick (usually less than 80 pages); pages are bound together by wire staples inserted through the backbone, or folding line, and into the center spread where they are clinched; saddle-stitched books should have pages in multiples of 4 to avoid blank sheets
A method of stitching a book with a wire staple — the method used for Grass Routes