FoldStitchMeasure the folded spine
Use the actual booklet height. Choose 3 holes for a simple pamphlet layout, or 5, 7 or 9 evenly spaced stations. The right hole count depends on your paper and sewing structure.
FOR SMALL BOOKS, MADE BY HAND
A good stitch starts with a good guide.
Make a printable sewing-hole template for your next pamphlet, zine or handmade notebook. Your measurements, evenly spaced.
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Your fold & punch guide
1:1 / SVGCheck your measurements to make a template.
Screen preview is scaled to fit. Only the printed template and SVG use physical units.
- Between holes
- Sheets to print
Hole positions from the top
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Print at 100% / Actual size on the selected paper. Turn off headers and footers; do not fit to page. Measure both calibration bars before punching.
FROM MEASUREMENTS TO PAPER
From screen to sewing cradle
Print and measure
Choose A4 or Letter here and in the print dialog. Use 100% / Actual size. The 10 cm bar must measure exactly 100 mm; the 4 in bar must measure exactly 4 inches. A PDF saved through the browser keeps the page geometry.
Join, fold, transfer
Long templates tile with 20 mm overlaps. Cut one sheet at a dashed JOIN line, then align both matching cross marks and tape. Cut out the 40 mm strip, fold down the center line and match its TOP to the booklet. Mark each numbered hole once.
A hole layout, ready for your binding method
This is a single-row punching guide for folded signatures. It does not impose zine pages, design sewing paths, calculate thread length or plan French-link, Coptic or Japanese stab binding. Use a suitable cradle and your usual care with sharp tools. Try a scrap booklet before your final paper.
How the spacing works
Spacing = (spine length − 2 × end margin) ÷ (hole count − 1). Hole i sits at margin + (i − 1) × spacing from the top. With an odd hole count and equal margins, the middle hole is exactly halfway down the spine.
Example: a 210 mm spine, 15 mm margins and 5 holes gives 45 mm spacing, at 15, 60, 105, 150 and 195 mm. Template coordinates use unrounded millimetres; displayed measurements are rounded.