A client said my headbands felt too tight on their books

They pointed out that the tension was making the boards pull away from the spine after a few months. I switched to a lighter-weight linen thread and now leave a bit more slack in the sewing. Has anyone else had to adjust their headband technique for specific bindings?

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ryan_black6mo ago

Can relate, my first ones were stranglers.

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charles7206mo ago

Mine were so bad they looked like a toddler tried to tie a tie. I'm pretty sure my first one was just a knot with a tail. Took me a solid week to get something you could actually call a bow.

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sammartinez4mo ago

Hear me out though, I think there's something special about those first disaster ties. They show you actually TRIED, while today's factory-perfect ones all look the same. A wonky first bow has way more personality than something that came out of a machine.

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grant3476mo ago

Lol, my first headbands were basically tourniquets. I was so scared of them being loose I nearly sewed the covers shut.

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