# Glossary for a Diffractive Publishing Practice

This glossary gathers words around bookbiding. It was made as an example to use the tool living-glossary.

facts, processs, loves, tools, are the properties that organize and make connections between words.

# ○ Grain direction

⤷ All paper sheets have a direction

⤷ I usually know what is it by holding it with one finger underneath and then seeing where it bends. That’s the grain direction.

⤷ It is usuful to know it when doing bookbinding because paper usually gets wet due to the glue and bends. You don’t want it to get bended in to the wrong direction. ⤴

# ○ Bone Folding

⤷ People uses a wooden stick for this

⤷ One of the most valuable tools for book binders <3

# ○ Yotsume Toji

⤷ Book binding style from Japan.

⤷ You can find some examples here. ⤴

# ○ Threads

⤷ traditional biding techniques uses threads and needles to bind multiple papersheets or folios

⤷ they are usually covered by wax to protect the paper.