Google Image Result for. Google Image Result for. Tortagialla - Blog of Artist Linda Tieu - Design and Illustration. The most common type of sewn bookbinding that I often default to, falls into the category of longstitch binding.
It’s really a general categorization for many different methods of sewn binding. People have invented their own patterns and techniques and have probably called it something else as well. Suffice to say, it’s a general way to denote sewing your paper to the cover of your book. I’m sure you’ve noticed journals out there with exposed sewing in the binding in a variety of patterns and designs.