TIL a folding trick at the Durham zine fest that cut my assembly time in half.

I watched a creator use a bone folder on a single sheet of paper to make an 8-page mini-zine in under 30 seconds, which made me stop stapling my perzines and start using this faster method instead, so has anyone else picked up a simple trick at a fest that changed their process?

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hannahs711mo ago

I was a die-hard stapler fan until I saw that demo. Watching someone fold a whole zine that fast made my old method look silly. I haven't touched my long-reach stapler since.

keithward1mo ago

Nah, staplers still have their place for sure. That folding trick is neat for a quick one-off, but try making fifty copies for a small event. My long-reach stapler is way faster for batch work, and the binding is more durable. A folded zine can come apart in a bag. Sometimes the old method is just more solid.