Sew signatures

Description

Open signature and place it over the machine feed arm, releasing the signature. Stitch or fasten endpapers and linings to first and last signatures of books. This skill also includes applying glue to the binding edge of the book and the binding of books.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 1 occupations
  • Total: 2 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Book-sewing machine operator
    Book-sewing machine operators tend a machine that stitches paper together to form a volume. They check that signatures are inserted the right way and the machine does not jam.…

Optional for

  • Bindery operator
    Bindery operators tend machines that bind printed or unprinted paper into volumes using staples, twine, glue or other binding technologies. Other titles The following job titles al…

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