A customer in Portland once told me my headbands were too tight

I was making a custom journal for her about five years ago, and she said the book wouldn't lay flat because the headband was pulling too hard. I always thought a tight headband was just part of a solid binding. I tried her suggestion to ease up on the tension, and the next book opened perfectly. Has anyone else had to unlearn a 'rule' like that?

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zara_coleman1d ago

Ever think some rules are just habits we never questioned? I used to press way too hard when sharpening pencils for sketching, thought it gave a cleaner point. Turns out I was just snapping the lead half the time. A friend watched me do it once and was like, why are you fighting that pencil?

clairec781d ago

Totally! It's like how people hold a pen in a death grip when they write. My hand would cramp up in school because I thought you had to squeeze it that hard. Turns out a light touch works better and your writing doesn't look so tense. We just copy what we see without asking if it's actually the best way.