Pushing the Limits of a Minibook.....

Here, again, the images are the same, including the size.  The variation on these pages are the colors AND the pattern on the text pages. 

I would encourage everyone to try making these minibooks if you like having a small, carryable set of notetaking pages to tuck in a purse or pocket.  The biggest challenge of putting these books in a pocket is the use of the bookrings, but it would not be difficult to substitute plastic zip ties, or perhaps even ribbon.....it would take some experimentation to see what would allow for page turning AND be sturdy enough to sustain packing and multiple openings.

Another characteristic that I find particularly helpful is for the pages to lie flat when opened.  Even when using the book rings, if I try to stuffy too many pages into a templated binding, it takes a lot of gentle repetition to get the registers to open flat from beginning to end.  It is TOO easy to tear the binding when it is packed tight....a word of caution to the ambitious page maker.  If you need LOTS of pages to complete a single task, I suggest one of two things:  omit the binding template and simply use a another page for the front and for the back.  You could make it thicker and more rigid by gluing together three or even four pages.  Instead of the 20 or so pages/tags/envelopes you could include with the pre-templated binding, you could create a book with as many pages as you wish to carry.  I suggest a ribbon closure, a ziplock or muslin drawstring pouch, or some way to confine the thicker book in a purse or pocket......at some point a minbook is no longer a minibook, however........