text_original: Old books were always sewn in this manner, and when two or double bands were used, the thread was twisted twice round one on sewing one section, and twice round the other on sewing the next, or once round each cord. In some cases even the "head band" was worked at |27| the same time, by fastening other pieces of leather for the head and tail, and making it the catch up stitch as well.
text_transcription: OLD BOOKS WERE ALWAYS SEWN IN THIS MANNER AND WHEN TWO OR DOUBLE BANDS WERE USED THE THREAD WAS TWISTED TWICE ROUND ONE ON SOWING ONE SECTION AND TWICE ROUND THE OTHER ON SOWING THE NEXT OR ONCE ROUND EACH CORD IN SOME CASES EVEN THE HEAD BAND WAS WORKED AT THE SAME TIME BY FASTENING OTHER PIECES OF LEATHER FOR THE HEAD OR TAIL AND MAKING IT THE CATSUP STITCH AS WELL
phonemes: ˈoʊld bˈʊks wɜːɹ ˈɔːlweɪz sˈoʊn ɪn ðɪs mˈænɚ, ænd wɛn tˈuː ɔːɹ dˈʌbəl bˈændz wɜː jˈuːzd, ðə θɹˈɛd wʌz twˈɪstᵻd twˈaɪs ɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn ˌɔn sˈoʊɪŋ wˈʌn sˈɛkʃən, ænd twˈaɪs ɹˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɔn sˈoʊɪŋ ðə nˈɛkst, ɔːɹ wˈʌns ɹˈaʊnd ˈiːtʃ kˈɔːɹd. ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz ˈiːvən ðə "hˈɛd bˈænd" wʌz wˈɜːkt æt twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, baɪ fˈæsənɪŋ ˈʌðɚ pˈiːsᵻz ʌv lˈɛðɚ fɚðə hˈɛd ænd tˈeɪl, ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə kˈætʃ ˌʌp stˈɪtʃ æz wˈɛl.