This piece of lampas is ready to bind. Here's a closeup:
After the sewing, I turned to the band. I wanted to improve the look of the band attachment. Splaying out the end of the band and glueing it to the reverse side of the cover seemed like an improvement on the overhand knot. Here's the glue still wet:
…and here it is dry, with the other end of the cord, tightly wrapped, alongside.
The front of the finished book:
…and the spine:
…and the inside of the front cover:
I wouldn't call this a great leap forward, just a small step. But I'm happy that it's done. I've been obsessing over that knot for a while.