The upside would be that hot glue guns are awesome and work really well. Book cover material is a fabric with thin paper backing. We used a small book of scriptures for our project, but you can cover any book or notebook you want. Iron the fabric book cover to press the edges flat and to remove wrinkles. For projects like this i like to put some mod podge into a squeezable container so that its easier to control and im less likely to dump out. Put a dab of glue where the fabric meets on the corner.
Bundle of sewline fabric glue pen s blue, and fabric glue pen refill 2pack s blue 1 pen, 3 2pack refills 4. Making your own fabric book cover is a super quick easy project. Cut the interfacing just trim so it is 12 inch smaller than the main cover fabric. Eileens tacky glue is thick and, just as it says, tacky. Just measure, open the notebook flat, cut around leaving enough border to fold to the inside of the notebook covers, and glue with a liquid fabric glue elmers works. Most of us artist book binders use an archival white glue.
Once soft, scrape away as much of the glue as possible with a spoon or dull knife. Fold the two ends where they will fold over the book ends and sew a 14 inch hem. A little fabric glue does the trick with this project but if you are comfortable enough with sewing, you can easily sew these as well. To get started, measure the back of your first shelf and subtract 18. Lay your book spine down on your fabric and open it up. Its easy if you lay the book or notebook out flat and fold the fabric over the book cover. To help it lay flat, use something to weight it down. Fold the fabric in half and cut around the template. The glue might soak through the fabric, thats ok but make sure its not a surface that it could stick to. How to cover a book just grab some books, paper mod podge, fabric, scissors, brayer, and an old hotel room key or even a piece of cardboard will do, and some paper towels to clean up any excess. Fabric covered binders book cover diy, binder covers diy.
Pva glue is a liquid but they are not all the same. Start out with a piece of fabric that is large enough to cover the size. To keep a nice book nice, and to disguise one thats been defaced, sew a simple fabric book cover. Reusable, expandable and use no harmful and messy glues to hold the pages together. Allow the product to sit on the glue and soften it. Add an inch to both, then cut fabric to these measurements to create your purses lining. Add some glue along the longer edge of fabric where it will meet up with the book. Notebooks or bullet journals can be really useful to have so why not make a cover for it. Diy book cover clutch and bag the perfect gift idea for.
Glue options for perfect bound paperback books diy. Medium weight fabrics work best you want a fabric thats heavy enough that you cant see through it but also isnt too bulky. You can paint a thin wash of glue to the outside of the notebook as you adhere and smooth the material. This kindle case tutorial comes to us from mommy by day crafter. Trim fabric overlap as necessary to achieve a smooth and neat finish. Instead of measuring and cutting the fabric, i simply glued the paper to the fabric and then cut afterward. Brush glue on edge of book, lower into prefolded cover and align bottom edge. Repeat on the other side except for across the bottom and 2.
Book cloth is worth using because the paper backing keeps the glue from soaking through the fabric and ruining it. So we made our own using fabric, ironon adhesive, and tissue paper. This book cover is for a textbook but you can use it on any hardcover book, journal, or binder. It worked and i loved the result except for the fact that there are bubbles on the surface. Diy book cover clutch how to carefully separate the pages of the book from the cover with a stationery knife. Diy nosew fabric book and journal cover times with kai. It is not easy to reposition paper with this glue but i have found that these types of thick glues work well on book cover repairs. Next, youll make the two flaps for the book covers to slip in. How to add fabric or wallpaper to your bookcase polished. See more ideas about fabric book covers, fabric journals and handmade books. This is because i cant guarantee a straight line on a fabric even with a ruler. Begin by spraying the spray adhesive on the back book cover and spine. Thanks to jeff ailey for assisting skreep with camera work.
Your books will stay protected from the constant ins and outs of lockers and backpacks. Run a bead of hot glue a few inches at a time all the way around on the left side the back of front cover secure your seamed fabric panel to the book. Remove the books pages and binding with a utility knife. Pic 9 to 12 show the processes of turning the fabric book cover rightsideout with a nice and neat corner. Now starting on the sides and then the tops, fold your fabric in 14 of an inch and glue the fabric down. And i have one or two lying around, and plenty of glue sticks handy. This book cover is for a textbook but you can use it on any hardcover book. When repairing pages, i like to use one of brodarts book repair glues. Use this adhesive to decorate tshirts, socks, tights, wristbands, costumes, dancewear or head gears.
If you look at the structure of signature sewn books, you will see that the book block spine is not glued to anything the mull and endsheets are what connect the book block to the cover. With fabric glue, glue your ribbon back to your fabric piece wrong side. Instylecraft stretchable fabric book cover 6 pattern prints, for medium to jumbo size schoolbooks hardcover,textbooks, fits most books covers up to 9 x 11 inches, no adhesive, reusable new designs 4. The paper makes it easy to glue the material to the boards. Plus, text book cover designs are usually utilitarian at best, and ugly at worst. In fact, it got a 0 out of 10 for repairability and was labeled a gluefilled monstrosity. The first thing you need to make fabric book covers is obviously the fabric its the perfect thing for a fabric remnant thats not big enough for making a pillow but you love enough to put on display. No equipment is required to make beautiful hard cover books. Fabric book cover tutorial how to sew craft passion. Notebook i used composition notebooks but you can use any fabric i use fat quarters for this glue stick. It is also nice for drawing the placement outlines. Now youre the proud owner of a beautiful diy fabric covered book set. Use a damp press cloth and iron in small sections being careful not to cause.
Repeat the above steps until all of the glue has been loosened and removed. Book sleeve cover for novel, autumn foliage pattern style, hard books cover for paperback, washable fabric, book protector padded, book case cover for adult 8 5. Be sure the right side of the fabric is together like the picture below. According to ifixit, the surface laptop isnt repairable at all. Turn the book over, position it on the fabric how you want it, press down, turn it over so the back is now facing you, and smooth it out with your hand. You can customize it with your favorite fabric or even use scrap book paper. Stylize your stretch outfits, knits and more in a jiffy, using the aleenes flexible stretchable fabric glue 4oz. Use this book cover to dress up a paperback novel or any other book. Lay your notebook on your fabric and cut your fabric about 1 inch wider and longer all the way around. The first thing you need to make fabric book covers is. The glue can withstand repeated washes and does not crack or. This homemade kindle cover from come together kids is made from a real hardcover book and features a handy storage pocket.
Grip book in hand from open end not gripping cover and run back of fingernail or smooth flat object down spine, to insure full contact. Pic 16 to 18 show the details of the book with the fabric book cover. Carefully glue the flaps of the book to the back of the. I tried it a few more times with fabric cut from old clothes, and developed a pretty quick and easy system. If youre using a real book, i have heard that leaving a larger trimmed edge, like 1. I demonstrate one way to recover a hard back book with fabric. That, of course, would be the downside of using a hot glue gun for this job. You could cover an old book you want to preserve or new books to use as decor or even give as a gift. Adorn a plain notebook with a fabric of your choice to make the perfect. Apply bias tape by inserting the raw fabric edge between the tapes layers. I was so worried about the glue seepage but you really did i good job. If you want the cover a little larger than the book, space it and put a small strip.
If putting on cover i printed on 110 lbs gloss card stock ledger size prescore at the needed fold lines and prefold. Fabric covered books for home decor mod podge rocks. In a bindery, though, there are usually two common types of glue used for cover making. Stand the book cover on a piece of paper and draw a triangle around it. But it can be expensive, and there are few colorprint options. Simply pull back the cover to open the springclamp, insert the pages, and it snaps back together. Depending on thickness and darkness of fabric, you will likely seefeel the glue through the fabric. For young children, elmers craft bond fabric and paper glue is a good place to start.
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