Book Binding...

Book Binding 2

Hammer the spine to make it curve

cover the spine with paper.


roll a piece of string tightly in paper and cut it to fit in place here.

repeat for the bottom as well

hammer the string so it is flat








cover it with a piece of card.

Next task is making the cover

Cut the paper to fit the outside of the book with 2cm to spare all the way round, leaving room for the movement in the spine.






fix the paper to one side of the book.
flip it over and fix to the other side





cut the corners diagonally so they can be glued and folded neatly on the inside of the cover.



lifting up the spine to fix the paper to rest neatly under the spine

 Cover the inside covers with 2 more pieces of paper cut exactly the same size as the book.

The paper I used for the outside was quite thin so it didn't smooth down very well (I messed it up) so I added this decorative card on top.


Voila