A copy but still applicable here -- Here is a list of other materials you can use as a cover! Bookbinding is one of those arts where once you get the hang of it, there is literally no limit to the materials you can use to make new and unique books. Whether you are a professional bookbinder or a DIY enthusiast, there are many interesting materials that you can use to add unique touches to your bookbinding projects. What’s also great is that you don’t have to look far to find a lot of these materials, and a fair number of them should already be present in your house!
I’m sharing a few ideas here, I’m sure there are tons of other materials that you can use. Washi: Washi is a type of Japanese paper tape that comes in a wide range of colors and patterns. It is perfect for decorating the covers of your books, as well as for reinforcing the spine. You can also use washi as the paper for your pages inside your book, just like the way bookbinders did in Japan centuries ago! Fabric: Fabric can be used to cover the covers of your books, giving them a unique and tactile feel.
This video uses Cricut and Printable Heat Transfer Vinyl. Another Cricut and Heat Transfer Vinyl Tutorial! Good video for painting your cover! A Design Challenge! -- Making a Book Cover with a Window • Handmade Books and Journals. Click to Watch the ‘Book Cover with a Window’ Video Tutorial The challenge of adding a window Creating a widow or recess in your book cover adds a unique and interesting feature to your book, but it also presents a unique set of challenges if you want to cover it with paper or bookcloth.
It’s a challenge because the opening forces the covering to go the opposite direction of what you’re used to when covering the corners of your bookboard. Inside corners don’t have enough material When you cover the outside corners you generally need to reduce the bulk of material while leaving enough behind to cover up the bookboard, so you need to cut material away. But with a window the problem is just the opposite. This tutorial will show you several different ways to deal with that problem. Cut your bookboard The first step, obviously, is to figure out what your project is going to be and then cut the hole in the bookboard. Prepare your bookcloth Making bookcloth Cut open the bookcloth to reveal the window.