DIY Hard Cover Bookbinding

Here's what you'll need!

INSTRUCTIONS:

DIY Bookbinding

MATERIALS
2 sheets of letter-sized paper
PVA glue
Paint brush
Thread
Paper for pages (color and texture of your choice)
Book binder's board
Sheet of paper - will be cut down to 5 in x 4 ⅔ in

Tools:
Bone folder
Awl
Thick needle
Ruler
Pen
Craft knife
Cutting mat

INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the cover board out of book book binder’s board, cutting two rectangles 5 in x 4 ⅔ in and one rectangle 5 in x 1 in.
Using a paintbrush and PVA glue, glue down the boards to a piece of letter-sized paper. Make sure they are evenly spaced and that the smaller spine piece is placed in the center.
Cut off the 4 corners of the letter-sized paper. Cut four slits, one on either side of the width of the spine piece, on the top and bottom of the page.
Fold over and glue all of the flaps and using a bone folder tool smoothen them flat. You should now have a complete cover.
Cut the pages for the book to 8 in x 5 in. Make as many pages as desired.
Stack all your pages and make sure they are all flush. Then fold them in half vertically.
Using an awl tool, poke two holes down the spine of your pages.
Thread your needle and sew the centers of the pages together.
Out of the second piece of letter-sized paper, cut a rectangle 3 in x 6 in. Glue the outside of the spine of your pages and stick it to the rectangle. You should have a slight overhang on the top and bottom.
Glue the spine of the pages and stick it to the spine of your cover.
To create a clean looking inside of the cover, trace the cover onto a sheet of paper and cut it out.
Fold and cut the inside cover in half. Glue it down to either side of the inside cover.

MUSIC
Fur Elise
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