![]() You have made at least four of the eight sheet / 32 page folios and they need to be stuck together. You are now going to make the heart of the book. But you could use a bit of leather, some old curtains, cushion covers.etc etc, I'm sure you get the idea. I have used the fabric from some old pairs of trousers that were being thrown out (actually nothing gets thrown out in my house, just put to one side for later use). ![]() ![]() Some stiff cardboard or corrugated (fluted) cardboard Some fabric or leather Any old stuff will do for the cover. Some glue You will need PVA (Elmer's White glue) or a rubber fabric adhesive (in the UK that is called Copydex, perhaps someone could tell me what it's called in the US), (a glue gun if you have it, would help with one of the stages, but is not mandatory). You can use tracing paper, thick or thin paper and of course colored or even preprinted or written on paper. All you will need is: Some paper Minimum really is about 32 A4 or US Letter sized sheets, to make a half A4 (half US Letter sized book), although smaller books can be made as can ones with more pages. I know that there are other Instructables on the art of book binding but this project is meant to be a simple quick project that will give a very acceptable finish, and a book that looks like it has been professionally made, yet without the need for any special equipment. If you are on the lookout for fun craft projects or quick ways of making nice presents and gifts, then this could be the project for you. The art of book binding is an ancient craft, but actually it is not very difficult to do and with almost no practice you can get really awesome results. ![]()
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