Had a wonderful half day with Barbara Hubert, the bookbinding expert in Cork. She was a wonderful teacher, very patient. She worked on a model the same size and shape as mine. I have listed the steps below:
- Make sure pages are lined up as well as possible
- Punch holes (5) along the spine
- Thread needle with waxed thread and make both sides equal in length. Make a knot in the bottom
- Start at the top and stitch up and down and then back up the spine holes.
- Glue spine with a small amount of PVA glue
- Glue the backing material along the spine but not to front and back of book
- Cut end pages to size
- Cut front and back cover from card and a strip for down the spine.
- Choose material for cover. I chose a cloth material for front. This material had to be glued to brown craft paper before it could be used. Then it was left to dry.
- Glue ‘end’ pages to front and back of book by gluing the book side, making sure the glue goes under the backing material and then over it.
- Cut backing and front material (if different leaving about 3mm extra at top, bottom and sides.
- Cut the corners across at an angle. then fold these over. pinch the corners so that they will fit neatly.
- Glue the backing, spine and front material to cardboard.
- Place a small piece of headband at top and bottom.
- Then place the book with its end pieces glued on the cover.
- Glue the book to the back and front.
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