Custom Book Cloth by Jody Alexander - Creativebug

Custom Book Cloth

Taught by Jody Alexander

Intermediate | 19 min

Taught by Jody Alexander

Learn how to turn sentimental or special fabric into custom book cloth for your handmade books. Jody explains which fabrics work best, and shows the traditional Japanese technique of backing fabric with washi paper to create a durable book cloth that can be used to create hardcover books and personalize your book projects.

Learn how to:

Choose fabrics to use for book cloth
Back fabric with washi paper
Dry and cut book cloth

What you’ll get:

An easy-to-follow lesson on how to make a custom book cloth
5 HD video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instruction by expert instructor Jody Alexander
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Introduction
Overview00:39

Materials
Materials03:42

Make Book Cloth
Choose cloth04:07
Set up work area03:01
Apply glue to fabric04:07
Cut out cloth03:29

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Fabric scissors
Craft knife
Glue brush
Shoe polish brush
Ruler
Fabric of choice (at least 50% natural fiber)
Piece of cardboard larger than your project
Japanese washi paper (thin paper with  long fibers)
Piece of plexi glass larger than your project
Wheat paste

Custom Book Cloth

Jody Alexander explains which fabrics work best, and shows the traditional Japanese technique of backing fabric with washi paper to create a durable book cloth that can be used to create hardcover books and personalize your book projects.

Jody Alexander explains which fabrics work best, and shows the traditional Japanese technique of backing fabric with washi paper to create a durable book cloth that can be used to create hardcover books and personalize your book projects.

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