Good books remain the wealth that any truly intelligent family values. Unfortunately, the most beloved books lose their presentable appearance, and the cover of the printed matter is most often affected. In addition, as well as having thought over the design of the cover of the book, you can ensure a harmonious fit of the home library in the interior of any room, because few have special offices or personal library facilities. The proposed master class will tell you how to make a cover for a book with your own hands.
How to make a cover for a book of paper?
You will need:
- Textured paper (can be half-cardboard) with a suitable pattern or the right color;
- scissors;
- office scotch tape or PVA glue with a brush;
- Ruler and pencil.
- On paper for the cover of the book, we put the printed edition and make folds, as shown in the photo, we cut off the excess paper from the edges.
- Cut off the excess at the top and bottom of the blank of the cover, leaving a 3 cm hem on each side.
- To the back of the book, we make accurate cutouts on both sides, equal to the width of the spine. Fold the pieces and attach them with adhesive tape or glue together with glue.
- The book is ready. To your liking, you can make out the cover, showing fiction.
How to make a cover for a book made of cloth?
You will need:
- a fairly dense and durable fabric with a suitable pattern or color;
- braid (or ready narrow ribbons)
- scissors;
- tape measure and pencil;
- sewing machine.
- We measure the cover of the book, multiply the width by two, add to the resulting thickness of the root and cut out, adding 3 cm from each edge of the cover.
- We sew on the sewing machine, having processed for reliability of an edge a braid. In addition, you can sew a button.
- We put the cover on the book, notebook or notebook.
- The cover can be very creative decorate. In our case, for its decor, roses were made from the finishing braid.
Covers for books can be made strict, classical or, on the contrary, fantasy, decorated with flat images or three-dimensional elements. A book, a notepad or an album in the original cover can be a wonderful gift for a birthday, for a wedding or other significant holiday, especially if the design reflects something individual, characterizing the person of the person to whom the present is intended. You can decorate the cover with the initials of the name and surname, photos, a friendly cartoon and the depiction of objects related to the sphere of professional activity or the enthusiasm of a person.
"Dressing" a book, do not forget to make a nice bookmark-corner or other options for bookmarks from paper .
