how-to of the day - fabric covered notebooks, part four
Okay, when we stopped last time our fabric covered notebook looked like this:
We need to trim off approximately half of the length of those little tabs of fabric that are sticking out of the top and bottom of the spine. Liberally coat the wrong side with glue, so it looks like this:
Now take a popsicle stick, or the end of a paint brush and poke the fabric tab into the spine of the book. That way you’ll end up with a nice, smooth spine that looks like this:
all images: © C Findlay-Harder
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Laurel Plum
Jul 29, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I loved this. I have picked up inexpensive journals for all of the girls in the family whenever I find them on sale. Over the years I have acquired several extras. Now I can cover the little girl covers with fresh fabrics of my choosing. Thank you for the tutorial.
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