Gone are the days when books could only be found in shops and libraries. Today anyone can make it at home. And if the composition of book content is not an accessible process for everyone, then you can give paper and cardboard the shape of a book after a 10-minute study of the binding technique.
It is necessary
Paper, cardboard, glue, thread, needle, scissors, knife, ruler, pencil
Instructions
Step 1
Fold the sheets of the book in half. It is better to fold each sheet separately so that the thickness of the stack does not shift the fold line to the side. Then fold all the sheets by inserting them into each other, forcefully slide along the spine with a hard, smooth object and leave the stack for a day under a heavy press.
Step 2
Start stapling the sheets of the book. Fold them 10-20 in separate books. Using a ruler and a pencil, mark the puncture points on the fold line so that they are 3-4 cm apart and are located symmetrically in relation to the middle of the spine.
Step 3
Cut enough thread long enough to sew the entire book without getting tangled in it. The thread should be strong and not thin so as not to cut the paper. A thread that is too thick will prevent the pages from closing freely. Poke the stitch holes with an awl and sew the book with a needle-forward stitch.
Step 4
After sewing the first row to the end, attach the second book to the first and continue sewing with the same thread, this time threading the needle into the first hole from the top. After finishing to the end of the second row, thread the needle under the adjacent stitch on the first book and tie a knot. Do not cut the thread, continue to sew all the other books with it, remembering to fasten them together in the specified way. Press down the stitched blocks with a press, place a ruler around the edges of the pages and cut the sheets evenly with a round-bladed knife (ideally a guillotine cutter is better).
Step 5
When this stage of work is completed, cut two strips of thin cotton, equal in width to the stitch width, and slightly less than the width of the pages. Slip these strips under the stitches at an equal distance from the edges of the book. That is, for example, under the third stitch from the bottom on the first, second, third, etc. books.
Step 6
Cut out two rectangles from craft paper, 3-4 cm smaller than the pages of the book. Fold 1 cm from each of them from the edge and glue with the folded part to the first and last pages, respectively. Glue the ends of the strips of fabric on top of the craft.
Step 7
Cut the spine of a book out of thick, but not brittle cardboard. Its height and width exceed the height and width of the pages by about 5 mm. Glue it to the edges of the books so that the pages lie loose when closed.
Step 8
Prepare your cover. Cut it out of thick cardboard at the height of the spine and 5 mm wider than the width of the pages. You can glue it over with decorative paper or cloth, fixing it on the back of the cover with glue.
Step 9
Cut the endpapers from thick paper (their size corresponds to the spread of the book) and stick them over the slice (its production is described in paragraph 6). Then glue the front and back covers onto the endpapers.
