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Repairing worn back book cover (without removing contents)

Required Materials Self-adhesive Coloured Cloth Tape is the
ideal material for temporary repairs of a
• Cloth Book Tape (colour choice)
badly worn back of a cover. It has tremen-
• Scissors • Plastic Folder
dous strength– will not spoil in storage–
nor will the outside cloth surface become
sticky in hot, humid weather. Follow the
easy steps shown below for measuring
correct amount of tape for each job.

Take a roll of Cloth Book Tape and
1 about 1-1/2" inches wider than the 2 Place a Plastic Folder across the end,
lining its outside edge with the end of
unwind 2 or 3 inches. (Use tape
the tape. Then, using the folder as a
back of the book to be mended.) handle, unwind the tape a few inches
longer than the height of the book.

3 Lay tape across the book cover, Place a second Plastic Folder across
Folder to hang over the end so top 4
sticky side up. Allow the Plastic
the tape at the point where it
crosses the other end of the book.
edge of folder is even with top edge Again, top edge of folder should be
of book cover. even with edge of book cover.

5 Cut the tape along the outside edge 6 Result: you have a strip of tape the
length of the book, plus the width of
of the second Plastic Folder
the two plastic folders. Leave tape in
the position shown, with the plastic
folders hanging over each end.

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