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Rebacking a Worn Book Cover Separated from Contents
using Cloth Tape
Required Materials
• Cloth Tape (colour choice)
• Construction Paper
• Plastic or Bone Folders
• Scissors
1 Cut contents from case,
separating two parts of book
along the hinge.
Trim away old cloth
2 edges of two 3 edge of board. 4 Cut a piece of
Measure distance
Construction paper
extending beyond
between inside
on the tape. Strip
covers. Then should be equal
separate two cover to the length of
boards by cutting off the cover.
the cloth back.
Fold Cloth Tape
5 same distance apart 6 paper and rub down 7 Turn cover over and
Put boards on cloth
over Construction
with a plastic folder
tape spacing covers
score or crease the
as original cover. firmly on the two tape along the inside
covers with a plastic edges of the cover.
folder. Score overlap
with plastic folder
along inside edge
of boards.
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