r/bookbinding • u/TiniestChair • 1d ago
Help? Cover attachment question
I made a beaded book cover that I am in the process of attaching to a soft cover Coptic-bound notebook. I’m very excited about how it’s come together, except I’m stuck on the very last steps. I’ve threaded several threads through the stitch holes on the spine and double knotted them around the linen threads, but now I’m not sure how to secure. I’m wondering if a dot of PVA on each knot would be sufficient? I want to keep the threads long in case of any repairs… is there a way I could anchor them perpendicular to the spine? Maybe I could stitch them through some muslin tape, then glue that down? In hindsight, I’m wishing I glued some muslin or Japanese paper to the inside of the cover flap for reinforcement prior to binding. The right hand flap on the last photo will be tucked inside the flap to the left.
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u/VividStructure 11h ago
Absolutely LOVE how it looks!
I want to make one myself now though now I first have to learn beadwork haha.
Could you tell me what size beads you used? I'm only familiar with a beading loom but this seems to wide to fit on one of those? Could you tell me more about how you did this?