Is there a difference between book cloth and just regular nice cotton fabric?
Is there a difference between book cloth and just regular nice cotton fabric? Can I use other fabric in place of book cloth and still have it look professional?
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It is fairly easy to make by laminating together a piece of cloth and a piece of paper. Use iron-on interfacing from the fabric store or spray adhesive like Super77 from the hardware store. If the fabric isn't too porous, regular old PVA glue spread thinly with a brush will work well too.
Sep 29, 2009. 11:22 PMthreadbare (author)
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What is the difference between PVA glue and Elmers glue?
Feb 19, 2010. 2:49 AMbluefly1215
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I have used flannel and even polar fleece. Since I wanted my cover on the books to flex, I didn't use the interface. They are working great. I would get gaffer's tape if you can. That stuff is great, tears easily, leaves no gunky residue and comes in different colors. A good investment.
By googling I have found that book cloth is just a stiff-ish cloth that suitable for covering a book, to name a few I have found Starched Linen, Italian Cialux, Japanese Book cloth, Library Buckram, and Imitation Leather have come up more than once.
So you can use other fabric instead, just as long as it's stiff it should work.
So you can use other fabric instead, just as long as it's stiff it should work.
Sep 30, 2009. 7:45 AMthreadbare (author)
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I was really asking someone that has used both or has more hands on with book cloth. I can google.
Sep 27, 2009. 5:10 AMRe-design
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I've used muslin that I got from the local discount big box store to cover books. The muslin looked like thin canvas but was thicker than regular fabric. The color was a just slightly of white that had a little gray in it. After they were covered I painted the covers with acrylic artist paint. They still look great after 10 years.
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