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Step 7Book tail!
No we're not making a book tail, it's a book mark!
This is everyone's favorite part of this cover.
Here's what you do:
Take a strip of duct tape, about 5 inches longer than your book is tall. Mine is about 14 inches. Next, two inches in from one end make two marks. If the strip is laying in front of you left to right, you will make your two marks vertically, one coming down from the top 1/3 of the width of the tape, and one coming up from the bottom 1/3 of the width. SEE PHOTO. This is very important. Each mark is only 1/3 of the tapes width.
Now, cut along those marks. This releases the edges of the strip, leaving the two inch by two inch piece attached to the larger piece, by only one third of the strip. Fold the bottom third of the long piece up, then follow by folding the top third down. This makes something like a tape-on tail.
Next, take your 'tail' and tape it to the lowest part of the spine of the book by the 2 inch x 2 inch sticky part leaving the slender portion to dangle.
Lastly, take a piece about six inches long and tape over the 2 x 2 sticky part, for added support.
Start by putting two inches of it on the front cover, next to your tail attachment point, and then wrap it around pressing firmly all the way to the back cover.
This is everyone's favorite part of this cover.
Here's what you do:
Take a strip of duct tape, about 5 inches longer than your book is tall. Mine is about 14 inches. Next, two inches in from one end make two marks. If the strip is laying in front of you left to right, you will make your two marks vertically, one coming down from the top 1/3 of the width of the tape, and one coming up from the bottom 1/3 of the width. SEE PHOTO. This is very important. Each mark is only 1/3 of the tapes width.
Now, cut along those marks. This releases the edges of the strip, leaving the two inch by two inch piece attached to the larger piece, by only one third of the strip. Fold the bottom third of the long piece up, then follow by folding the top third down. This makes something like a tape-on tail.
Next, take your 'tail' and tape it to the lowest part of the spine of the book by the 2 inch x 2 inch sticky part leaving the slender portion to dangle.
Lastly, take a piece about six inches long and tape over the 2 x 2 sticky part, for added support.
Start by putting two inches of it on the front cover, next to your tail attachment point, and then wrap it around pressing firmly all the way to the back cover.
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