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Step 6Make the file cover
Cut the vinyl for the front cover. The dimensions are described in step 2,"You will need".
Cut pieces of the following;-
- double-sided iron-on interfacing
- the paper you wish to use for the cover
- sticky-back plastic
Cut them so that they are slightly larger (1cm (approximately 3/8 inch) than the vinyl piece. The extra amount is just in case the pieces are not exactly straight when joined together. We will trim them later.
Now we will glue the vinyl and the paper together using the double-sided interfacing as follows;-
Place a sheet of waxed paper on your ironing board to protect it.
Place the vinyl right-side down on the waxed paper.
Now place the iron-on interfacing on top of the vinyl so that it completely covers the vinyl. Double check that the side that will stick is facing the vinyl and the side with the protective paper is facing up. Otherwise you will make a big mess of your iron. If in doubt check the directions for your interfacing.
Ensure that where the interfacing sticks out it touches the waxed paper and not your ironing board cover. Otherwise you will be ironing it onto your board cover.
Now follow the directions given with your interfacing to iron it to the vinyl. Usually this needs the iron to be on a cool setting and about 8 seconds of heat. Be careful not to have the iron too hot or to leave it in one place as the vinyl will get too hot. Move the iron smoothly from one end of the vinyl to the other to avoid air bubbles.
If you do end up with an air bubble or ripple, as I did, you can get rid of it by gently cutting the interfacing down the length of the ripple. The first picture shows me doing this with a scissor blade. Once the interfacing is cut iron this area again. There will be a slight gap in the interfacing but it is so small that it doesn't matter.
Now peel off the protective paper from the interfacing.
Place the paper right side up on top of the interfacing that you have just exposed. Using a cool iron again, iron the paper to the interfacing. Again be careful to not use an iron that is too hot. Keep the iron moving so that the paper and vinyl do not get too hot in one place.
You should now have the vinyl and paper joined together.
Now stick the sticky-back plastic to the paper smoothing it out so that you do not get air bubbles.
Cut pieces of the following;-
- double-sided iron-on interfacing
- the paper you wish to use for the cover
- sticky-back plastic
Cut them so that they are slightly larger (1cm (approximately 3/8 inch) than the vinyl piece. The extra amount is just in case the pieces are not exactly straight when joined together. We will trim them later.
Now we will glue the vinyl and the paper together using the double-sided interfacing as follows;-
Place a sheet of waxed paper on your ironing board to protect it.
Place the vinyl right-side down on the waxed paper.
Now place the iron-on interfacing on top of the vinyl so that it completely covers the vinyl. Double check that the side that will stick is facing the vinyl and the side with the protective paper is facing up. Otherwise you will make a big mess of your iron. If in doubt check the directions for your interfacing.
Ensure that where the interfacing sticks out it touches the waxed paper and not your ironing board cover. Otherwise you will be ironing it onto your board cover.
Now follow the directions given with your interfacing to iron it to the vinyl. Usually this needs the iron to be on a cool setting and about 8 seconds of heat. Be careful not to have the iron too hot or to leave it in one place as the vinyl will get too hot. Move the iron smoothly from one end of the vinyl to the other to avoid air bubbles.
If you do end up with an air bubble or ripple, as I did, you can get rid of it by gently cutting the interfacing down the length of the ripple. The first picture shows me doing this with a scissor blade. Once the interfacing is cut iron this area again. There will be a slight gap in the interfacing but it is so small that it doesn't matter.
Now peel off the protective paper from the interfacing.
Place the paper right side up on top of the interfacing that you have just exposed. Using a cool iron again, iron the paper to the interfacing. Again be careful to not use an iron that is too hot. Keep the iron moving so that the paper and vinyl do not get too hot in one place.
You should now have the vinyl and paper joined together.
Now stick the sticky-back plastic to the paper smoothing it out so that you do not get air bubbles.
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