DIY Bookcloth; Backing Fabric with Paper // Adventures in Bookbinding

This video demonstrates how to back ordinary fabric with paper so it can be used as a book covering material - #bookcloth. Two methods are demonstrated, the first using heat-set adhesive and the other using wet adhesive.

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00:00 Making Bookcloth; Backing Fabric with Paper
00:30 Properties of bookcloth
03:50 Backing with HeatnBond
07:05 Backing with paste
12:45 References
13:40 Shameless Patreon plug

HeatnBond UltraHold
https://www.thermoweb.com/collections...

A good paper for backing the fabric is 20lb (75gsm) Permalife
https://www.talasonline.com/Permalife...
But other similar weight, or lighter, bond papers will work also.

Bookcloth 1823 - 1980 by William Tomlinson and Richard Masters 1996
Bookcloth in England and America 1823 - 50 by Andrea Krupp 2008
The Making of Bookbinding Fabrics by Holliston Mills

The tools and materials I use can be purchased from specialist suppliers and manufacturers in my suppliers list. If you are in Australia I have a limited range of items I supply by mail or by pickup from the bindery in Brisbane.
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The #DASBookbinding Channel is the perfect starting point for learning #bookbinding. It covers foundation skills, simple projects, technical methods, materials and more advanced bookbinding projects. The videos are presented in a tutorial or lesson fashion, which I hope are easy to follow. The knowledge presented is based on traditional techniques which can be used to create traditional books or as a foundation to quality journalling or creative artists' books. The best way to find what you are looking for is the DAS Bookbinding YouTube Channel guide.
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English Closed Caption titles by Carrie Snyder. Thank you!!

The music used in this video is performed by Jon Sayles. Jon has some great classical guitar music on his website, which he shares freely.