How to Make Fabric Notebooks from Scratch, Step by Step

The full step-by-step process from fabric roll to packaged notebook.
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Every edition is made a little differently, and I normally do some parts in bulk (like gluing the covers), but this behind-the-scenes should give you a good idea of the details that are considered for making fabric-covered pocket notebooks.
Notebook shown is Yofi Tofi, designed by Noa and assembled by Enon Avital.
Music: Hippie in a Tree.
Written, sung, and played by Ben Davis. Additional vocals and instrumentation by Enon Avital, Jesse DeBrosse, and Josh Gelles. Recorded and mixed in 2006 by Enon Avital.
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All Dapper Notes pocket notebooks are hand made from scratch in New Jersey by Enon Avital. Every notebook cover is made from two materials: a good looking fabric on the outside, backed by book cloth inside. These covers are just the nicest, and oh so very showoff-able.
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[@prettywitchery]

Your notebooks look so stunning. It’s one of my dream jobs tbh to design beautiful notebooks, that stack cutter and corner punch give me serious envy

[@dappernotes]

it is super satisfying, and very fulfilling to round the corners and have a notebook just..born out of your handiwork. i hope my videos help you start making some on your own!

[@edwinarceo1970]

me too!

[@Puzzlemad]

Memorising! I think mine has just arrived from Nero’s notes! Can’t wait to open it.

[@dappernotes]

So excited for you to see it in person!

[@antarsurya]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@gregcuride7098]

amazing videooo!!

[@sketchuphub]

Love watching your videos! So you're binding two fabrics together for the book cover? Can you confirm what type of fabric the book cloth is?

[@dappernotes]

😊 it's always fabric (different kind each time) glued to a book cloth (also different each time)

[@sketchuphub]

@@dappernotes Ah, ok! Thanks for getting back to me ☺️

[@user-xp1mn8lq3n]

1:54 what is that machine for???

[@dappernotes]

rounding corners

[@lucasdelao926]

What sizes do you make them before the final cuts?

[@dappernotes]

just a little bit larger than what I need the final size to be. so depending on the size of the notebook anywhere from 0.25-0.75 inches extra.

[@uniquealsiyabi5046]

What is thai yellow thing you cut in the first step?

[@dappernotes]

bookcloth

[@alisonmayfield1897]

Where do you find book cloth in rolls such as yours?😮

[@dappernotes]

Wholesale. In the u.s. there are distributors like LBS that sell by the yard in wide rolls

[@alisonmayfield1897]

@@dappernotes thank you so much!!