Make a book cover with a hard or soft spine

[@cherylarcher2615]

This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you!

[@soulsurfer1406]

Thank you for this, it was very helpful!

[@Kkayroyal]

So helpful! Thank you

[@OPlegions]

Thank You.

[@MarshyAndMarshmallow]

Tysm!

[@shirleyann1901]

Great job!

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Thanks Shirley. :)

[@jeromematthews5967]

Thanks!

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Hi Jerome, thanks so much for this! Your comment came in while I was away so I didn't see it until now, but I really appreciate it. Thank you!

[@kosuketerceros1717]

Fkng love it!!

[@koalafan1576]

The red piece you put on the inside of the hardcover spine, was it paper or book cloth?

[@aishaSuan]

Thank you for this video! Really helpful!
May I ask what is the thickness of the board you used? Thank you!

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Thanks Aisha! The board I used is about 3mm thick.

[@dawnaurorastudio]

Hi , Great clear tutorial. What is the type of fabric you are using on the larger (black) book?

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Thanks for watching! The larger cover is just a regular type of bookbinding cloth; probably either Chelsea cloth or bookbinding buckram.

[@unknownalaska622]

wow

[@agnesd6831]

looking for someone who can create a custom hard bind book cover which does not use glue but screw fasteners. Know anyone?

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Those are called Chicago Screws. I don’t know where you are so can’t really recommend anyone, but that kind of book is pretty easy to make; I bet you could figure it out yourself if you need to. Look up bookbinders in your area though.

[@MrSpragueMikuHatsune]

Can u use inches and feet, mm and cm hurt my ears...

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Sorry, no.

[@michelleevans6716]

still not quite grasping how you affix the pages to the hardcover which holds more than the accordion small book

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Hi Michelle, thanks for your comment. If you have a regular book block that’s bound with glue or sewn to tapes (or both), you would glue endpapers to the inside covers and first/last page of the book, and these hold everything in place. You just need to make the spine wide enough to accommodate the depth of your book block.