How to Make a Paper Hardcover: at home DIY with Household Items

In this DIY tutorial, you will learn how to turn any book into a hardcover book using simple household items you probably already have. Not only will this improve the longevity of your book, but it also allows you to customize the cover to your liking. The process is easy to follow, and you can create a cover that is custom-made to your liking. Happy crafting!

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[onjelbercier]

Finally! An easy, inexpensive, no-skill-required book-binding tutorial!

[yms]

No background music, sound effects or yelling?! You're my favourite channel now lol xo

[lolithasanthoshini]

I love bookbinding but I never could make my own customized cover by myself this video helped me make my own cover template/design for my bound book(they are plain notebooks, not novels).
by the way very well explained

[elliotjamess]

This is now my favorite channel, because of 1. how aesthetic it is, 2. how well the tutorials are made, and 3. how much care and work is put in to make more accessible and cheap versions of the more costly tutorials

[xzizy]

I did something similar when I was in highschool. I used cereal boxes and glued old calendars. I didn't glue it to the textbook, but made a "pocket" where the front and back covers could slip in. For the spine, I glued the bottom first, the. Put the slip on and kinda wrapped the cover around the spine so you don't need to worry about any margins of error.

[singmeabeat]

Thank you for leaving your mistake in and showing the imperfections of the paper, it was still beautiful and it made me feel a lit better about my own errors/imperfections when working with rhe endpapers! 🥰 loved this video and the one about fabric covers.

[joannamarieart]

I just realized this would be the perfect fix for my well-loved copy of The Secret Garden that lost its cover years ago! Thank you 🥰🥰

[abejesimmons]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! I have been trying to find different ways to make book covers that don't require me to buy this machine or that type of printer, etc. You are a life saver! Much more cost effective for my current pockets

[por_Cristo]

I wanted to add a special and resonating touch to the paperback bibles I hand out to loved one’s alongside a letter personalized to those God leads me to. I like to hand out the NIRV translation as it’s so easy to read and is wonderful for esl readers, but the paper backs can be plain or cheesy looking. God has gifted me with talents and I’d say I’m a fast learner so I have no preference of art form. This is the way I intend to always use this gift. Thank you for this mini series. I’m grateful to God for leading me to you. Not only are the instructions well worded, but the way you speak 🗣️ is crisp, slow, and simple. The way you execute your videos are just excellent my friend. God bless you! ❤️ -ADHD Mom of 7 🦋

[anishinaabae]

thank you for the very informative video! it's very helpful. with that being said, i can't imagine ever putting this much effort into a book by colleen hoover though.

[rubinne]

Thank you so much your beautiful, talented human being! I can't express how much I've always wanted to try this, but felt so intimidated and scared. Today I made the first book in a six-book series and it turned out GREAT. I am SO EXCITED, thank you!!!

[krystyna_mari]

This tutorial validates my artsy skills to be applied to bookbinding. Also, I'm glad you highlighted the 'imperfections' and that there are always solutions for them instead of just repeating back to the first step. Thank you so much!

[TheQuizzyLoom]

This is now my favorite channel, because of 1. how aesthetic it is, 2. how well the tutorials are made.

[Ejletsgo]

This is the perfect tutorial to help me book bind my books that have covers falling apart! Thanks so much for the simplicity ❤

[The_Copperman]

Thanks! One of the books I bought came poorly bound, so I'm using this tutorial to restore it by making a new cover!

[arimisho]

Actually, for coloring, there's a feature on Word that can color the whole background of the page (and you'll still see your text)
Click the Design option at the top of your document, and the Page Color option will be on the upper right hand corner, next to Watermark and Page Borders. Then just choose from the Standard colors or do Custom!

[rebeccajunge]

This is so helpful and easy to understand, thank you! Now I have an idea how to repair / rebind an older small harcover book that literally fell apart.

[kayladeann]

I love this tutorial so much! You took something I thought was going to be so daunting and made it so simple! Thank you!!!

[SHI_HAO_FF]

I'm so happy as a book lover to find such an simple method for reviving my books!😍..thank u

[LVD_YU_SINCE]

New subscriber, this has helped A LOT! I bought a new book, accidentally ruined the cover and this has helped so much❤❤