Tutoring experience

Tutoring experience

Being both a student and a teacher simultaneously gives you a lot of benefits. One of them is that you start seeing your students’ work and productivity from the teacher’s perspective. It makes you reconsider and improve your own studying approach. (more…)

How to: book cover corners

How to: book cover corners

Before you start with the corners you have to make sure all the fibers (in the cardboard and in the fabric) are parallel to the crease. After you have glued your raw cover to the fabric you can start to work with corners. Make sure to leave approx. 2 cm of fabric around the cardboard book cover.

There are two traditional ways to do the corners. In the first one you make an easier cut that’s why its called a “beginner corner”.

Book cover corner

(more…)

How to check paper fibers

How to check paper fibers

Have you noticed how rolled paper towels never rip straight down, like you want them to? Ever wondered why?

Correct! Because of the way fibers are aligned in the paper. You can imagine that checking for the fibers in the paper or even cardboard for book covers is extremely important. If done correctly, the fibers will help the book stay flat and will fold easily. If done incorrectly, the fibers in the book may bow or warp it. (more…)