Soft Slipcase in 10 minutes

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Soft Slipcase in 10 minutes

1dar.lynk
Apr 16, 2021, 9:41 am

DAS Bookbinding guy, Darren, posted a video on how to make a soft slipcase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnIKGBTMCgo
It's supposed to be a 10 minutes project but it took me from an hour for the first one and 20 minutes for the 5th.
Anyway, I wanted to share with you the results of this experience.
I had 5 Thornwillow books and mylar jacket looked really bad on them.
So I decided to make soft slipcases

Measure and cut:


Score and Fold:


A bit of Glue and almost done:


That's how it looks when ready and empty:


Final result:


Conclusion
It was easier and faster to make than a regular slipcase, less tools and materials are needed.
The smaller the book, the more difficult it is to make a case for it :)

2kdweber
Apr 16, 2021, 4:34 pm

>1 dar.lynk: Nice! Thank you.

3Lukas1990
Apr 17, 2021, 2:41 am

A very useful post. Thank you for sharing!

4ubiquitousuk
Apr 17, 2021, 4:26 am

>1 dar.lynk: Thanks for posting! I have tried and failed to make a conventional board slipcase on several occasions (I'm just too cack-handed). But this one looks easier so I will give it a go. I have to say, your flat-spined, paper-wrapped Thornwillows look very handsome in their matching card slipcases. I might even venture that this kind of light slipcase is a better fit for them than a heavy one would be.

5cronshaw
Apr 17, 2021, 4:37 am

>1 dar.lynk: bravo and thanks for sharing, the end-result looks very professional!

6c_schelle
Apr 17, 2021, 9:14 am

>1 dar.lynk: Thanks for sharing! They look really great on your Thornwillow books. I also have a lot of unhoused Thornwillow books (I had one made at a local bookbinder shop, which was a bit pricey, but they also closed their shop over two years ago). I will definitely give this a try. The added benefit of this style is that it doesn't take as much shelf space as the sturdier slipcases.

7dar.lynk
Apr 17, 2021, 2:51 pm

>4 ubiquitousuk: They do, don't they? I thought so too :)

8dar.lynk
Apr 17, 2021, 3:00 pm

>6 c_schelle: Thank you. Yes, I could not agree more: Real estate for books is indeed a sore point.

9dar.lynk
Apr 17, 2021, 3:01 pm

>5 cronshaw: Thank you!

10dar.lynk
Apr 17, 2021, 3:03 pm

>2 kdweber: Thank you !
I just realized I could have thanked you all in one message ;-) ... well, next time !