Plastic covers for A4+ exercise book 240mm x 320mm

Counting_Pennies_2

oystercatcher wrote: »

Surely the son should be covering the books not the parent ?

He is 9


Last year we tried him doing the covering and it all got bunched up and he got quite upset.


I didn't ask who should cover the book. We have the task that needs doing, so looking for assistance in the covering for the book.


We have been told the books need to have a see through covering.

Counting_Pennies_2

Thank you to all the helpful posters.


Sadly the covering needs to be see through, so looks like the dreaded sticky back plastic again

Addiscomber

I have covered a few of my cook books with plastic from a polythene bag. Very cheap, even free if you ave a bag big enough that something was delivered in.

Spendless

I had a more 'crafty' friend give me a tutorial in how to back books cos I was hopeless. We used wallpaper when I was at school.:D You need to cut close-ish to the edge, but still enough to fold over, and just do one side at a time. Have you had a look to see if there's a 'how to' on youtube?

My husband expected our son to wake up the day he went to Secondary school automatically knowing how to back books without anyone ever showing him how???!!

Callie22

I found it easier to cover my books with plastic by clearing a fairly big space on something hard and flat (a table, not carpet!), cutting a piece of plastic about an inch bigger than the book all round, and then taking the backing off the plastic and laying it down, sticky side up. Put the spine of the book on first and then carefully make two cuts up to each side of the spine. You'll be left with a 'tail' of plastic that you can cut off later. Carefully roll one side of the cover down from the middle outwards - it helps if you can get someone to hold the book whilst you do this. Once the cover is flat, cut diagonally across the corners and then carefully fold the excess over. Repeat on the other side and then trim off the two little flaps on the ends of the spine.

This sounds complicated but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy. It's a heck of a lot easier than trying to pull of the backing whilst you're covering the book. That never worked for me and I always got wrinkles if I tried to do it that way.

oystercatcher

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

He is 9


Last year we tried him doing the covering and it all got bunched up and he got quite upset.


I didn't ask who should cover the book. We have the task that needs doing, so looking for assistance in the covering for the book.


We have been told the books need to have a see through covering.

Sorry, I assumed secondary school age . We were never asked to cover books before this.

I should keep my nose out ....

Spendless

Callie22 wrote: »

I found it easier to cover my books with plastic by clearing a fairly big space on something hard and flat (a table, not carpet!), cutting a piece of plastic about an inch bigger than the book all round, and then taking the backing off the plastic and laying it down, sticky side up. Put the spine of the book on first and then carefully make two cuts up to each side of the spine. You'll be left with a 'tail' of plastic that you can cut off later. Carefully roll one side of the cover down from the middle outwards - it helps if you can get someone to hold the book whilst you do this. Once the cover is flat, cut diagonally across the corners and then carefully fold the excess over. Repeat on the other side and then trim off the two little flaps on the ends of the spine.

This sounds complicated but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy. It's a heck of a lot easier than trying to pull of the backing whilst you're covering the book. That never worked for me and I always got wrinkles if I tried to do it that way.

^^^ Yes, this is how my friend showed me how to do it.

gettingtheresometime

I used to cover my books in yellow paper that my parents got from work (would have been thrown out otherwise)....was great as you could always see where your book was in the pile

Owain_Moneysaver

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

We have been told the books need to have a see through covering.

You can get almost-clear thick plastic sheeting in the form of rubbish disposal sacks from some of the DIY sheds.

Follow the instructions as for wallpaper.

It's much easier to cover the book if the cover isn't sticky-back and just slips on.

Savvy_Sue

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

I have managed to find some great plastic covers that slip over his books, but there is one frustratingly slightly larger book called a A4+ which measure 240mm x 320mm.


Does anyone know if a cover exists that I can put on the book instead of the dreaded sticky back plastic?

Is this any help? The style looks very similar to what they use in libraries.

Otherwise go with non-sticky plastic ...