DIY Paperback to hardcover - I transformed my Bridgerton books !

In this video we went from paper back to hardcover and in the next video we are going to paint and decorate them.
It is really easy I promise you !
Hope you like it!
FOR THIS DIY YOU WILL NEED :
-a book
-160 gsm paper amzn.to/3OjqxnW
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- 3mm cardboard amzn.to/3PiAaEN
- book binding cloth amzn.to/3aQMJIG
-book binding linen : amzn.to/3PHcutQ
(or other fabric)
If you don’t want to buy all this material, check out this video where I show you how to make a hardcover with things you have at home : • How to Make a Paper Ha...
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[@richardgonzalez9773]

Who's here because the hobby basically was "fine I'll do it myself" rather than it looked like fun.

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Yes 🙄

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Yes this is me 😂

[@saramarx4604]

Wow, I am in awe of the effort that went into creating this! It looks really stunning, I can't wait to find out how you decorated the covers :)

[@daveturnbull7221]

I'd never seen the tip of using an iron to help remove the covers before - I love it when I learn a new tip/technique 👍 I do really like the pace of your videos and your voice is really good for me (I'm getting on a bit and sometimes I find things hard to follow). I have to agree with Srestha - you do deserve more subscribers.

[@fairyfarms]

@Dave Turnbull you said everything i wanted to say haha

[@rosabeltan6462]

The way the cover just peeled off the book nicely 💀💀💀 absolutely unbelievable. It was so smooth

[@mariblue72]

This is such a good idea! Paperback versions of books are always so much more affordable but hardbacks just feel nicer. Now I have a new project to see me through the winter (most of my favourite book series are in paperback ... for now).

[@ZiggyPlayedGuitar1225]

Can I just pay you to do this for me? I’m horrible at these things lol

[@xeniaungeilla2469]

your editing is amazing, the doodles help understand the instructions so much better!!

[@MabruBlack]

This looks awesome! Although I have made my own notebooks before, I’ve never really dared to change my book covers, but now I really want to! Some tips like the iron to remove the covers are new to me, and I’d love to try that gilded image technique. You took away the fear of me ‘ruining’ my books, so I’ll definitely give it a try now! Thank you!

[@MabruBlack]

@@extracozydiy I even have a candidate lined up lol 😅 my ‘Little Woman’ book is in dire need of a repair session (I have no idea what happened for it to be in such a bad condition) it’s the perfect candidate to try all of these techniques instead of just trying to patch it

[@TessaOswin]

I’ve got a paperback book who cover has come off due to great use. This video will be very use for reinforcement this book

[@KittyKatKandi]

thank you so much for this tutorial, i’ve just finished my first book and i’m so excited!! some advice from my mistakes for anyone covering or binding their first book - make sure to double check the placement of the text block in the covers, i’m not sure quite what i did wrong the first time but even with leaving an unglued cm of endpaper, my book could just not lay flat (i think maybe i shoved the book too far back into the spine??) - after nerve wrackingly prying my endpaper off the covers, i re-positioned it and clipped it into place to check that it could open properly before gluing the second time - would recommend doing this initially to save yourselves some very tedious procedures if you’re not 100% sure 🙈

[@aley3629]

I've been struggling to figure out how to make the covers for ages now and this was the simplest, clearest video I've seen! Thank you so much! You do amazing work 😁

[@teatree3964]

Lovely, clear and simple explanation!

[@stellasilverscreen]

i just made my own hardcover for one of my books using this video! thank you so much for posting it here, it's so helpful. all your work is so beautiful, i hope someday to be able to bind books as well as you do!! :)

[@anzieizna9345]

this is the most soothing video i've ever watched - the editing is so crisp, the visual aids are great, and your tutorial/way of speaking is just so nice to listen to!! not to mention how legitimately impressive the final product is :O

[@victoria_hope]

Lou, you are amazing. Thank you for all the effort that went into making these videos, I am so inspired. ❤ Incredible.

[@razaibrahim9954]

This is really gorgeous, well thought out and personalised. I loved and enjoyed the whole video. It makes me want to redo all my hard back cover books cause I have a whole shelf of them I'm dying to try this out! I'll give it a try when I get time, but until then, You just got a new subscriber and I'm here to stay. I'll binge watch the other videos right after this one.

[@jessicay8207]

I absolutely love your videos on book binding! They’re the best ones on KZbin, such a nice aesthetic and explained so well and simply. And I love that you link the products you use! That’s so helpful and kind. I would love love love more videos from you on book binding!!

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@@extracozydiy Yes please, do the translate! I am in absoulte awe of your work!

[@bragny]

This is gorgeous! I'll have to do that with some of my favourite books. Would be nice to have them as a hardcover with a coverdesign I'll actually like.

[@DreamsOfFire]

Your books are so cool! And this is such a great tutorial! So easy to follow and well shot /edited. I'm not even planning on doing anything like this, but it was so fun to watch your process! I need to see how you decorated them now! 😍

[@toastnmarmaladez7404]

This looks amazing!!! And you make it seem very easy and doable. Looks like such a fun project to do with old books or less aesthetic books. Will definitely try this someday 👍

[@mdlmlle6161]

Just started following your tutorial, you managed to explain everything in such a simple and effective way that recreating this was super easy and fun !

[@zoel4891]

This is perfect! I have a book that I love but is getting pretty worn out and replacing the cover sounds like a perfect idea to keep it looking nice

[@CabinC82]

I can’t believe how beautiful this turned out

[@beckyw2903]

Thank you for such a clear tutorial. I’ve been wondering about rebinding some of my old favorite paperbacks that are looking quite beat up. This looks very doable, especially for things that would be hard to replace with pretty covers.

[@MissFaybi27]

I loved watching your walkthrough 🥰 I enjoyed book binding while at university (so long ago now!) so thank you for the motivation to get back into book binding!

[@m.b3839]

I just couldn't wait to try this with one of my books! I took a horrible modern cover version of one of my Enid Blyton books and luckily I had pretty much all of the materials to turn it into a hardback book! I just used some canvas linen but luckily the glue didn't go through, and for my first try doing it abit rushed, it came out damn near perfect!!!! I will definitely be using this method when I recover a set of Harry Potter books in the near future, thankyou so much!!!

[@racheldarcy8125]

i am so excited to see how you do the decorating!!! please i literally NEED to know. gorgeous!!!!

[@sarahkramer3636]

This was so clear and easy to follow, I am so grateful! I can’t wait to do this with some of my books!

[@emmabruh]

This entire video is made in such a pleasing way, the colors are so nice and your voice is so soothing

[@admiraloverdone]

Thank you for your expertise! I'm re-covering one of my sister's books for christmas and this is super helpful for the tips!

[@queenofcookie3299]

I just used this technique to make a hardcover for an old book that no longer had a cover and it worked so well i am so proud of myself thank you for this incredible tutorial

[@jaci960]

I've been wanting to do this for a long time and I'm so glad I found your video! I followed all the instructions word by word and it worked out perfectly 🥰

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I just found your channel and I am absolutely in love with you. You got me hypnotized. I actually wanted to remake book cover I just didn't know how and put it off for a year or two... thank you

[@ashweenie9612]

this is a lifesaver! i want to make a set of removable hardcovers for my book collection, and the way you've explained has made it so easy to understand! your voice is also engaging but super relaxing, which is refreshing! thankyou for this

[@rochelle_leialoha]

Very beautiful 😍 such a detailed and patient process, I love the end result! Wonderful work!

[@tanliz765]

This is so cool! Love the design on the covers!

[@breakingdownmp3]

Wow the end result is beautiful! I don’t even have any paperbacks that I want to change but now I want to try this lol

[@griffinror]

Thank you! This was clear and easy to follow. I'd always wondered how it worked, and with other videos I feel like maybe they skip some things. Well done!

[@Hello._.sunshine__]

This is so beautiful I’m for sure gonna make these!!

[@loverrlee]

Cool! I just got a set of Bridgerton books for Christmas. These turned out stunningly. 💗

[@myrmidoni87]

Omg, subscribed!! I have so many sofcover books that I love and dont have the heart to give/throw away, but the covers are falling apart. I will DEFINITELY be making them new covers now

[@Chantellez]

This is beautiful thank you so much for this tutorial! I will definitely be trying it!

[@TheEvie1995]

The best and nicest tutorial I've come across! Well done!

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[@geronimogelves243]

This tutorial changed completely my whole reading experience ⭐merci beaucoup ! ♥️

[@fairyfarms]

you're so talented!!! the covers are so beautiful ~♡

[@mommadragon3732]

This is beautiful!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for posting this!!!

[@storybookvintage1536]

WOW Stunning - thank you so much, we have so many paperbacks we want to keep this is the most amazing technique to save and upgrade them!!!! Keep the videos coming -

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A must watch for every book cover lover

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[@marie_s127]

I definitely wanna try this out, thank you so much for sharing this video!! ♡

[@loadstar4055]

Oh, I am definitely going to try this on some of my old books first, before I start messing up the new ones

[@Wika-jt1rg]

I will definitelly try that! Thanks for this amazing tutorial! 🥰

[@not_them]

This is amazing! You're so skilled

[@SugarDC]

this is sooo pretty!! please do a tutorial on how you decorated the covers!! would love to see that 💓

[@cc1k435]

What a brilliant project!

[@carrie1159]

this is so well explained and easy to follow!

[@UnboxwithSahar]

Great video, very clear and inspiring. Thank you

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Thank you so much. I have several books that I am going to try this with.

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Thank you so much for this tutorial! I wanted to make a book box from scratch so that I can store my board games in them, but didn't like the design sold on Amazon. This was extremely helpful!

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I want to do that to !! I think I’ll make a video about it !

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Thank you for this Video! So interestingly done and still well explained

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Peanuts 💕 I just found your channel and this is absolutely lovely and informative!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@flavireadsatnight]

it's so beautiful, thank you for this video! are you still planning on doing a video to explain how you decorate your covers?

[@cashmerenerd]

this is so cool! I would really love if you could make a version for paper covers, I don't really have anywhere to buy linen covers, and even the Amazon shipping would be a bit too much, I would really love to do a paper version.

[@extracozydiy]

Hi ! ✨ I just uploaded a video on how to make a paper hardcover with thing you have a home : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCziaKKfdykabM

[@autumnseclipse]

randomly stumbled upon this vid and it gave me the thought to give my sketchbook a hardcover, so I'll prolly be revisiting this video again. Thank you for sharing! I hope to see how to decorate the hardcover with paper :)

[@extracozydiy]

Hi ! ✨ I just uploaded a video on how to make a paper hardcover with thing you have a home : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCziaKKfdykabM

[@autumnseclipse]

@@extracozydiy Thank you!! You do such good work :)

[@HeyAedy]

The Bridgerton cover you made is so beautiful.

[@extracozydiy]

Thank you so much !

[@MrMarsFargo]

Holy heck, thank you for this. There are genuinely great books I want to collect, that just unfortunately either don't have hardcover editions or only have a few limited edition copies that are WAY out of print (comics are especially prone to this problem). This is the solution I was looking for, can't wait to do this for my old paperbacks' longevity! Thank you so much for this (=

[@TheFrolickingFairy]

Oh my gracious! I’m so glad I stumbled upon your amazing tutorial! Now to share with all my bibliophiles (so we can challenge each other to try it). Hugs!

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instant subscribe from me. you are as creative as you are talented, and i could immediately tell. wonderful work! cant wait to watch your other videos 😊

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Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!

[@extracozydiy]

Thank you too!

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Fantastic...thank you.

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WOW! THIS IS SO COOL!

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I wanna write a book! So this is so helpful!

[@FrancisArtStudio]

Beautiful video, so well explained. Thanks for this :)

[@smorrebrodpunk]

I really want to get into book costumizing and yours look so good! In general I really like your videos, so I hope to see more over time :) (and at least I would be interested in a paper-hardcover as well!) Keep up the beautiful work!

[@extracozydiy]

Hi ! ✨ I just uploaded a video on how to make a paper hardcover with thing you have a home : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCziaKKfdykabM

[@gitadine]

That's really awesome!!!

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stunning! Thank you :)

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Perfection! 🖤

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Thank you! It may be weird, but this is my plan to revive my old Manga Collection for my kids.

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beautiful work.

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Thank You 😊

[@innuwu152]

I just did this with The Song Of Achillies (the cover was way too ugly IMO) AND I'M SO HAPPY WITH IT!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!!!!!

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I don’t like asmr but your voice is so calming

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Thank you !

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That was so amazing 😆

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Sooooo pretty!

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Wow!

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It's a hard work dear n u do it very well. Love this

[@chika9452]

I have that one book that I ADORE but I can't describe how I hate its cover- Thank you! Though I'm lacking material but I'll try this sometime

[@annamccubbin500]

I think it might try this! You did such a good job, but I think I’ll do my first one on a book I don’t care about so it’s not the end of the world if I mess it up