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How to Make a Little Book / Book Thong - How did you do that?


The little book thong above with the little book attached is so easy to make

YOU WILL NEED
A couple of sheets of A4 typing paper
Some pretty lightweight card for the cover. (a scrap of scrapbook page woud be great)
A piece of very narrow pretty ribbon or yarn.
A very large needle capible of threading with the ribbon or yarn.
Some beads..


HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
  1. Cut the sheet of A4 paper into 5 equal parts cutting along the narrow part of the pages. ... you should have 10 little sheets of paper.
  2. Cut the pretty lightweight the same size to use for the cover
  3. Fold one of the little sheets of paper in half to mark the center line.
  4. Use a hammer and nail, or a very large needle and punch three holes along the center line as shown in the diagram below.  Punch right through all the sheets and the cover all at the same time so that the holes are all in exactly the same place.
  5. Thread the yarn or ribbon on the large needle and following the diagram below, thread the pages together.
  6. Pull the yarn fairly tightly and tie a knot as shown in the picture above.
  7. Leave enough length on the ribbon or yarn to fit through the pages of your book plus an extra inch or so and tie a nice thick knot ... one knot over another to keep your beads from moving.
  8. Thread the beads on, then secure with a last knot close up to the last bead
  9. You are threading.  Down in to A, Up through B, Down into C, then up into A.
  10. Adjust the lengths of the yarn so one short length is left to tie the knot about 10 cm in length or approx four inches long.  Leave the rest of the yarn attached to the ball or spool for noww.
  11. Measure enough lenght on the yarn to fit in the pages of your book, plus one inch, plus enough extra for the beads etc.  (Approx. another 12 inches or so)  .


After threading the pages together, pull tight and tie a knot. 
Then trim the end of the short piece of ribbon.

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