How to Wrap a Book with a Paper Bag

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Wrapping books with paper helps keep the hardcover from fraying and tearing. If you don’t like wrapping your books with plastic or cloth covers, you can substitute with paper bags, and this is also eco-friendly. Using brown paper bags to wrap books also allows you to make your own mark by designing and decorating yourself. With scissors, duct tape, and a few creative folds, you can wrap the cover of any book.

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Prepare the paper

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Select the paper bag that you want to use to wrap the book. The bag needs to be twice the width of the book, so you can cover both the front and back covers. In addition, the bag must also be about 7.5cm longer than the height of the book to fit properly. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Cut the brown paper bag along a fold on either side of the bag. You can cut any side you want, but don’t cut the bottom. Besides, don’t cut both sides of the bag, just cut one side. Remove the bag handle if present.

Cut the folded paper to make the bottom of the bag. Do not cut more than 2cm to 5cm. You need a large sheet of paper.

Place the book in the center of the paper. Make sure the paper is big enough to cover the entire book. Check that the paper covers the front and back covers of the book. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Book cover

Fold the paper up to cover the bottom of the book. Fold a line along the bottom of the book. You can use double-sided tape to keep the crease in place, if desired. This will help hold the paper in place. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Place the book above the bottom fold so that the edges are even. Then fold the paper over the top of the book. Again, feel free to use glue to keep the folds in place. Then, remove the book from its cover.

Measure the folds just created. The pleats should be at least 4cm high. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Fold the fold you just created inside the paper. At this point, you will have a sheet of paper long enough to cover the book from front to back.

Try not to create new folds on top of existing folds in the paper. This will make the book cover easier to tear. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Place the book in the center of the paper. Fold the wrapping paper to the front cover of the book from left to right and adjust the position of the book until the edges are even. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

Fold the excess paper inside the front cover of the book. Create a fold. Then, insert the front cover of the book into the groove created by the folded paper neatly with the top and bottom of the paperback. Bring the cover close to the book until it touches the fold.

Fold the excess paper inside the back cover of the book. Create a fold. Then, insert the back cover of the book into the groove created by the folded paper neatly with the top and bottom of the cover. Bring the paper close to the book until it touches the fold line. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Stop when the book is properly wrapped. If the cover isn’t tightly wrapped around the book or the top and bottom folds aren’t right, you can use a few small pieces of tape to hold the inner folds in place.

However, do not stick the paper cover to the cover of the book; The cover will shift when you open the book, and this may damage the cover. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

Advice

To make the cover more durable, you will remove the book and open the folds to return the paper to its original state. Cut a piece of cellophane with glue so that it covers the entire outside of the paper. Peel off the paper underneath the cellophane and carefully stick it on the cover, smoothing the cellophane straight while gluing so it doesn’t swell. Next is to fold the paper cover and wrap it in the book.
If stores don’t offer paper bags when you shop, you can buy a roll of brown paper to wrap and use as a book cover. Cut a piece of paper long enough to cover the front cover, back cover, and spine with the excess paper on each side measuring at least 7.5cm.
If you have a color printer and scanner, you can make photocopies of the front cover, back cover, and spine of the book and stick it on the paper cover.

Things you need

A book
Paper bag or a roll of brown paper
Drag
Tape (optional)
Something to decorate the paperboard (optional)
Rigid paper or cellophane with glue for the outer cover, making the cover more durable (optional)

Steps

Prepare the paper

Book cover

Advice

Things you need

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