KRICE84 Report post Posted April 3, 2019 I want to cover a plastic discbound journal in leather like in the picture. How can I hand-sew the leather onto the plastic part? Would a contact cement work well instead of sewing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heydox Report post Posted April 3, 2019 To hand sew to plastic your best option is to drill your stitching holes with an appropriately small bit. If you have a drill press, that is your best option. Even a handheld rotary tool or drill will get you what you need, just have to be a bit more careful about maintaining a consistent, vertical hole. Contact cements will work to attach the leather to the plastic, but retention is a big concern. Since you’re taking the time to make the leather cover, I’d assume you want the cover to be used through multiple sets of page inserts. In that case I would not personally trust an adhesive to do the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 10:12 PM, KRICE84 said: hand-sew the leather onto the plastic part? I think most of these binder/folio/book covers are made as a slip-on. So stitching on 3 sides and the 4th open side allows the plastic part to be inserted. This could be done as 1 piece cover with back, front and cover over the ring binders, or a 2 piece cover with separate back and front, with Velcro to keep the covers in place. If you wanted to fix a single thickness or leather to the cover, I would do what @heydox suggested with glue-ing the leather to keep it in place, then drilling holes about 3mm (1/8") in from the edge and stitching (or lacing). You could stitch a fancy pattern on the cover by placing a stencil and drilling holes where required. Its all up to your imagination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
