All you need is some A4 book cloth and an inkjet printer. Every material will have a slightly different outcome as it depends on the finish of the book cloth, your printer and if your screen is calibrated. That means you will need to do some tests.
Below you will find a selection and tests on different book cloths that are suitable for printing. Some images work better than others. A common problem is the printer has difficulties taking the book cloth in, or recognising it. If this happens, what you can do is tape the top of the book cloth onto a sheet of paper with a small gap. Like this, your printer will recognise the book cloth as a sheet of paper.
The photographs are from a series of Ruby Rossini’s own Quarantine Residency: Looking for nature where nature is not. Ruby completed her MA in Design for Art Direction at LCC last year. She now works as a multidisciplinary Designer, Art Director and Photographer. Her personal works focuses on the theme of belonging and identity through a variety of different media which are visually explored through Image-Making.
Original picture Printed on Wicotex Saphir White
Printed onTexprint White Printed onVelprint White
Wicotex Saphir is a Natural woven rayon cloth. Texprint White and Velprint White are flocked materials with printable textile structures.
Original picture Printed on Wicotex Toile Canvas
Printed on Brilliance White Printed on Wicotex Printex
Wicotex Toile Canvas is a Open weave cotton book cloth that transmits the sense of originality. Brilliance White and Wicotex Printex are natural woven rayon cloth.
Original picture Printed on Wicotex Brillianta Calandre
Printed on Wicotex Imprimex Printed on Wicotex OLB Premium
Wicotex Brillianta Calandre, Wicotex Imprimex and Wicotex OLB Premium are all natural woven rayon cloths with slightly different finishes. The Wicotex Imprimex took very long to dry.
Original picture Printed on Wicotex Finesse
Printes on Kashgar Printed on Wicotex Magic
Wicotex Finesse, again is a natural woven rayon cloth. Kashgar is a luxury woven material with the natural lustre of real satin. Wicotex Magic is a classic woven textiles with the genuine touch and feel of the finest linen.
Order your A4 book cloth samples at Winter and Company
If you have an A4 inkjet printer you can, for example, create an A6 (or slightly bigger) Single Section Case Binding.
You can find out how to make your own Single Section Case Binding with a step by step guide illustrated in the two books below:
Bookbinding
A step-by-step guide by Kathy Abbott
Making Books
A guide to creating hand-crafted books
by the London Centre for Book Arts