Cassette Case Notebook

Cassettes are almost useless these days, so turn the cases in to helpful little notebooks.

Posted by Cat Morley

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This is a great way for reviving all of your old cheesy tapes and the notebooks are a perfect size to fit in a handbag.

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You Will Need (8 things)

  • Ribbon
  • Pin(s)
  • Pencil(s)
  • Sheets Of Paper
  • Needle
  • 60 Dental Floss
  • Cassette Cases
  • Scissors

Steps (7 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Use the cassette case to measure out how wide and how long the sheets of paper will need to be.

  2. 2

    Cut the pages out and create 5 signatures containing 4 pages each.

  3. 3

    Cut off the strip on the right hand side of the cassette case.

  4. 4

    Mark out 4 equally spaced marks on the strip, use this to mark the points on the middle strip of the cassette case.

  5. 5

    Take waxed thread or dental floss and stitch in the signatures using the book binding technique.

  6. 6

    Glue a strip of ribbon along the spine.

  7. 7

    Wrap a length of elastic or thread with a bead on so that you can close the notebook and keep it secure.