01-20-2010, 02:42 AM | #1 |
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My handmade Book Cover for PRS-300
Just want to share with you the book cover I made for my PRS 300.
In fact, I'm really not good at sawing... It's been long time since I learnt sawing in Secondary school. I like girly thing and like to have my book look as fancy as possible. This is my third attempt: My Second Attempt: The first one I made... Well, practise make perfect!(Still way to go...) |
01-20-2010, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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Nice job, thanks for sharing the pix!
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01-20-2010, 09:36 AM | #3 |
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Is that a standard Sony cover and if it is do the magnets still hold it closed?
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01-20-2010, 01:29 PM | #4 |
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can u show how to make it. i have no sewing skills
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01-20-2010, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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Yes, I have a standard Sony cover. The magnets do not hold it closed if I put in the fabric so I add a elastic band to make it keep close.
How to make it? Well, I have some net resourses... I'll show you later. |
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01-21-2010, 01:28 AM | #6 |
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I just bought a book cover from stationery store , and use Blu-tac to hold the reader. But it is not as beaut as your one.
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01-23-2010, 11:16 AM | #7 |
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A new one I've made
For this one I don't need to use the standard sony cover. But it's very troublesome to make. And I cannot wash it if it gets dirty... Um... |
01-24-2010, 12:52 PM | #8 |
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what kind of fabric cover. which stationery store . actually i bought a executive jacket from m-edge my problem is t is too heavy i am getting wrist pain to hold it and read as i can read it on an angle because of the glare of prs-600. i am finding it very difficult to read using the m-edge jacket. so i want to find an alternative which feels like a jacket but not on the heavier side.
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02-14-2010, 01:55 AM | #10 |
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very nice! Any plans to make some to sell?
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02-17-2010, 08:49 AM | #11 |
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Home made covers
I just sent my mother a link to your post. I just got her a PRS-300 and a Sony cover, she is pretty handy with the old needle and thread. Hopefully she can use your cover as an inspiration. Thanks for the post.
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02-17-2010, 12:18 PM | #12 |
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@ helenching78
pretty nice and a good way to save some money too. Last edited by loker; 02-17-2010 at 12:23 PM. |
02-18-2010, 02:30 AM | #13 |
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wow!!!! thats looks very pretty!!!
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02-18-2010, 10:15 AM | #14 |
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Thanks you!
After all these trials, now I settled with the dark blue one + sony cover. It does not look so dirty with use. It's kinda fun to look out for fabrics and play with the sewing machine. But I get tired of needlework very soon. I still prefer to spend all my time on reading afterall! The more I use it, the more I realise that the PRS-300 is just the right size for ladies! I can (barely) grab it with one hand. I read with small size fonts(Japanese font size 14 but it look like size 11-12 for a regular computer screen). I have no problem with the screen size at all when I get absorbed into the content. Last edited by helenching78; 02-18-2010 at 10:22 AM. |
02-18-2010, 10:26 AM | #15 |
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A reference link on Youtube on how to make book cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pGO0gsZP-A I didn't make it in this way though. I sew the 2 fabrics together(sew the elastic band and lace inside at the same time. And in advance I'd iron a backing sheet to make the fabric harder. I like check patterns as you see... The squares also serve as a ruler for me to keep the sewing line straight) and leave one side opened. Then I flip it inside-out and close the open edge. Well.. it's difficult to explain in words. Hope you get what I mean. Last edited by helenching78; 02-18-2010 at 10:32 AM. |
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