1. Iron pattern to the buckram for ease, and cut with sharp scissors.

2. Lay bump on one side of the dampened buckram and press to bond the layers together.

3. You will need pelmet buckram and bump to equal the exact size of your pattern.

4. His prose has a buckram quality.

5. Buckram: A strong fabric made of jute, Cotton or linen, glazed and stiffened by size or glue used for book covers.

6. Tack each pleat in place on the right side, from top to bottom of buckram.

7. The roundness of the pleat is improved by filling it with a little wadding or a tube of curtain buckram.

8. Lay out the outer fabric flat with the wrong side up and lay buckram on top with the bump sandwiched in between.

9. This heading is normally applied to lined curtains and is stiffened with curtain buckram.

10. Cut out the bump to the exact size of buckram.

11. Second, cut 3 pieces of ribbon (if you can't find this kind of tape,(sentence dictionary) I sometimes just use offcuts of buckram in light colours).

12. Canvas: Thick book - binders'cloth having greater durability than ordinary cloth but not so strong as buckram.

13. Figured out all the maths and cut a piece of buckram the right size.