Denim - from old trouser legs - is another good and long-lasting material for binding books. Back in the days of tractor-fed 9-pin dot matrix printers I made a

Denim - from old trouser legs - is another good and long-lasting material for binding books. Back in the days of tractor-fed 9-pin dot matrix printers I made a number of books this way using a home-made book press, a bottle of PVA wood glue and strips of denim. These books still survive after some 35 years, the denim/PVA glue combination keeps up well without cracking or tearing.