How to Bind a Strap Hinge for a Scrapbook
Strap hinge scrapbooks are designed to secure pages by binding them together with a small plastic strip. This design has several advantages. First, it allows the book to lay open completely flat. This is ideal for anyone using two-page designs. Also, it is easier to add pages to the scrapbook in any order because all the pages can be removed and reorganized. This is a specialized style of scrapbook and there are specific types of page mounts and page protectors that are used for these books.
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Lay the strap hinge scrapbook flat on the table. Arrange the pages in the order you want them to be viewed and set them on the right-hand side. Align all the strap hinge pages so that the small mounting staples on the top and bottom of each page are lined up.
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Pass the plastic strap that is attached to the cover up through all of the lined-up mounting staples on the top and bottom of the pages. Then pass the straps through the mounting staples on the strap hinge. Make sure the hinge is positioned so the mounting staple is on the left side and the two slits in the hinge are over the arranged pages.
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Fold the straps to the left and pass them up through the holes on the interior of the front cover. Fold the strips back to the right and slide them into the first slits on the plastic hinge. Push the straps downward as you slip them through the slits so that they run underneath the hinge. Then fold the strips back to the left and tuck them into the second slit. Pull the strips to the left to tighten them and secure the pages in the scrapbook.
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