HTV on self-made book cloth
Alright everyone. I am pulling my hair out over this one. I’ve been dabbling in making my own book cloth by ironing on adhesive to the back and tissue paper onto that (I’ve also tried mulberry paper). It looks great after I glue it on to the boards. My problems start when I try to iron on the HTV. I don’t know why, but the HTV doesn’t stick very easily to this cloth, so I have to hold the iron over it for longer than I would normal book cloth. But when I do that, the adhesive shows through the cloth. I’ve tried ironing on lower heat (the HTV doesn’t stick), holding the iron on for less time (the HTV doesn’t stick), doubling up (2 layers) on fabric (the fabric is then too thick and not easily folded and glued to the board and turns out messy-looking)…
I’ve included a few pictures of examples.
Does anyone have any guidance on this?