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It can, at times, be a little fiddly and time consuming because, depending on the level of detail in a pattern, you may have to deal with very many folds per page alot of which may be of just a mm in size. Trust me, i looked at a lot of different options, but i. Plus free printable downloads pdf to personalise your book art and full step by step tutorial. I just absolutely love creating my own folded book art. Our patterns stipulate book height and number of pages folds on page 1. Read the instructions carefully before asking for help please. Online there are methods for using photoshop to create your own template, but i felt like there would be an easier way.
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