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Apex
Apex is the book cloth that punches way above its weight class. Crafted on a 100% cotton base and fortified with a durable acrylic coating, it brings premium strength and style while keeping costs refreshingly competitive.
Designed for brands that want luxury without the luxury-price attitude, Apex delivers clean, consistent performance across a wide spectrum of applications — from book covers and menus to photo albums, binders, stationery, and high-end packaging.
Apex also decorates beautifully, making foil-stamping, screen printing, and blind debossing look crisp, rich, and intentional. Whether you’re producing a keepsake album or a boutique packaging line, Apex adds that polished finish customers feel the moment they pick it up.
Arrestox
Perfect for book covers and media packaging, Arrestox® is an aqueous-impregnated, 100% natural cotton cloth. The most recognized name in the industry, Arrestox cloth is extremely durable and performs well in a wide range of publishing and turned edge applications. It is exceptionally functional and accepts glue well. Because Arrestox is easy to decorate you can use the technique of your choice to create unique look and consumer appeal for book cover and packaging applications. Arrestox has excellent stain, mildew and crock resistance. It also has good water resistance, UV light resistance, scuff resistance, and good abrasion resistance.
CFM Graphic Board
Experience sustainability and quality with Columbia Graphic Board, meticulously crafted from recycled materials following sustainable forest management practices. Our acid-free, recyclable boards ensure archival-grade protection for your creations while reducing environmental impact.
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CFM Board is available in the following:
50pt: 34 x 44, 28 x 40
69pt: 34 x 44
80pt: 32 x 40, 35 x 36, 26 x 38, 36 x 40, 34 x 44
90pt: 32 x 40, 35 x 36, 47 x 37, 47 x 41, 34 x 42
100pt: 32 x 40, 35 x 36, 47 x 37, 34 x 42,
120pt: 32 x 40, 36 x 36, 47 x 37Cialinen
Medium weight, acid-free, and tissue lined. This 100% cotton book cloth has a textured and natural feel. It is recommended for books, repairs, cloth-covered enclosures, and new cases for books. Cialinen 2040 minimum orders start at 5 yards.
Manufacturer: Manifattura del Seveso
Cialux
Cialux Natural Finish Book Cloth is an imported cloth from Italy. It is a rayon cloth with a natural finish and paper backing. Cialux cloth is made from spun rayon yarn which is composed of short-length filament threads. Cialux processes well on Horauf, Kolbus, WBF Stall, and Smith manufacturing equipment.
Columbia Velvet
Velvet of Paris is a Velvet Paper used to enhance creations. It’s easy to use, very flexible and resistant to tearing, easy to cut and bond, easily printable, UV resistant and waterproof, free of solvent agents, and antistatic.
All the used raw materials come from the best supplies in the world. (special latex paper, viscose microfibers, and performant glues)
Docu Cover II
Docu-Cover II is a latex saturated 17pt paper cover material. Docu-Cover II offers prestige to all your corporate presentations.
It is the product of choice for high quality soft cover binding. Custom colours are available on a make-to-order basis.
Eurobond
The Eurobond is a 0.4mm Polyurethane premium bonded leather. It is unsurpassed in quality and durability. Eurobond has the look, feel and smell of genuine leather because it is tannery made. The cowhide fibers used in producing the Eurobond come from the tanning process when the hides are brought to a uniform thickness.
Fiscagomma Agenda
This Italian cover material gives the luxurious look of leather at a much more affordable price. The surface allows the product to be burnished for a two-tone effect. Heat burnishing conditions are achieved between 350 degrees F to 375 degrees F for 0.5 seconds and a pressure of 2 bars. For heavier embossing a dwell time of 0.7 seconds and a pressure of 3 bars would be recommended.
•Many colours and finishes stocked in Cornwall.
•Endless colour and finish selection from Fiscagomma (Italy).
•Custom colours available on a make-to-order (MTO) basis.
Greenleaf Paper
Greenleaf Paper sets a new standard for premium cover and endleaf materials, offering a smoother, stronger, and more refined surface than traditional 80 lb kraft-based alternatives. Engineered for high-quality book production and packaging, Greenleaf delivers consistent performance across printing, stamping, and finishing processes. Its enhanced surface allows inks to sit cleanly and evenly, producing sharper detail and richer color whether using screen, UV, or offset printing. Greenleaf also accepts blind and foil stamping with exceptional clarity, minimizing impression distortion and ensuring crisp, professional results. Beyond print performance, Greenleaf’s reinforced strength and stability reduce tearing, cracking, and warping, allowing projects to maintain their integrity throughout production and everyday use. The result is a more durable, premium-looking finished product compared to lower-cost alternatives in this category. Ideal for hardcover books, endleaf applications, premium packaging, stationery, and specialty projects, Greenleaf Paper gives manufacturers a noticeable upgrade in quality, without requiring major changes to existing workflows.
Italux
Italux is a B grade cloth made of 100% natural cotton and coated with an aqueous acrylic topcoat that is water and stain resistant. It’s available in linen and vellum finishes, and is perfect for Book Covers, Diaries, Planners, Yearbooks, Spirits Boxes, Fragrance Boxes, Sample Systems, Binders, Menus, Media, Hotel Directories, Bags, and Invitations.
***Starred colors are non-stocked
Linen Set
Linen-Set is an aqueous-coated cloth for offset and screen-printing (white litho cloth that has an aqueous acrylic coating). Because it accepts print exceptionally well, you can use Linen-Set cloth for any cover or specialty packaging application that requires both a lot of decoration and the look and feel of cloth.
Milbank
Milbank book cloth is 100% natural cotton, coated with an aqueous acrylic coating. Available in both a linen and vellum finish, this premium cloth has the look and feel of a woven fabric.
Milbank cloth is extremely durable and performs well in a wide range of publishing and turned edge applications. It is exceptionally functional and accepts glue well. Milbank is also easy to decorate using the technique of your choice to create a unique look and consumer appeal for book cover and packaging applications.
- Maximum crock resistance
- Excellent stain and mildew resistance
- Good water resistance
- Good UV light resistance
- Good scuff resistance
- Good abrasion resistance
- Good durability
- 22 colours stocked in Cornwall
- Custom colours available on a make-to-order (MTO) basis
Mystique
Mystique Bonded Leather delivers the look, feel, and presence of genuine leather while offering a more sustainable and cost-effective solution. Crafted from 80% recycled leather fibers, it provides an authentic leather experience — from its natural aroma to its refined, tactile surface — all with a reduced environmental footprint. Engineered for performance, Mystique foil-stamps cleanly and consistently, making it an excellent choice for projects that demand crisp decoration and a premium finish. Its unique pricing advantage allows it to replace PU materials typically used to control costs, giving customers an upgrade in quality without an increase in budget. Versatile and reliable, Mystique is well-suited for menus, yearbooks, bibles, albums, packaging, and other applications where durability and elevated presentation matter.
Ontario Buckram Vellum (OBV)
Ontario Buckram Vellum aqueous coated library buckram is a duck or oxford cloth that is filled on one side with an aqueous acrylic coating. Offered in a vellum finish, it has a very uniform surface. OBV buckram cloth retains the fabric appearance of fine bindings while delivering exceptional functionality in the bindery process.
Having exceptional durability and longevity, our buckram cloth is used primarily as cover material in the library industry & rebinding books; but is ideal for any cover application such as a hymnal that endures a lot of wear and needs additional decorability.
Pristine
Introducing Pristine: a luxurious paper-backed Japanese rayon cloth renowned for its tight weave boasting 30 warp and 30 weft threads per centimeter, offering unparalleled softness and durability. Embracing sustainability, Pristine stands as an environmentally conscious choice, embodying elegance without compromising quality. Its meticulous craftsmanship ensures both strength and a delicate touch, ideal for bookbinding and premium packaging applications. Versatile and tactile, Pristine’s exquisite texture elevates creative projects while reflecting a commitment to eco-friendly practices. Explore the sophistication and softness of Pristine—where craftsmanship meets environmental responsibility.
Rainbow 100#®
RAINBOW® 100# is a 100 lb text-weight, dyed-through kraft paper used for book and packaging projects that require a heavier, more robust stock. Common publishing applications include book covers, endsheets, and jackets where additional strength and opacity are needed. It is also widely used for gift bags and box lining. The material is compatible with standard decorating methods such as foil stamping, blind stamping, letterpress, and offset printing. For projects that require a smoother surface, improved print quality, and a more premium finished appearance, customers may wish to consider Greenleaf Paper as an upgraded alternative.
Rainbow 80# ®
RAINBOW® 80# is a standard 80 lb cover material commonly used for full covers, sides, spines, and endleaf applications in hardcover book production. It is also used as a general-purpose wrap for packaging across a range of industries, including wine and spirits, fragrance, fashion, apparel, and food. The material provides added thickness compared to RAINBOW® 70 and is compatible with common printing methods such as screen, UV, and offset printing. It can also be decorated with blind or foil stamping. For projects requiring a smoother surface, stronger performance, and a more premium finished result, customers may want to consider Greenleaf Paper as an enhanced alternative.
Shining Metal
Experience affordable luxury with Shining Metal, an Italian cover material that exudes the opulent look of metallic finishes without the hefty price tag. Perfect for menus and photo albums, its burnishable surface allows for stunning two-tone effects, elevating your designs with sophistication and style. Achieve impeccable results with precision heat burnishing, ranging from 350°F to 375°F for 0.5 seconds at 2 bars pressure, or opt for heavier embossing with a dwell time of 0.7 seconds at 3 bars pressure.
Silktouch Nuba by Skivertex
Solid color or leather printed embossed cover material provides rich appearance and soft-touch feel of nubuck leather.
Soft yet durable latex-saturated decorative covering material
Tanalin High Strength
Strong, durable substitute for expensive cloth, Tanalin High Strength delivers a colorfast, moisture resistant latex saturated nylon base construction that provides the high tear and high strength you expect from cloth. You get realistic cloth visuals that are easy to decorate using foil stamping, blind stamping or screen printing.
Tanalin Ten
Introducing Tanalin Ten, a versatile coated paper that’s latex saturated, ideal for a myriad of applications including packaging, book covers, photo albums, and menus. Available in an extensive array of colors and finishes, you can opt for solid hues or explore special finishes like Zebu (marble look) and Dull (matte finishes).
Tanalin Ten offers a cost-effective solution for projects where traditional cloth may be too costly. Its leather-like appearance elevates a variety of turned-edge applications, providing a sophisticated touch to your projects.
Tanotex 500
Tanotex coated fabric with leather-like finish is coated with a specialty coating designed to simulate leather. The cloth is extremely durable and also has outstanding water and soil resistance. Tanotex coated fabric can be selected for any project where leather is currently used or where the appearance of leather is needed. It is the fabric of choice for a variety of high-quality, prestige editions, medical, reference, and religious books.
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