You need fusible web. HeatnBond is one brand. You iron it on whatever fabric you choose (assuming it’s safe to iron on silk setting), peel off the backing and iron the whole shebang together. Also sold as Wonder Under, Steam-a-seam, Wonder Fuse. You want paper-backed.
You could stitch over the gold border with the black. It'll still look great. In addition to Fray Check, you could use Heat n Bond to help seal it and make an iron on patch.
This might not help you at all, but if you're interested in one of those "iron-on" patches, you can buy just the adhesive so you can iron-on any piece of clothing onto any other piece of clothing. So, if you had a piece of clothing with the design on it, you could try cutting it out and using this adhesive to combine it with something else, though you'd have to be very careful to not wrinkle it in the process.
Anyway, that's not anywhere near as good a solution as just getting the patch, so that probably doesn't help at all, but I just learned this stuff existed; just thought I'd mention it.
Thanks! I used Heat’n’ Bond ultra hold iron-on adhesive. It’s on amazon !
Ironing it on was okay - the glue didnt stick everywhere on the fabric. I would definitely iron-on AND sew the patch when adding to a jacket / denim
You can buy a roll of iron on glue tape made for this exact situation, and its not too expensive.
Use adhesive backing for more stability https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y0083K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_F9KXXRVJ6AJ3NFHG06TN?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I bought about $40-50 in materials to get started. Obviously, the tools that make the process easier/faster cost far more, but I had time to kill over the summer (this is likely not the case for you right now, so keep that in mind). Making a book is a time-consuming process, but practice makes it a bit faster. For making the textbooks, I'd say these are the basic materials you need:
I do think bookbinding can save you money, if you keep it basic. It just costs a lot of time. I don't bind books in the middle of the school year because I can't afford to spend said time, but I make several books over both long and short breaks.
If you're looking for books that will last a while, I'd consider spending more money on the thread and the glue. Elmer's is fine for beginner books that I don't want to impart longevity on — but that may not be your goal. As the others mentioned, making a blank book first will be beneficial and will probably actually save you some time and money.
I would use an iron patch to fill the space and probably sew fabric over the area.
there's two types of iron on patches you could sew to this
I really stress that you need to sew both these types of patches on in place after you apply them. They will peel off if you leave them be
I use regular fabric to stitch the patch onto and then add heatnbond. You can either cut off the heatnbond close to the edge or stitch around it like I prefer.
If you refuse to sew, just iron it on.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermoweb-Heatn-Ultra-Iron--Adhesive-17/dp/B000Y0083K/