GLUEING THE TWINE
MAKE A TRACE OF GLUE WHERE THE TWINE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND THEN PRESS THAT VERY PIECE ONTO THE GLUE TILL IT'S STURDY ENOUGH.
WHEN YOUR STICHES ARE DRY, PAINT THEIR TIPS (ADVERSARIAL THE SCAR) WITH A DARK BROWN PAINT, I USED RAW UMBER ACRYLIC. THEN COVER THAT COLOR WITH THE PAINTS YOU USED TO PAINT THE BOOK IN STEP 5 (THIS PROCEDURE GIVES THE EFFECT OF DEPTH AS WELL AS MAKES THE STICHES TO LOOK OLD AND WORN)