Two Second Ribbon Bookmark

I like using ribbons as bookmarks. They're thin and I like the look of them. Unfortunately, while reading, I often lose track of them. Hence this bookmark, which I like to think that I conceived of in two seconds, then constructed in less than a minute. It attaches to the back cover, and therefore doesn't slip, making it easy to find when it comes time to mark your place again. It's also removable and adjustable to fit a variety of books.

Materials

• 30cm ribbon
• 20cm elastic, about 5mm wide

Instructions

1. Knot the elastic to the ribbon so that you create a loop the approximate size of a bookcover, with a tail that will be used to mark your page.
2. Slip the elastic loop over the back cover of your book with the tail coming from the top. Adjust the tightness of the knots so that it doesn't pull on the back cover.

I know, you totally needed instructions for this. I should just have posted a picture and let you have at it. I mean really, I had a hard time writing these instructions.

These bookmarks work best on hardcover books, but if the tension of the elastic is loose, and the book is thick enough, they work pretty well on paperbacks, too.

Additional detail pictures:

Here you can see the back elastic.
If your book has a dust jacket, loop the bookmark
beneath it to remain unobtrusive.

It's easy to mark your page with the long tail
of the bookmark.

The knots can slide to enlarge or shrink the loop
to fit most books.

Sliding one knot to the top helps keep the book lying flat.

A different coloured ribbon.