Initially I had tried to crease the belly bands using a creasing machine, however as the stock was so thick and also retained a plastic-like quality, the crease caused the stock to snap rather than fold. As a solution to this problem, the belly bands were folded free-hand around the edges of the magazine. The folding was done in just over 10 hours over the course of 3 days.
The belly bands were then stuck with white electrical tape, as the tape had a similar shine finish to the foil used to create the logo. Sticking was done in roughly 14 hours over the course of 7 days.
In total, the folding and sticking for 1000 copies took just over 24 hours worth of labour. The majority of this work (roughly 800 copies) was undertaken by me, with help from peers and the Student Union.
