As you can see in the video, the elastic to hold the Bible I sewed it with my machine because I want it to be tight. You can do that by hand or put a paper click in the center to hold the elastic together. The small size is for a regular Bible size, the large one as you can see is perfect to carry with everything you need, easy to take it in a airplane, train, library, or church or prepare your sermon or study. The pencil holder is Velcro, you can remove it if you want. I love the quality, looksSee full review