you can use any cloth you want if you back it with paper OR if you dont care if the book outlasts you (not archival).

to mount paper on cloth, you can use methyl cellulose (im an awful speller so i probably got that a little wrong) or wheat paste powder and a spray bottle. ive never tried this with out a press, but i would imagine that if you have a piece of newsprint and a bone folder it should go okay (you could try a rolling pin?):

for methyl cellulose:
paint or spray a thin layer on a piece of archival paper (i reccomend using interleaving(sp?interweaving?) its a white archival paper used inbetween photos or prints) then place it on the fabric and use a piece of wax paper or clean newsprint to protect it and run over it with a bone folder. you should try a couple small squares to make sure you are using the correct amount for the weave of your fabric. (Note: i dont trust methyl cellulose, ive had it seperate on me with prints and it makes me mad, but other people love it, so if you like it, give that shot).

wheat paste powder:
get a dusting can (one like they use in cafes for cinnimon or chocolate) or a jar with a nylon lid (held in place with a rubber band) and fill it with the powder used for mixing wheat paste. with a spray bottle, dampen your fabric and your paper and blot them between some newsprint. powder a thin layer of the wheat paste onto the fabric and the paper, then put them together (powder side to powder side), cover with a piece of newsprint and bone them together

NON ARCHIVAL VERSION
easiest, and i have books made with it that have lasted unharmed and un-foxed for 10yrs so far . . .
SUPER 77
get some paper and some fabric, spray the super 77 on the paper (NOT THE FABRIC) and blot any over damp spots with tissue or newsprint or whatevers lying around. then place it on the fabric and bone it down (with newprint between it and the bone folder, again).

super 77 is my favorite for things like journals and whatnot. i only go out of my way for archival things if im doing artist book or something i want to live longer than me. although, i know plenty of people who have used super 77 in projects they expect to outlive them . . . *shrug* the archival thing is a personal choice i think.

hope that helps
-janina