Spaces still available on this one day course.
Bookmaking
Workshop 12th
September 2014
Venue
Oriel y Parc
Time
10.30 – 4.00
Tutor
: Carole King
A
one day, crash course on bookbinding - how to create your own books
from scratch: basic sketch books to display, expanding and decorative
structures.
Using
a hands-on, investigative approach, learn the essential techniques
for creating successful projects.
Am
to
include
A)An
examination of book
structures using
Concertina
Classic
binding with/without tapes
Stab
stitch
Rings
and screws
Coptic
Longstitch
etc
Expanding
books
Materials
Tools
B)
Hands on construction of a concertina book using basic techniques:
Folding corners
Soft v hard covers
Pages- Concertina folds
Signatures
Flyleaf /endpapers
Spacing holes and making jigs
Adding ties and closings
Pm
Putting it all
together in an individual project: Hopefully there will be time to at
least plan and begin an individual project of your own choosing.
Tools /Materials
suggestion list
Please bring any of the following that
you might like to use during the workshop or use the basic materials
which will be supplied at cost
Pieces of thick card- eg mountboard or
greyboard
wrapping papers- eg interesting
paper bags, packaging, gift wrap, advertising flyers, pages from
magazines..... etc
cords and ribbons
2 or 3mm ribbon
can be great for coptic binding
wider pieces of
ribbon or tape for 'ties'
threads-
embroidery/stitching
fine cords
hairy string?- eg
garden twine-not plastic
embellishments eg
lace, decorative pictures, fabric,beads, buttons, anything you think
might be useful
tools-
scissors- I use a big pair for cutting paper and a small pair for
fiddly bits
a ruler – both
for measuring and as a cutting edge
a craft knife /
stanley knife
board to cut on
a bradawl with a
point and tools for making holes
darning size
needle
a paintbrush for
glueing
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