Bookbinding Workshop

Further information:

Bookmaking Workshop

Saturday 21^st March 2015

10-3pm

Preseli Community Learning Centre

£30

Make a complete book with hard covers and a stitched and covered spine, suitable for use as a sketchbook, notebook, diary or journal. Learn techniques for including storage pockets or envelopes, place markers and retaining ribbons for closure.

During this one day workshop participants will complete an A5 size book filled with drawing quality paper.

We will start the day with a short examination of various book structures, materials and tools.

Tools /Materials suggestion list

I will provide

pieces of thick greyboard for the covers

book cloth for the book spine

140gsm white acid free cartridge for the pages ( if you would prefer watercolour or another type of paper please contact me)

glue

thread

Please will you bring:

Essential 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

darning size needle

a paintbrush suitable for glueing

If you have one

a craft knife / stanley knife

board to cut on

a bradawl with a point and tools for making holes

wrapping papers for the book covers eg interesting paper bags, packaging, gift wrap, advertising flyers, pages from magazines..... etc

cords and ribbons

If you might like to add a 'tie' to close your book a ribbon piece approximately 1m in length and 1-2cm wide is required- I will bring a selection of ribbon but you might like to bring what you have.

embellishments eg lace, decorative pictures, fabric,beads, buttons, anything you think might be useful

If you would like to attend this workshop please book directly with

preseli.learning@pembrokeshire.gov.uk or call 01437 770180

I will soon be publishing a list of other workshops that will take place at Nant-all sorts of techniques and fun-let me know if there is anything you would like especially on the list.