Opportunities for Summer fun

Three opportunities for Summer fun Informal bookbinding workshop- for those wanting help with their own particular bookbinding projects Friday 29th June at Nant, Pantybwlch. SA389JF 10.30 - 4pm  £25 6 places only- booking essential. More information and Booking HERE

Memory Books with coptic bound spine and full of plain pages with envelopes to hold tickets, photos and your precious mementos. Take home a unique book, finished with your choice of handprinted papers, all in one fun day. Venue: Ceridwen Date: Monday 9th July Cost £95  Materials included . Book direct with Make it in Wales here Summer Fayre at Oriel y Parc Saturday 4th August 10am-4pm  Stalls throughout the courtyard from local artists, crafts makers and tasty treats. Live music and childrens Mermaid and Pirate Party (Extra fee applies). Fayre is FREE entry Picton Castle Summer Fair Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August 2018  10.00 am – 5.00pm Later in August  are the annual treats of Art and Craft at Waunifor 18th -27th August  Pembrokeshire Craftsman Circle  at the Seion Chapel, St Davids during August and Ceredigion Art Trail

Bookbinding Workshop at Oriel y Parc

Spaces still available on this one day course.

Bookmaking Workshop 12^th 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