ONLINE Handmade Books: Hardback Book with Fabric Cover - Thurs 5th December 2024 at 10am
SKU:
JMA0512aa12
£41.00
£41.00
per item
Included in this ONLINE class:
- 2 hours of live, expert tuition in a small & friendly class
- Unlimited access to watch again until 3 February 2025
- High quality, downloadable reference materials & handouts
- Opportunities to seek feedback from your tutor & connect with fellow students via our online blackboard
BOOKING DEADLINE: Thurs 21st November at 12pm UK TIME
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Tutor: Janina Maher
Class requirements
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Class timings (UK time)
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Class details
In this two-hour workshop you will learn how to make a traditional style of hard backed book, ideal as a notebook or sketchbook, or a Christmas gift for someone special.
Janina will demonstrate and explain all the steps to make a beautiful hard back book from scratch. The demonstration version will be A6 portrait with fabric cover and using cartridge paper for the inside pages.
She will start by trimming paper and card into the correct size for the book and nesting the trimmed sheets into ‘signatures’. The signatures will then by sewn together using traditional French link stitch, and the spine will be reinforced with glue and tissue or scrim/brown paper, then set to one side to dry.
The next stage will be preparation of the covers, so Janina will explain the correct size of card to cut for this size of book. The fabric will then be trimmed to size and glued to the card cover pieces. The final stage is assembly of the book, gluing the inside pages (text block) into the cover. The book is then left to dry fully.
A lovely process that will hopefully have you making books for years to come!
Specific skills you will learn
- Folding and trimming paper for the inside pages (‘signatures’)
- Sewing the book together using French link stitch
- Reinforcing the spine with wet strength tissue or scrim / brown paper
- Measuring and cutting grey board covers
- Covering the book with fabric.
- Lots of tips for painless measuring, cutting and gluing
- Advice on suitable fabric, card, papers and paper grain
Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online class page. Helpful and easy to use, these private pages enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – before, during, and after class.
Janina will offer personal feedback for any work submitted via the class page within thirty days of the class ending. The link to access the page will be shared via email in the days leading up to the class.
We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment. For full terms and conditions, please click here.