If you
love paper then you will enjoy this course, which gives you the opportunity to
explore and make several different types of books. You will produce at least
four blank hardbacked and soft cover books, which are great for notebooks or
sketchbooks and perfect as gifts. This course is carefully structured to
include both short and simple tasks and longer projects in order to develop
skills and build confidence. All techniques will be fully demonstrated with
tips for easy and accurate measuring, cutting, gluing and sewing as well as
plenty of time for you to work on your own books. Suitable for all levels of
experience, this is a parallel course to Bookbinding for All: Four More Books.
You will make different books on each course and may attend either of them in
any order.
Day 1 - tools and materials, make A5 concertina book,
including preparation of covers and inside pages.
Day 2 - leather cover soft binding Midori style
travellers notebook (vegetarian option available), including paper trimming and
sewing.
Day 3 - commence Coptic stitch A5 book, including
preparation of covers and inside pages.
Day 4 - complete Coptic stitch book, including
preparation of holes for sewing, and sewing.
Day 5 - Japanese stab stitch soft cover notebook,
including preparation of covers, papers, and sewing.
Tools
and materials
Please bring:
- Scissors
- Basic drawing equipment: pencil, eraser, sharpener
- Basic cutting equipment: sturdy sharp craft knife (not a
scalpel as these are too delicate), metal edged ruler, cutting mat (preferably
A3 or bigger if you have it)
- Blunt ended sewing needle with large eye eg: tapestry
needle size 20
If you have any of the following tools please bring them,
but don't feel obliged to purchase them in advance of the course. There will be
some sets of tools available to borrow and some tools available to purchase
from Janina during the course if you prefer.
- Bone folder
- Awl / braddle (sharp pointy tool for making holes in
paper and card)
- Paper knife / clip knife / shoe knife (blunt knife used
for slicing paper)
If you have any questions about the tools please contact
Janina by email on Janina.maher123@btinternet.com
All materials needed for the course projects are included
in the course fee but if you have any decorative or handmade papers you would
like to use for covers please bring them.
Janina Maher
BA BSc FCA
About Janina
Janina Maher designs and makes handmade books from her
garden based studio, Bind Weed Art Studio. Her ideas are drawn from traditional
bookbinding techniques as well as modern interpretations, and she is constantly
inspired by the range of beautiful papers now widely available. She has drawn and painted from a young age, encouraged by
her graphic designer father. After a parallel existence in the corporate world
for many years, she has now decided to focus on a creative life and has been
teaching bookbinding and mixed media techniques since 2014.
www.janinamaher.artweb.com
