The workshop will take place in Neatishead New Victory village hall.
The cost of the workshop is £25 for NDPS members and £35 for non-members, payable in cash on the day.
The content of the workshop will be adapted based on the skills and prior knowledge of the people who attend. There will be as much assistance as needed or wanted by those who attend as well as the opportunity to share knowledge with each other.
For people new to bookmaking, the objective of the workshop will be to learn the basic skills of bookmaking while making a simple concertina book.
For those who attended the first workshop we will build on that to develop more sophisticated books.
While we will try and provide enough materials and tools for everyone it would greatly help if you could bring the following items which will also equip you to make further books at home.
- Pad of A3 cartridge paper or watercolour paper around 180-210 gsm. Goldline watercolour paper works well
- A few sheets of Scrap A4 paper, copier paper is fine.
- 3 foldback clips 30-50mm
- Pencil
- 30 cm acrylic ruler with cutting edge Jakar Ref: 3063. Worth buying
- Steel ruler (30cm) not necessary if you have the acrylic ruler above
- Scalpel or sharp craft knife
- 6” Bone folder (this is an essential tool for bookmaking and would be worth buying if you intend to make any more books about £5 on Amazon You can also get basic bookmaking kits on Amazon for £10.99 with several of these bits included.)
- Bookcloth or printed paper for covering the boards choose whatever you want to suit your style and the content. There will be a limited selection available on the day
- Cutting mat A3 minimum but A1 or A2 is more useful if you plan on making more books.
For the basic book, we will be making a 13cm square book as this allows two pages to be made from each A3 sheet. Ultimately you will want to print your photos on the page before hand but for this workshop it will be easier to print photos separately and stick them in afterwards using 6-10 photos. You could add printed text if you wish. PVA glue, brushes rag etc will be provided.
Photos should be sized to fit on a 13cm square page, we will talk about sequencing.
The basic structure of the workshop will be
- How to fold and crease paper
- Cut pages to size
- Assemble book block, gluing the pages together
- Cut boards to size
- Cover outside of boards
- Assemble book
- Work out sequencing of photos
- Stick photos in
Please note:
Don’t forget to check the arrangements before setting out if there has been extreme weather overnight.
Please remember, our group can only be as good as the input made by its members so if you are willing to organise or lead any kind of event that you think will be of interest to members, please step forward. Please don’t be shy – all offers of help will be greatly appreciated…!