The workshop will start over lunch in the nearby White Horse pub at 12:00 where the approach and plan for the afternoon will be discussed. After lunch we will move to the village hall.

The objective of the workshop is to learn the basic skills while making a simple concertina book. 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 A4 cartridge paper or watercolour paper around 180-210 gsm you will use 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.

We will be making a 13cm square book as this allows two pages to be made from each A4 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.

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

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…!