Dear Members and Followers,
June is looking like a great month for being booked (sorry could not help myself). As our one day workshop for June is another day of books:
JAPANESE STAB
BINDING.
This is a traditional binding which dates to the early
1600’s and can have a variety of uses such as a photo album, diary or
notebook.
The photo below is a very basic version but there are lots
of things you can do to decorate the cover such as using coloured thread,
adding beads, gluing on decorative paper. It only stops with your imagination.
In its simplest form, which we shall be doing it is not too
difficult. If you are intending to use this binding for your “Word of the
Month” I strongly recommend that you try to attend this workshop as it is the
best method to bind all our words and it will be difficult to do it from
scratch in an afternoon Caliart in October.
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MATERIALS LIST FOR JAPANESE STAB BINDING
We will first do a “mock up” so you can get used to the stitching
pattern and then a second book with
better paper if you wish. The book will be a landscape format
TEXT BLOCK
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20 x A5 sheets, A4 photocopy
paper is ideal for your mock up, cut in half as the grain direction is then
correct. I have said 20 pages but you can make it as thick or thin as you like,
if you go thicker just bear in mind
your awl has to go through the whole thickness and the covers.
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For your second
book you can use any paper you like but make sure your grain direction is correct for a landscape binding
COVERS
·
For
each book – 2 x A5 light card – 140 – 160 gsm is good, Canson Mei- teintes
works well. Whatever colour you would like. Again be mindful of your grain direction.
OTHER EQUIPMENT
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Sewing
thread – this can be embroidery thread or similar to contrast with your covers. You can use a thicker thread
if you wish but be sure that the eye
of your needle is big enough for it to go through.
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A needle.
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A
punch or heavy duty awl – you will need something strong enough to go through
the text block and both covers together. If you don’t have anything suitable I will bring some punches.
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A small hammer
– if you have one – again I will bring one if you don’t have one.
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Scissors
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Cutting
mat – if you have an old one bring
that as when you punch the holes a
mark may be left on the cutting mat. Alternately if you have a few small pieces
of very thick cardboard bring that to protect the cutting mat or even an old
plastic kitchen cutting board.
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Ruler
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Pencil
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Bone folder
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Small clamps if you have them and/or some
strong bulldog clips. The covers
and text block need to be held very firmly as you punch the holes through.
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If you want to add some decoration to your
covers you can bring some small
pieces of decorative paper, small beads or ribbon etc.
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A glue stick if you are going to add some decorative paper.
