Dear Members and Followers,
This month Valerie is going to show us how to make small notebooks finished off with Japanese Stab Binding.
Traditional Japanese Stab Binding was made with a material cover. Today we are going to make a small non-traditional book with a paper covered card cover, or possibly just the light card cover, the choice will be yours. These little books are great gifts as notebooks, personal jotters or just for filling with your notes, alphabet designs or drawings.
N.B. Unless you choose to make the pages in light watercolour paper they are not really suitable to wet paint designs.
Materials Requirements:
PAPER: for the pages you will need 3-4 sheets of A4 size computer paper about 90 gsm. Or any light weight paper any colour. (Watercolour paper see note above.)
LIGHT CARD: For the book cover you will need Ix A4 piece of light card any colour.
WRAPPING PAPER: For the book covering you will need 1x A4 wrapping paper, paste paper etc. any colour or design. (Colour co-ordinated to page colour looks nice.)
NEEDLE: 1 strong sewing needle with a largish eye that can take the thread you use.
THREAD: Fine crochet cotton, Cordonet twisted thread, Linen thread etc. Thread can be any colour to match book or as contrast. Thread needs to be fairly strong but not too bulky to pass through the holes.
GLUE STICK: To glue wrapping paper to cover etc.
OTHER THINGS: Cutting mat, sharp craft knife or Stanley knife, steel ruler, pencil.
Bring what you have of the following:
1. Pin awl or carpenter awl.
2. 2 bull dog clips with jaws that will open about 1cm or more.
3. Bees wax.
4. Beads to decorate optional.
Date: Saturday, 12th October, 2024
Time: 12.30pm – 4.00pm
Cost: $20.00 – Members, $25.00 – Non-Members
Place: Sylvania Community Centre - Canberra Road, Sylvania
(Near Southgate Shopping Centre)
Bookings Essential: southscribes@yahoo.com.au
Payment Options: Direct Deposit, Cash on the day or Cheque. When booking, please advise which payment option you will be making.
