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MATERIALS
Unless noted, all materials are grain direction parallel to the spine, which for this book is the short dimension. Dimensions below are (height) x (width)
At least 20 sheets of text weight paper cut down from letter size, 8 ½ x 3”
Japanese tissue, thin and flexible unbacked book cloth, or any thin handmade paper. Only a small portion of this will be visible, 2 ½ x 4”
Cardstock for the cover, select something that will fold with the grain without cracking and is more stiff than floppy. I have used 10 pt Bristol (240 gsm) and Fabriano Vice Versa (also called Elle Erre, 220 gsm). Short grain, 18 x 3 ¼”
Thin board, 2 ply mat board, very thin book board, or chip board, grain running the long dimension, 8 ½ x 3”
PVA
TOOLS
Essential
Bone or metal folder, preferably sharpened enough at the pointed end to score without cutting through cardstock
An awl or a pointed (not blunt) needle in a pin vise
A straightedge, not longer than 12”
Small cutting mat
A finishing press
Scalpel, olfa or x-acto knife and extra blades
Scissors
Finishing press or two lengths of 1x4" wood 10-12" long and two C Clamps (see image in the gallery for this workshop)
Optional
¾” metal spacer or cut a spacer from cardstock
Whatever tools not on this list you always find useful
Would be very lovely to have but is completely unnecessary
Guillotine, stack cutter or plough
A heavy-duty corner-rounder—rounded corners are a fun finishing touch, but absolutely unnecessary
