Get started making books
Learn how to make your own books at home using the elegantly simple pamphlet bookbinding technique. Explore paper types, how to adapt your book cover, how to add a pocket page and include various page sizes to make a unique pamphlet book, ideal for use as a notebook or artist's book.
Ability: Beginners
The minimum time required to watch and respond to the video content and complete the tasks is 6 hours. The tutor also recommends how you can develop your work further so that you can continue to use the skills acquired on this course for future projects.
Access: Six months of online access to all of the course content.
Ability: Beginners
The minimum time required to watch and respond to the video content and complete the tasks is 6 hours. The tutor also recommends how you can develop your work further so that you can continue to use the skills acquired on this course for future projects.
Access: Six months of online access to all of the course content.
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Introduction to tutor Tracey Bush and workshop overview
Getting Started
Workshops
Completion
Getting Started
- Health and safety
- Tools you’ll need, materials overview
Workshops
- Paper types and making your first ‘section’
- Make a pamphlet book with a five-hole stitch
- Adapting your book cover including a ‘dos à dos’
- Variable page sizes and making a pocket page
Completion
- Recap and ideas going forward
- Additional notes and ideas
Course includes:
Tools
Materials
Set up
It is often most comfortable to make books standing up, so a sturdy table at bench height is ideal. Make sure you have good lighting, as accurate measurement depends on it.
- Access to our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) with course content
- A series of instructional videos to work through and repeat at your own pace
- Practical tasks to complete
- Helpful materials suppliers list
- Student online gallery where you can post images of your work for tutors to review and comment on
- Support from the college and tutors via email should you need it during the course
- Additional notes and ideas
Tools
- Beeswax block
- Awl
- Bone folder
- Scissors
- Paper knife (shoe knife/butter knife)
- Cutting mat
- Stanley knife with retractable blade
- Metal safety rule
- Set square
- PVA glue
- Board/weight
Materials
- Scrap paper (magazines are ideal)
- Linen thread 18/3
- Two sheets of A2 paper (80-120gsm short grain)
- One sheet cotton rag paper (Khadi or watercolour paper) 100-175gsm
- Map/atlas paper, envelope paper
- Baking parchment (from a supermarket)
Set up
It is often most comfortable to make books standing up, so a sturdy table at bench height is ideal. Make sure you have good lighting, as accurate measurement depends on it.
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Tutor
Tracey Bush
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