We are making a hinged board covered book. I have attached some photos.

I recommend no bigger than A4, and photograph size, ie sort of 4" by 6" works really well. The pages can be made of anything, but if pre- cutting, it needs to be noted that an inch is lost to the hinge/spine.

The outer cover can be plain fabric or something embroidered, the recent hardanger (will need a piece of fabric to go behind), crewel or chicken scratch workshop pieces are all possibles.

The workshop will be led by Helen Sargent who provided the following information:

Equipment

• Basic sewing kit to include sharp pointed embroidery scissors and fabric scissors

• Paper scissors

• Cutting mat

• Scalpel / cardboard cutter

• Metal ruler – can be borrowed

• Quilting ruler (optional)

• Pencil

• Fine curved needle (for normal sewing thread) - optional

Materials

• Mount board – 2x size of book (cover) + 2x 1” x height of book (spine)

• Thin wadding to cover card

• Strong thread for lacing

• Glue such as UHU or Bostik All Purpose clear glue – fast drying is better than PVA

• Fabric for outer cover – needs to cover 1 side of all the bits of card + 2cm seam allowance.

• Fabric for inner cover – needs to cover 1 side of all the bits of card + 2cm seam allowance.

• Embroidery and sewing threads to match fabrics

• Pages for your book – as you wish, can be paper or fabric and can be added later on.

Please note that Linda Livesey has donated a large quantity of good quality paper that can be used as pages so there is no need to buy paper.

• Lunch

Provided

• Hinge pins

• Hinge fabric

• Golf tees

• Guillotine

• Hole punch

• Bodkin

• Screw driver

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