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Hand made book making workshop 22nd & 23rd, April 2014 This was a 2 day weekend workshop under the guidance of Lori Sauer www.bookbinding workshops.com. Lori brought with her a selection of beautifully finished hand made books which she had produced showing a great
variety of techniques and materials. Materials varied from hand made paper pages to a wonderfully crafted book with wooden covers. All were hand sown to produce the finished article. Lori explained that she has people bringing her their favourite books to be customised into a work of art of the owners choice, using a variety of materials.
A selection of the finished books After the introductions to the various types of book the group were set to work to start to make their own books. A concertina book was the first task the group were given using various tools to create the folds for the book. When this had been achieved they moved onto cutting the paper for the pages, then sewing the pages into groups ready for the assembly of pages before starting work on producing the covers.
Martin Howse concentrating on cutting his pages
Lori Sauer (2nd right) demonstrating to some of the group
After the day on Saturday, some sore fingers caused by sowing, had been nursed overnight and it was time to start on the covers of the books. Materials were available to be used and the group set about their task using glue to bind the spine of the book, then covering the covers with their chosen material. If the book made was to become a photo book ways of sticking the images into the book were talked about, although possibly the images could be printed first onto the paper and then bound into book form after printing. The day was greatly enjoyed by all with some lighter moments during the process with one of the course members even sowing her scarf into the book on one occasion. The Region are planning to run another course next year, watch the newsletter or website when they are finalised.