Background:
This was my third experiment with bookbinding. This style of binding is the easiest and quickest so far. Single section pamphlets have been used historically for short religious and political publications. This style of binding is still in use today. The most common single section pamphlet is a magazine stapled through the middle.
This was my third experiment with bookbinding. This style of binding is the easiest and quickest so far. Single section pamphlets have been used historically for short religious and political publications. This style of binding is still in use today. The most common single section pamphlet is a magazine stapled through the middle.
Materials:
For all the versions you see here, I started out by cutting and folding my pieces of paper to the size I wanted. I then cut a cover to size and stitched the pages directly to the cover. For the two origami covers, I folded the covers first before sewing the folios in.
For all the versions you see here, I started out by cutting and folding my pieces of paper to the size I wanted. I then cut a cover to size and stitched the pages directly to the cover. For the two origami covers, I folded the covers first before sewing the folios in.
Notes:
Multi-section pamphlets probably were not as common, but make great books for SCA use. This is also a great project for Youth Ministers and children that can cut and sew.
Multi-section pamphlets probably were not as common, but make great books for SCA use. This is also a great project for Youth Ministers and children that can cut and sew.
Bibliography:
Fox, Gabrielle. The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books.North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH. Copyright 2000. ISBN: 1-58180-019-3 website: www.nlbooks.com
Fox, Gabrielle. The Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books.North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH. Copyright 2000. ISBN: 1-58180-019-3 website: www.nlbooks.com
View of spine of multi-sectional (left) and single section (right)
Sewing can be varied greatly to produce tassels on the outside (or in) or use different colors
Sewing can be varied greatly to produce tassels on the outside (or in) or use different colors
View of interior sewing of multi-sectional (left) and single section (right)
Project in progress on the left and finished project on the right
Project in progress on the left and view of sewn pine on finished piece
Interior sewing of finished piece
NOTE: I reused this book many times. Once a section was filled, I could remove it and sew in another section.
Interior - sewn as a single pamphlet, but not sewn to cover
Endpiece is held into place by folded cover
Exterior - pockets are handy for business cards - note there is no stitching through the cover
Partially unfolded - stitches will be hidden once the cover is refolded
Partially unfolded - single folio is sewn directly to cover
Cover is folded - pockets will be outside on this one
Interior of pamphlet - chose another sewing style
Same piece on edge - could have folded it so the pockets were inside and a smooth cover on the outside
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