Guest tutorial by e. bond of roughdraftbooks
We are thrilled today to bring you a cool star book bookbinding tutorial by roughdrAftbooks. roughdrAftbooks is a sweet little one woman book studio in the heart of philadelphia specializing in hand-made book forms that turn into journals, notepads and one-of-a-kind wonders perfect for documenting your life. Check her out online at Poppytalk Handmade HERE or on Etsy HERE. roughdrAftbooks will be holding a live bookmaking workshop at Anthropologie in Philadelphia (part of a city-wide event called Design Philadelphia. See info and site here). Here's the tutorial! (Thanks e.)!
This star book form is a great structure to use in many ways. I have used this form as a holiday ornament, sun catchers, gift tags for presents and even wedding favors. You can use all kinds of great materials to make your form special.
Materials Needed:
5 pieces of paper, any size as long as it is perfectly square
2 pieces of decorated paper 1.5 inches larger than the size of your boards (to cover your boards)
2 boards (mat board thickness) cut exactly half the size of the paper you are using + ¼ inch
For instance if your paper is a 6 x 6 inch square, then you should cut 2 boards that are 3 ¼ inch.
glue stick, bone folder, scissors, cutting board and a piece of ribbon or something to use to keep book closed or to hang it from
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This star book form is a great structure to use in many ways. I have used this form as a holiday ornament, sun catchers, gift tags for presents and even wedding favors. You can use all kinds of great materials to make your form special.
Materials Needed:
5 pieces of paper, any size as long as it is perfectly square
2 pieces of decorated paper 1.5 inches larger than the size of your boards (to cover your boards)
2 boards (mat board thickness) cut exactly half the size of the paper you are using + ¼ inch
For instance if your paper is a 6 x 6 inch square, then you should cut 2 boards that are 3 ¼ inch.
glue stick, bone folder, scissors, cutting board and a piece of ribbon or something to use to keep book closed or to hang it from
