TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Printing 7 Paper 11 Bookbinding 18 Stocking your Studio The PCBA Resource Guide is, on the one hand, a practical catalogue of book arts resources. On the other, it is an 22 Schools and Workshops inspiration guide and jumping off point. We’ve listed na- tional and Bay-Area stores that sell the usual (paper, glue, 24 Selling your Artists’ Book thread) and the unusual (ribbon, scrap metal). We’ve left 26 Web Links white space for your personal notes. And in the margins, we’ve suggested starting places on the web for you to begin 28 Index or continue an exploration into book arts. The table of contents on the right may seem, at first glance, bare bones, but in this issue we’ve also included an extensive index. The web is teeming with information and opinions on binding, supplies, and book arts in general. This guide could just point to several web sites and be done. But the Bay Area has a wealth of resources, and why order on-line when you can drive to a store, touch the paper, see the exact color and then trip across the very pattern you didn’t know you were looking for? Of course the national sources have to be included. Since all the national suppliers have web sites with on-line cata- logues, we’ve listed only the site address, phone number and city & state of the supplier. For out-of-state suppliers with no web site, we’ve listed an email address if available. The Resource Guide wouldn’t have been possible without the diligent prodding and dedication of Debbie Kogan. And the PCBA members who compiled the lists (long list of names goes here.) We hope you find the Guide useful. Please write or e-mail us with your suggestions of resources to include in the next edition or ways to improved the Guide. & 1 Bookmaking with Kids ☞The Criss-Cross Binding☜ The Criss-Cross Binding is one of my favorites because … • The ribbon looks great • The weaving is easy • It spiffs up any book cover, even drab, worn-out file folders • It’s a great showcase for sponged-painted Tyvek • Kids can take it apart to add more pages Materials & Tools • For pages: Plain legal-size paper, 8½ x 14. Kids can fold 3-5 sheets (oriented landscape) in half as a group (forming a single signature). Or they can use a stack of loose sheets, cut to 8½ x 7. (Go with the loose-sheet approach if you want kids to add pages later.) • For covers: Any sturdy paper. To make a folded cover, start with an 8½ x 14 sheet. • Binder clips To make separate front and back covers, cut two 8½ x 7 sheets. • Quarter-inch or 3/8-inch wide ribbon, cut in lengths of 36 inches. • Adjustable three-hole punch Step by Step 1 Using the guide on the reverse side, adjust 6 Working first with the ribbon on the front the holes in your punch. of the book, cross to the back of the book, weave it into the second hole (from back 2 Sandwich pages between covers, nesting to front) and repeat for remaining holes. folded paper into the cover fold or aligning loose sheets between front and back covers. 7 Working with the ribbon dangling in back Use two binder clips to hold pages and of the book, cross to the front, weave it cover(s) together during punching and into the second hole (from front to back) weaving. and repeat for remaining holes. 3 Insert folded edge of the book into hole 8 Where the ribbons meet at the last hole, punch and punch holes. tie a bow. Thread ends with pony beads, if desired, and knot to keep beads in place. 4 Flip the book over, insert folded edge into punch and make holes. These holes will be equally spaced between the first three holes you punched.) See reverse side for hole layout after second punch. 5 Insert 36-inch long ribbon into top hole, pulling to make front and back pieces equal in length. Visit Bookmaking with Kids for great bookmaking ideas www.bookmakingwithkids.com • (415) 200-8078 • [email protected] 3 Stand a C-fold sheet to the left of a Z-fold sheet and tuck the Z-fold into the left-side fold of the C-fold sheet. This produces the basic French-door unit. Copyright © 2012 Cathy Miranker • Boomaking with Kids These instructions are for your classroom use only. Please do not copy or distribute to others. LITERACY & ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGH BOOKMAKING Books from Single Sheets (with 8 Panels) Here are five booklets that all start out as an ordinary sheet of paper folded into eight panels. books Don’t be fooled by their small size: They may fit in the palm of your hand, but kids have filled them with poetry, autobiographies, text and drawings about animal habitats, stories about mysterious chocolate footprints and more! paper title second line Easy to learn and instructive to make, single-sheet books are an engaging introduction to bookmaking, presenting skills and structures that kids can use again and again. MATERIALS & TOOLS • Plain paper, any size. Larger sizes, like • Scissors. legal (8-1/2 x 14 inches) or tabloid (11 x 17 inches), yield bigger books with more space • Writing & drawing supplies. for children’s handwriting. Source: You can get inexpensive reams of paper at SCRAP, www. scrap-sf.org/, or RAFT, www.raft.net. BASIC FOLDS FOR ALL VARIATIONS • Fold paper in half lengthwise (a hotdog fold) so the paper is long and skinny. • Unfold paper and fold in half again in the opposite direction, matching up the right edge to the left edge (a hamburger fold). • Leaving the paper folded, bring the top left edge to the fold at the right and crease. Flip the paper over and repeat. #1—BASIC ACCORDION • Open up paper and refold to hotdog. • Fold up the panels into an M-shape … “Bookmaking has motivated • … and you have a booklet with a cover and my students to write. It has seven panels for text or drawings. motivated them to read more, too, because they want to read their peers’ books.” —4th grade teacher visit the www.sfcb.org “for kids” pages for photos & more bookmaking ideas & 4 KEY: LITERACY & ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGH BOOKMAKING Books from Single Sheets (with 8 Panels) Here are five booklets that all start out as an ordinary sheet of paper folded into eight panels. books Don’t be fooled by their small size: They may fit in the palm of your hand, but kids have filled them with poetry, autobiographies, text and drawings about animal habitats, stories about mysterious chocolate footprints and more! title paper Easy to learn and instructive to make, single-sheet books are an engagingsecond introduction line to bookmaking, presenting skills and structures that kids can use again and again. • Scissors. • Writing & drawing supplies. #1—BASIC ACCORDION • Open up paper and refold to hotdog. • Fold up the panels into an M-shape … • … and you have a booklet with a cover and seven panels for text or drawings. visit the www.sfcb.org “for kids” pages for photos & more bookmaking ideas & KEY: 5 BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOKS TIPS FOR BOOKMAKING IN THE CLASSROOM #4. Four-Panel with frames * For younger students, consider preprinting page numbers, design elements, MATERIALS & TOOLS fold/cut lines and even lines • Plain paper: letter, legal or tabloid for text. • Scissors • Writing/drawing supplies * When you introduce a new CONTENT book project, have kids make • All-About-Me the new structure a couple of times before starting to write • Favorites or draw. • Friends • Family • Summer memories The first time, just concen- trate on the how-tos, making # sure kids get the hang of it. 5. Four-Panel with Pop-Up The second version will turn Rectangle out better, and kids can use it for drafts. The third one, MATERIALS & TOOLS better still, can be saved for • 11 x 17 paper (plain or preprinted with final text. cut/fold lines) • Scissors • Writing/drawing supplies • Collage materials (maps, newspapers) CONTENT • Silly stories • Vacation mishaps • “You won’t believe this news item!” • Mini book reports #6. Four-Panel Book with Pop-Up Crown MATERIALS & TOOLS • 11 x 17 paper (plain or preprinted with cut/fold lines) • Scissors • Writing/drawing supplies • Collage materials CONTENT • “If I were king …” • “If I were a princess …” • Fractured fairy tales: “When I woke up this “For kids who are kinesthetic morning, I was a frog!!” learners, bookmaking is a godsend. In fact, we all learn best by doing!” —3rd grade teacher 2 BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOKS * Pizza boxes (unused!) make great containers for bookmaking supplies and ongoing projects. They’re light, easy to stack and don’t take up much space. Ask a parent volunteer to solicit local pizza places for donations, enough for one per student. * Here’s an easy way for students to make cuts that #2—LIFT-THE-FLAP ACCORDION are set in from the edge of the paper. • Open up your folded paper and cut along three of the creases, from the bottom edge Pass around a hole punch, to the middle fold. and have kids punch a hole on each line they need to • Refold your paper into a hotdog. cut. Then kids simply insert their scissors into each hole and start cutting. • This time when you fold up the panels into an M-shape, your booklet will have four, lift-up flaps. “When kids make books, it makes the content more meaningful to them.” —2nd grade teacher 3 BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOK RESOURCES BOOKS, WEBSITES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS MORE IDEAS FOR RAFT MATERIALS * Adapt the luggage tags often available at RAFT.