Make Book Cloth and My Favorite Sketch Book

This is a two part class: you will learn how to make your own book cloth on the first day and then on the second day make a sketch book.

Use small pieces of your treasured or thrifted fabric and learn two techniques to make book cloth: one is the traditional way using wheat paste and rice paper and the second uses interfacing. Learn both ways and choose the one that's right for you. Medium weight, smooth woven cotton type fabrics work the best. You will need two pieces of fabric at least 16 inches square or two pieces 8 by 8 inches, or a fat quarter. You can bring additional fabric to make book cloth for future projects.

Use your book cloth in the next day to make the book. There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too! It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials, and best of all, it features a textile cover and you made it! We'll be making a 6" x 6" sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper. Once you make this book in class, you'll know how to make larger and smaller version with whatever paper you want! You'll learn all the book making basics and then some...picking the paper, gluing, piercing, sewing, all the fabulous bits that go into making a well-made, useful and enjoyable sketchbook/journal. I will be bring a tool kit for you to use and all the supplies including some wonderful pieces of fabrics to use on the covers, but you might want to keep your eye open for that special thrift store find, or check your drawers for your favorite saved textile treasures. Medium weight, smooth woven cotton type fabrics work the best.

Level: Beginning

Materials fee: $45

Instructor provided materials: wheat paste, rice paper, brushes, handouts and patterns, use of book binding kit, 90# multi-media paper torn to size glues and brushes waxed linen extra fabrics if needed cutting boards SW glue sheets, cover boards, end sheets, etc. All supplies needed to make sketchbook and book cloth

Student should bring: sharp regular sized sewing scissors Favorite pieces of cotton (smooth medium weight) textiles 15" x 15" or fat quarter 

Members: $ 150

Non Members: $ 165

Instructor: bio Joyce Tromba and  Chad Alice Hagen