Dear Everyone ~
I am in kit assembly mode for Buttoned-up Elegant Envelope Booklet, my newest group workshop via Zoom. It debuts on Saturday, June 26, the first Official Weekend of Summer. This workshop combines several of the most basic bookbinding techniques, plus envelope-making without a template, plus smoothly attaching a string & button closure. Voilà: You will make an elegant single-signature booklet with a stitched-in hand-folded envelope & a deluxe outer envelope in which to present (or keep) your booklet.
As with all of my workshops, you receive a hand assembled tactile kit of lovely papers, threads and accoutrements—everything you need to create your oeuvre. For group workshops past, I have partially pre-folded the papers to ensure they arrive in pristine condition. For this workshop, I’ve decided to roll your papers (like a party popper) so that you will have the option of using either colour for either structure. The most challenging part of the workshop may be deciding which of your two colours of luscious Saint-Armand stock to make your booklet with, and which to make your presentation envelope with.
When your proper popper parcel arrives, simply unroll and flatten your papers under a few heavy books for a day or two. They will unfurl perfectly.
Your kit of materials includes two shades of Saint-Armand, two pre-cut sheets of creamy Stonehenge drawing paper, three colours of waxed-linen thread wound on a piece of bookboard, and four very cheerful buttons. I have assembled three earthy palettes: Nantucket, Sonora, and Mesa.
This is a wonderful workshop for all levels of experience. It is a great introduction to several aspects of bookbinding and envelope-making; it’s also an excellent refresher for measuring, scoring, folding, stitching, and enveloping. I will record the workshop live in its entirety, and the recording will be available later the same day. The recording remains up for several weeks, so you can feel quite comfortable making more books at home on your own.
If you register by Tuesday, June 15, your papers will arrive with plenty of time to relax completely by the 26th.
Buttoned-up Elegant Envelope Booklet
Enveloped, Bari