教你如何手工制作书籍.docx

教你如何手工制作书籍.docx

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教你如何手工制作书籍

Equipment

Stanley/X-actoKnife（anythingsharptocutpaperandboard）

MetalRuler24”

BoneFolder（showninpictureslateron,thisisthemostimportanttool,don'tbuyplasticones,theysnap）

LargeSewingNeedle

Acompactweight（aboxfullofchangedidthetrickforme）

BrushforGlueing

3Jarstostashglueandwater.

SetSquare（optionalbutuseful）

Aslabofwood（optional,you'llunderstandlateron）

Tissues/Towel/Hankeytowhipebrushes

Supplies*

Paper

BookBindingGlue

LinenThread（Guttermanisgood）

WallpaperGlue

Greyboard（hardboardforthecover）

ManilaFolders

Buckram/Fabricforthecover

CottonTape/Ribbon

Mull/Jaconet

Ribbon（forbookmarkifdesired）

Apieceof80gsm（roughly）cartridgepaper

Headbands（colouredstripsthatgoatendofspines,notneccessarybuttheyaredecorative,makeitlooksprofessionalandguardthespinefromdust）

Largesheetsofscrappapertoglueon.

*I’vefounditdifficulttosourcethesethingsinAustralia.EuropeorAmericaprobablywon’thaveanyproblems（namesmaydiffer）.IfyourunablefindthemanywhereIrecommendusingtheinternetisapparentlygood.

The1RuleofBinding

Thereisonlyonerule.Thegraindirectionmustgofromheadtotail.Thisisthesecrettoagoodbookthatstaysopen.Ifyouhavethegraingoingthewrongwaythepaperwillripple,thefoldwillnotbecleanandthebookwillwanttocloseitself.

HowtoFindtheGrain

Thisisanimportantstep.Wemustfindthegrainofthepaper.Thereare4ways.

1.Feeling

2.Folding

3.Tearing

4.Wetting

Feeling

Thisisthequickestandeasiestway.Getthepaperasthoughtyourabouttofolditandpressdownlightly,rotatethepaper90degreesandrepeat.Thedirectionwithleastresistanceisthedirectionthegrainisheading.Thistechniqueislesseffectivewhenworkingwiththinnerpapers.

Folding

Inthismethodcompletelyfoldthepaperbothways,thedirectionwiththecleanestfoldisthedirectionofthegrain.Itisnoticablewhenitsbeenfoldedthewrongway,therewillbesmallcrinklesandfoldingisharder.

Tearing

Tearthepaperinbothdirectionsquickly.Theripwillbefairlycleanandstaystraightifithasbeentorninthedirectionofthegrain.Ifyoutearpaperagainstthegraintheripoftencurvestoonesideandismessy

Wetting

Ifyouwetthepaperthepaperwillcurlinthedirectionofthegrain.Wettingjustthecornerissometimessufficient.

Cutting

Afterfindingthegrainwearereadytobegin.First,weneedtopickthedimensionsthiswilloftenbedeterminedbythepaperstockyouget.IusuallyjustsemifoldittogetanideaoftheoptionsIhave.ForthisbookIdecidedtousethebreadthofthepaperfoldedafewtimesandthenitsheighthalved. 

First,IremovedtheroughedgesofthepapersoIcouldmeasurediteasily. 

SothenIcutthepaperinhalf,andthenhalfagain.

It'seasiertouseyourkniferatherthanapenciltomarkhalfwaypoints!

Sewing

Thisisthehardestsectiontoexplain.Beforewegetintotheactualsewingweneedtopreparetheribbons/tape.Thetapeactsasribbingthatwewillbesewingaround.Itwillhelptosecurethepaperblocktothecoverandreenforcethespine.Yay!

First,findanedgeofatableorpreferablyaslabofwood,theadvantageofthisisportability.Second,cut3piecesofribbon（ifyoucan'tfindthiskindoftape,Isometimesjustuseoffcutsofbuckraminlightcolours）.Theribbonshouldwraparoundthespinewithexcessoneitherside.Ifyourunsureusemorethanyouneed. 

Thenextstepistomeasureoutwheretheribbonswillbepositioned.Trytokeepanequaldistancebetweenthem.Keepinmindthatyoucanspacetheribbonsoutbyeye,butifyou'reaperfectionistlikemeyou'llprobablywanttomeasure.Ifyoupositionthembadly,itwillbevisiblebecausethetheydeterminethegapsinthesewing.ThismightnotbesuchaproblemifyourusingwhitethreadbutinthisbookIusedred. 

Youcanalso,dependingontheshapeofthebook,usemoreorlessthan3tapes,usuallytwoisfinebutIwantedthisbooktobestronganddurable,addingtothequalityofthebook.

Therewillbe2holesquiteclosetotheheadandtailofthebook,tokeepittight. 

Oksonowstickytapetheribbontotheedgeofthedesk,wood,whatever. 

Thenputthesectionoveritwhereitshouldbe（ifyou'vemeasuredthepositions） 

Holdthesectioninplaceandopenitwhileplacingyourcompactweightonthebackpagetokeepitsteady.We'renowreadytostartsewingthisbadboy

SewingCont'd

RedandBlackisthecolourscheme,usethecolourofthethreadasadesignelement. 

TheFirststepisthreadingtheneedle,thewayIdoitistogothroughtheeyethengobacktotheshorterendofthethreadandpushtheneedlethroughthemiddleofit.Thenyankit,itsprettysolid.Thethreadlengthdependsonthesizeofthebook,getenoughtosewabouthalfthebook. 

OK!

StartfromeitherendbutmakesureyougoINfirstfromtheoutside.Ifindtheeasiestwaytodothisistopricktheholesfromtheoutsidethensewthewholesectionatonce.Youwanttomakeholesclosetotheribbonbutnottooclose,givethemroomtobreathe,maybe1or2mm.LEAVESOMETHREADATTHEFIRSTHOLETOTIEITOFF!

Atthispoint,foldthefirstsectionback,givethethreadayanksoit'sfirmandgiveitarubonthefoldwithyourbonefolder.Nowliftupyourweightandputthesecondsectionontop.Setitup,withthenewsectionopenandtheweightontop.Prickyourholesinthenewsectionusingthelowersectionforreferenceandjustheadbacktheotherway.You'llenduplikethis. 

Heresadiagramforallyousillybillies

Afteryou'vetieditoff,gostraightintothenextsection,sewalongandyou'llgettothis. 

Goundertheprevioussection,goingfromtheinsidetotheoutside

Pullitthrough!

Thengrabtheneedleandgobackthroughthebigloopyoumade 

Makesureallthethreadispulledsnug,nottotightthough.GetittoaboutthisstageandthengiveitapullUPWARDSanddoitquicklyandfirmlybutdon'tyankitlikeamaniac.Thisiscalledakettlestitch. 

Iliketodothistwice（forthewin）.Repeatthistechniqueuntiltheend. 

Note:

Theonlyplaceyouneedtodoadoubleknotisatthestartandfinishofthepaperblock.Asyousewitshouldjustbe:

Gostraightintothenextsection,sewalong,dothekettlestitchthengostraightintothenextsection,repeat.Tryandkeeptheribbonsfairlyfirmandstraightasyougoandkeeprubbingwithyourbonefolder.

ConnectingThread 

Youwillinevitablyrunoutofthreadandneedtoconnecttwoseperatepiecesofthreadtooneanother.ALWAYSJOINTHREADINSIDEASECTIONnottheoutside.

Sorryfortheshodiness,ropediagramsarehard. 

Withyournewpieceofthread,curlitlikethis.

Reachthroughtheloopsandgrabtheshortend,bringittowardsyourself.

Pullitthroughandlayitdownonthepaperapproximatelywhereyouwantthejointobe. 

NowthreadtheoldpieceUPthroughtheloop（notthecircle） 

Trytomakeanacutepointbyfoldingtheoldthreadtoapoint.Youwantthecircletowraparoundtheoldthreadattheacutepoint.Pulltheendofthenewthreadsothecirclegetssmallerandclosertotheoldthreadandeventualwrapsaroundit,thenpullittight.

Trimming

Finishedsewing?

Good.Removeitfromthetable/wood.Startingtofeellikeabook?

Haveaplayaroundwithit,makesureitopensokandeverythingisfastenedsnugly.

Nowwhatwewantisnicecleanedges,takeittoaprinters,localstationeryshoporanywherethathasaguillotineandsomeoneyoucantrustwilldoitwell,somelocalplacednearmedoitforfree.DONOTGOTOKINKOS,theyarethedevil.Allyouwantisenoughchoppedofftomakeitsquaredoffandstraight. 

Thisbookhasacurvedspine,Frenchstyle.Youdon'thavetodoitlikethisbutIenjoyit.Togetthecurveyouwantjuststartpushingandshapingthespinebyhand,whenyouhavethecurvedesiredputaweightontopandpositionitattheedgeofthedeskoryourpieceofwood,we'regoingtoglueit!

. 

TheSpine 

Inthissectionwearegoingtosecurethespine,thisincludesgluing,usingmull/jaconet,puttingtheheadbandsonandabookmarkifyoudesire,thensealingitwithonepieceofpapertohelpsecureeverything.

Irecommendcuttingoutallyourstuffbeforeyoubeginthenyoudon'thavetorushwhiletheglueisdrying:

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Youneedabitofmullaboutthisbig,enoughtowraparoundtowheretheribbon/tapegoesto.Icuttwopiecesofmullforthisforextrastrengthanddurability.

Thenyouneedsomeheadbands!

AsIsaidbefore,blackandredforthisone.IwentandboughtsomeofthissweetassredfrommysuppliersoutinSydney'sIndustrialarea.Usuallyyouonlyneed2cuttings,oneforheadandoneforthetailbutyoucandoublethemup.Traditionally,themoreflamboyanttheheadbands,themoreimportantthebookwas,plusitdrawsattention.Theheadbandshouldbejustenoughtowraparoundthespineofthebooksnuggly. 

Oktimeforthebestbit!

Spreadtheglueevenlyoverthewholespine,pushtheglueintothecrackswiththebonefolderandyourfingers.

OncethegluebecametackyIgrabbedmyfirstlayerofmullandrubbeditin,thenaddedanotherlayerofglueontopofthat

Takingsofftheweightquickly,Ifoldedtheedgesinandputthenewlayerofmullonfollowedbymoreglue.

Nowgluetheheadbandson,withglueunderneathandontop.Ifyouwantabookmark,glueitdownthespineabout2inchesbetweenthemullandtheheadbands. 

Oknowfinallywhileitsallstillwet,getyourc