Wire-edge Bindings
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (with a break for lunch)
Fee: $70.00

Guest Artist Michael Jacobs knows that books with wire-edge bindings possess an understated elegance. In this class you will construct a four-panel accordion-fold book with pockets and inserts, bound with wire-edge hinges. The wires used to make this simple and strong binding can be completely hidden or exposed, and allow the pages to turn a full 360 degrees! This versatile binding style, developed by Daniel Kelm, is the instructor’s all-time favorite, and can be used to make fantastic interactive book structures and sculptures. You’ll complete one book project and start (and possibly finish) a second. Completed books will differ from the samples shown as students personalize their projects by providing their own paper. Students should bring: 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with 2-H lead, eraser, 12 inch steel ruler, three-sided architect’s ruler with 1/16 inch scale (optional), scissors, X-Acto knife & utility knife with fresh blades in each, cutting mat, bone folder, fresh glue stick and scrap papers to protect work surface, decorative papers to embellish projects (optional), 1 piece scrap matboard - 7 inches square (to flatten cut wires), wire cutters & flat nose pliers (if you have them), 1/4 inch hole punch. Additionally, please bring the following components to create your projects (mat board in the required sizes will be available for purchase at the shop):
Components for FOUR PANEL ACCORDION-FOLD BOOK
4 matboard rectangles, 4 x 6 inches (panels)
4 thin decorative papers, 5.5 x 7.5 inches (to cover panels)
10 sheets cardstock, 8.5 x 11 inches (pockets, inserts and portfolio)
2 text-weight papers, 6 inches square (hinges)
4 decorative papers, 4 x 6 inches (liners for covered panels)
strong threads to tie hinges together and to tie portfolio closed

Components for TRIPTYCH BOOK
3 matboard rectangles, 4.5 inches square (frame, base & doors)
5 decorative papers, 7.5 inches square (to cover & line frame, base & doors)
2 decorative papers, 2 inches square (hinges)
strong thread to tie hinges together