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INTERCHANGE: Japanese Book Binding....

For the first workshop of the interchange event I chose to do Japanese book binding. I thought it would be good to learn a new skill, and after creating the books, I thought I could use these in our SELLOUT exhibition. There are 3 main types of Japanese book binding; Yotsume Toji (four hole) binding, Kikko Toji (tortoise shell) binding and Asa-No-Ha Toji (hemp leaf) binding. I chose the four hole binding and the tortoise shell binding.

The first stages of Japanese book binding involve folding sheets of Japanese paper in half. We folded 20 sheets of paper in half to create 40 pages. We then flattened them down with a bone tool, covering the folded pages with photocopier paper before doing so. After the folded sheets were flattened, we collated them together, cut another sheet of paper to the size of the pages, which would be then be stuck to the cover later on in the process. Once the backing of the cover and the pages are all aligned, we then measured out the margin for the binding, and then measured and marked out where the holes would go for the initial binding. 

 Once the holes have been marked, the holes are then pierced. The next stage is to twist strips of tissue into pieces of string, and then thread them into the holes to create the initial bind. Once the tissue is tied and flattened, we then choose our front covers, trim them to size, and then start to stitch. 

 The four hole stab bind was a lot easier to do than the tortoise stab bind, but I managed to do both fairly well. I still need to finish off the second stitch (the tortoise shell binding). I really enjoyed this session and will take hopefully take the skills learned from this session forward into future projects. I think I would like to look into book binding further, and possibly link it towards my textile works, possibly making a book out of fabric. But this is something that I will research and look into. 

 Things to do next:
*research into book binding?
*look into fabric books?
*work on making books for exhibitions (Sellout)




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