Spiraling Books

Cycle Book Maybe you all can help out with this. Last week I received an email which asked if I might know about a certain book form. From the writer: "When I was young, I remember making or seeing a book that was either round, or a perfect square, that was bound in a spiral-…

5 Hands-On Projects Perfect for the Classroom

Fun Fact: Frogs don’t drink water. They absorb water through their skin What makes a book arts/ paper arts project rate as "Perfect for the Classroom?" Requires minimal materials Needs no special prep Doesn't need much instruction: students can figure things out for themselves and help others Encourages reading, writing, and spatial skills Allows for…

Pleated Closure, Variation

A pleated closure which is a variation of Hedi Kyle's School Book Wrapper with Pleat Hedi Kyle shows an elegant wrapper with an exquisite pleated closure (Art of the Fold, project 34). I love the pleat and the way the book block slips into the wrapper. Some beautiful papers that have are too small (8…

What we did last Saturday

Last Saturday a nice crowd joined me for a short accordion workshop, the first of what I hope will be a few months of these free, mini workshops to give us all some more practice with accordion folds. The time was so short and it went so fast that it almost seemed like it didn't…