WEBVTT 00:00.500 --> 00:13.090 align:start [ Music ] 00:13.090 --> 00:16.190 align:start >> In this activity, you'll make a mini-book called a pamphlet 00:16.190 --> 00:17.840 align:start using a pamphlet stitch. 00:17.840 --> 00:20.190 align:start This demonstrates a technique that falls on the simple end 00:20.190 --> 00:23.290 align:start of book conservation treatments performed at the library. 00:23.290 --> 00:25.330 align:start For the activity, you need paper for a text block, 00:25.330 --> 00:28.010 align:start basically your internal pages, decorative paper 00:28.010 --> 00:29.770 align:start for a cover that's at least 2 inches longer 00:29.770 --> 00:32.640 align:start than your text block paper, thick thread, 00:32.640 --> 00:35.710 align:start here you'll see waxed thread used, a large needle, 00:35.710 --> 00:40.090 align:start a sturdy sewing needle can be used, a ruler or a straight edge 00:40.090 --> 00:42.320 align:start or a bone folder which is a tool used to make creases 00:42.320 --> 00:46.220 align:start but you can also use your finger or any other straight edge. 00:46.220 --> 00:48.230 align:start Before you begin, you'll want to take the sheets of paper 00:48.230 --> 00:51.260 align:start that you'll use for your pages, your text block, and fold them 00:51.260 --> 00:52.900 align:start in half hamburger style 00:52.900 --> 00:55.260 align:start and create a strong crease along the edge. 00:55.260 --> 00:56.700 align:start Fold your cover page the same way, 00:56.700 --> 00:58.980 align:start hamburger style over your pages. 00:58.980 --> 01:01.710 align:start Then you want to create a guide for hole punching called a jig 01:01.710 --> 01:03.810 align:start from a piece of card stock that's the same height 01:03.810 --> 01:05.310 align:start as your text block. 01:05.310 --> 01:07.880 align:start You'll want to cut out a small wedge, 1/2 an inch from each end 01:07.880 --> 01:09.930 align:start and one at the very center. 01:09.930 --> 01:13.520 align:start Then align the jig with your text blocker pages 01:13.520 --> 01:16.780 align:start and use your needle to poke a hole through the pages 01:16.780 --> 01:19.730 align:start and do the same with your cover. 01:19.730 --> 01:22.920 align:start Once you've completed that, you can begin. 01:22.920 --> 01:24.560 align:start You'll want to thread your needle. 01:24.560 --> 01:27.040 align:start And you'll notice you're just going 01:27.040 --> 01:30.210 align:start to create a single knot at the top. 01:30.210 --> 01:33.720 align:start You're not going to double your thread over. 01:33.720 --> 01:38.220 align:start So thread your needle and then align your text blocker internal 01:38.220 --> 01:41.760 align:start pages with your coversheet. 01:41.760 --> 01:44.240 align:start And here you'll see the pre-punched holes 01:44.240 --> 01:47.240 align:start that you created using your jig. 01:47.240 --> 01:51.070 align:start Align the holes. 01:51.070 --> 01:55.150 align:start Then open your pages from the center. 01:55.150 --> 02:01.510 align:start And from the outside, run your needle through the center hole, 02:01.510 --> 02:05.110 align:start through the middle on the inside. 02:05.110 --> 02:06.720 align:start Pull your thread, leaving a little bit 02:06.720 --> 02:10.880 align:start out on the outside of your pamphlet. 02:10.880 --> 02:13.130 align:start You'll use that to tie off at the end. 02:13.130 --> 02:15.570 align:start Then run your needle through one 02:15.570 --> 02:20.030 align:start of the holes toward one edge of your book. 02:20.030 --> 02:23.390 align:start Pull it through to the outside. 02:23.390 --> 02:29.740 align:start And then on the exterior on the cover, run your needle 02:29.740 --> 02:32.600 align:start through the final stitch on the other end of the book. 02:32.600 --> 02:38.450 align:start And using your pre-punched holes to make it easier, 02:38.450 --> 02:41.780 align:start pull the needle through. 02:41.780 --> 02:43.830 align:start Make sure that you leave a little bit of the thread 02:43.830 --> 02:46.420 align:start on the outside to tie off. 02:46.420 --> 02:49.930 align:start Then through the center, run your needle back 02:49.930 --> 02:56.380 align:start through the center hole and have one piece of thread 02:56.380 --> 02:58.830 align:start on either side of that center stitch on the outside 02:58.830 --> 03:03.760 align:start so you can tie your knot over that center stitch to secure it. 03:03.760 --> 03:08.750 align:start So here you'll cut off your extra thread 03:08.750 --> 03:14.490 align:start and tie a square knot, a double knot over your center stitch. 03:14.490 --> 03:18.470 align:start And when you're done you can either trim your thread 03:18.470 --> 03:23.770 align:start or use it to add beads or buttons to decorate the outside 03:23.770 --> 03:27.690 align:start of your pamphlet or mini-book. 03:27.690 --> 03:33.450 align:start Here you'll see we just decided to trim the pieces. 03:33.450 --> 03:39.160 align:start So now you will open your book and fold down the covers. 03:39.160 --> 03:42.660 align:start So you'll use a straight edge and align it 03:42.660 --> 03:46.060 align:start with the interior pages, your text block. 03:46.060 --> 03:49.860 align:start And then here you see a bone folder, 03:49.860 --> 03:52.650 align:start but you can just use your finger or a ruler 03:52.650 --> 03:56.280 align:start or other straight edge to create a crease. 03:56.280 --> 04:01.670 align:start Remove your straight edge on the inside and fold it over. 04:01.670 --> 04:04.720 align:start Now if you want to, you can paste one of your -- 04:04.720 --> 04:08.710 align:start the first or last page to each side of the cover, 04:08.710 --> 04:13.610 align:start the inside of the cover to create a more formal cover page, 04:13.610 --> 04:16.800 align:start or you can just fold the cover pages down. 04:16.800 --> 04:21.040 align:start So here again, you'll align your straight edge with the end 04:21.040 --> 04:29.220 align:start of the pages of your text block, make a crease. 04:29.220 --> 04:34.150 align:start Remove your straight edge and then again using your ruler 04:34.150 --> 04:38.700 align:start or your finger or in this case the bone folder, fold the crease 04:38.700 --> 04:42.240 align:start over and now you can decorate the outside 04:42.240 --> 04:43.620 align:start and write a story within.