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>> In this activity, you'll make
a mini-book called a pamphlet
using a pamphlet stitch.
This demonstrates a technique
that falls on the simple end
of book conservation treatments
performed at the library.
For the activity, you need
paper for a text block,
basically your internal
pages, decorative paper
for a cover that's at
least 2 inches longer
than your text block
paper, thick thread,
here you'll see waxed
thread used, a large needle,
a sturdy sewing needle can be
used, a ruler or a straight edge
or a bone folder which is
a tool used to make creases
but you can also use your finger
or any other straight edge.
Before you begin, you'll want
to take the sheets of paper
that you'll use for your pages,
your text block, and fold them
in half hamburger style
and create a strong
crease along the edge.
Fold your cover page
the same way,
hamburger style over your pages.
Then you want to create a guide
for hole punching called a jig
from a piece of card stock
that's the same height
as your text block.
You'll want to cut out a small
wedge, 1/2 an inch from each end
and one at the very center.
Then align the jig with
your text blocker pages
and use your needle to poke
a hole through the pages
and do the same with your cover.
Once you've completed
that, you can begin.
You'll want to thread
your needle.
And you'll notice
you're just going
to create a single
knot at the top.
You're not going to
double your thread over.
So thread your needle and then
align your text blocker internal
pages with your coversheet.
And here you'll see
the pre-punched holes
that you created using your jig.
Align the holes.
Then open your pages
from the center.
And from the outside, run your
needle through the center hole,
through the middle
on the inside.
Pull your thread,
leaving a little bit
out on the outside
of your pamphlet.
You'll use that to
tie off at the end.
Then run your needle through one
of the holes toward
one edge of your book.
Pull it through to the outside.
And then on the exterior on
the cover, run your needle
through the final stitch on
the other end of the book.
And using your pre-punched
holes to make it easier,
pull the needle through.
Make sure that you leave
a little bit of the thread
on the outside to tie off.
Then through the center,
run your needle back
through the center hole and
have one piece of thread
on either side of that
center stitch on the outside
so you can tie your knot over
that center stitch to secure it.
So here you'll cut
off your extra thread
and tie a square knot, a double
knot over your center stitch.
And when you're done you
can either trim your thread
or use it to add beads or
buttons to decorate the outside
of your pamphlet or mini-book.
Here you'll see we just
decided to trim the pieces.
So now you will open your
book and fold down the covers.
So you'll use a straight
edge and align it
with the interior
pages, your text block.
And then here you
see a bone folder,
but you can just use
your finger or a ruler
or other straight edge
to create a crease.
Remove your straight edge on
the inside and fold it over.
Now if you want to, you
can paste one of your --
the first or last page to
each side of the cover,
the inside of the cover to
create a more formal cover page,
or you can just fold
the cover pages down.
So here again, you'll align
your straight edge with the end
of the pages of your text
block, make a crease.
Remove your straight edge and
then again using your ruler
or your finger or in this case
the bone folder, fold the crease
over and now you can
decorate the outside
and write a story within.