Make a Custom Accordion Book

Learn how to create and bind your own accordion book! Accordion, or "concertina," binding is a simple form of bookbinding that doesn't require any sewing. You'll learn multiple ways to bind a book in an accordion format, making one or more accordion-style books with decorated pages and hard-bound covers.

First, you'll create hard covers for your books by wrapping bookbinding board with decorative paper. Then, you'll create your book pages, which can made out of one, single, folded sheet of paper; or several sheets of paper that are attached together. You'll decorate your book pages by drawing, painting, and/or collaging in images and text. Finally, you'll combine your covers and pages to produce one-of-a-kind accordion books.

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• You're encouraged to bring ideas for the subject or images you'd like in your book. You could bring a poem or story you want to illustrate, for example.
• You're welcome to bring paper printed with images and/or words that you'd like to collage into your book. The books will be about six-inches square, with between 6 and 12 pages (so make sure any collage materials you bring will fit).
• Bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.

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