STREAM A THON

Hi everyone welcome to the New Years Stream A Thon. Here is a list of supplies and basic instructions.

PIANO HINGE BOOK

3 bamboo skewers

36 sheets of copy paper

2 sheets of thicker paper for the cover

waxed linen thread, twine, string or soft thin ribbon

glue

craft knife or scissors

ruler metal straight

This book can be made in all different sizes. Using all kinds of paper. Coleen will be making a Piano Hinge Book using 12 x 12 2 sided cardstock and you end up with a cute 6 x 6 journal.
Supplies for 6 x 6 journal
6 - 12 x 12 double sided card stock
6 - skewers
rest of supplies are same as above

36 Sheets of paper.

Fold in half and divided into 6 signatures

¼ inch in from the spin make marks one inch apart down the spine

Cut wedges an inch apart down the spine

Keep signature folded in half and push down every other tab

Or

Lay flat and weave a skewer through tabs and fold and remove the skewer reinforce with glue

Take  two signatures and put them together and slip a skewer through the tabs.

Once the skewer is through fold the page so the skewers show.

Take a piece of string waxed thread or twine and weave through top and bottom of book.

Trim off the skewers.

Add thicker paper to front and back pages for cover

Add charms.

This book is our take on the PIANO HINGE JOURNAL in the book called "Cover to Cover" by Shereen LaPlantz. We also referenced Wee Sarah her YouTube Channel name is 3 Dogs and 2 Kids you can yo access her video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRgOWVyxfSA

And we also got lots of help from our good friend Eileen Lyons!!!