In this workshop you will learn how to make books.

We will make a few different models of books and journals from cut, folded and glued papers. You will then select one or two of the designs and construct them on a larger scale to make an album. Your album could contain photos, postcards, writings, found objects, embroidery samples, or swatches of your favorite fabrics. These items will be collaged into place in an artistic way and embellished creatively to suit your own style. The workshop offers endless possibilities and ideas that you can develop for your own projects.

About the teacher:

Julia Triston is a professional textile artist, recently relocated to Denmark from the UK. She exhibits and teaches internationally and is a published author of two acclaimed books: How to be Creative in Textile Art and Contemporary Appliqué.

Julia is a selected member of the prestigious Textile Study Group (UK) and founded an international stitch school - STITCHBUSINESS - in 2006.

She has taught her own bespoke classes in textile art and design in many esteemed places including the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace in London, and the Fibre Arts Symposium in Wanganui, New Zealand.

Please bring with you:

Requirements for construction:

• Computer paper – quite a few sheets
• A few very large (eg A1) sheets of paper - plain, or coloured, or slightly textured, but not patterned
• Some old magazines to cut up
• Paper scissors and craft knife
• Cutting board
• Guillotine (not compulsory, but it makes things quicker if you have one)
• Glue – eg Pritt stick and/or spray mount
• Double sided tape (optional)

Requirements for page content:

• This can by anything small - from photos, postcards and poems, to buttons, fabrics or stamps…
• Your pages can then be further embellished with any of the following:
• Washi (mt) or other coloured tapes
• Posca or other coloured paint or gel pens
• Decorative pins