PBI 2010 - Participants’ Supply Lists
General Supplies: In addition to the specific class supplies listed below it is a good idea to bring a bone folder, scissors, ruler, triangle or right angle, tape, scalpel or X-Acto knife and extra blades, utility knife, small cutting surface, glue stick, tweezers, small awl or needle awl, pencils, pens, and a notebook. Also bring any art media that you might want to use in your classes - watercolors, colored pencils, stamps, etc. Papermakers should bring rubber boots or shoes and water repellent aprons.
Session I
Paper Sculpture – Frank Brannon
Sewing kit (linen thread and needles)
Awl
Office style stapler and staples
Scissors
Clothes you don’t mind getting wet
“Rubber” soled shoes or boots
Japanese Natural Colorants for Paper – Tatiana Ginsberg
Apron to protect clothing from dyes (water proof is good but not required). Since
aprons do not always provide 100% protection, plan to wear clothing you do not
mind being damaged by dyes.
Rubber Gloves – Heat resistant PVC gloves are best but ordinary dishwashing gloves
are OK
Pencil
1 – 4 - Old dish towels or rags (for cleaning your work space)
Optional:
Hand made or quality rag papers with which you would like to experiment
Brushes: Sheep-hair brushes (inexpensive sumi brushes or wide Chinese wash brushes)
Readdressing the Built-In Groove Case – Deborah Howe
Bone Folder
X-Acto knife and extra blades
Ruler
Awl
Scissors
Pencils
Spring Dividers
Assorted Needles
Assorted Glue Brushes
Apron
Optional:
Books in sheets
Covering paper or cloth
Sanding Block
Self-Healing Cutting Mat
Endband Silk
Leather pieces for spine cover – approx. 9 X 3 inches
Decorated papers
Paints or embellishments
Movables in a Book Format – Emily Martin
Metal Ruler – 12 inch
X-Acto Knife and at least 10 extra blades
Sharp Scissors
Sturdy Compass with Pencil
Bone Folder
Sewing Needles – 2
Pencils – 3
Glue Stick
Cutting Mat – 12 X 18 inches
Brass Bar – ½ inch X 12 inches
Optional:
Rubber Stamps and Pads
Japanese Screw Punch and Bits
Collage Materials
Drawing/Painting Materials
Stickers
26 Letters: Type/Image – David Wolfe
Sketch Book
Pencils
Eraser
Apron
Wood cutting tools – only if you have them
Session II
Beyond Inlays and Onlays: Tactile Books – Melissa Jay Craig
Your favorite bookbinding hand tools, including:
Bone Folders
Knives
Scissors
Straightedges (rulers)
Glue and Paste Brushes
Japanese or other Hole Punches
In addition to your tools, it will be helpful and a much more personalized experience
for you to bring along a few (optional) items:
1. Any odd small materials you’ve considered incorporating into book works, but have never quite decided how to use. Examples might be: thin slices of stone or mica, bits of costume jewelry, small bones, coins, plastic toys, or…? Since they’ll be incorporated into and onto book structures, no more than ½ inch thick is recommended (but if you’ve got something larger and want to use it, bring it to see what might be done to make it work). Melissa will compile a short list of Machias shops for spontaneous inspiration, and will also have some odd objects available to choose from. You might also prefer to bring along two-dimensional images to collage along with your objects, or drawing or calligraphy materials, or anything that is essential to your body of work.
2. The book structures to be demonstrated will be board-based, allowing the use of objects throughout the book. However, the techniques for incorporating the objects can also be used on more conventional cases or covers. If you prefer, you are welcome to bring prepared text blocks (sewn onto tapes or cords, or concertina structures) to case in.
3. Bring any odd fabrics or fur or whatnot that you’d like to convert into cover material or bring questions about it.
Pressure and Relief: Techniques in Letterpress Printing – Ellen Knudson
Metal Ruler
X-Acto Knife and 10 Blades
Pencils - variety
Pens – variety
Scissors
Bone Folder
Awl
Metal Triangle (6 to 8 inches)
Low Relief Collage Materials such as: yarn, thread, card stock, etc.
1 Roll – 3M Double Stick Tape
Sketchbook
Tracing Paper – pad or a roll
1 – 3 Glue Brushes
Art/craft supplies you typically use
Optional:
Papers you would like to experiment with in printing
Can You Match This? – Katie MacGregor
Water and slip resistant footwear
Water resistant apron
Ear Protection – earplugs protect you from beater noise
Gloves – Latex Dishwashing gloves or rubber gloves or disposable gloves
Project you want to match or develop a colored sheet for – endsheets, covers, text, etc.
The class will be sharing formulas and participants will need to bring a system for
storing about 50 3 X 5 inch cards. Katie suggests one of the following:
1. 3 X 5 inch recipe card protectors in a recipe card box or clamshell box. OR
2. 3X 5 inch poly-sleeves in a 2 or 3 ring binder.
OR
3. Photo Album with 4 X 6 inch sleeves.
Optional:
Papermaking supplies you already have that you like to work with, including:
Small felts for making 8 X 10 inch and 11 X 14 inch sheets
Mould – no bigger than 11 X 14 inches
Mixing containers
Late 18th Century French Binding Structure – Jeff Peachey
Bone Folder
Leather Paring Knife
Backing Hammer, larger head is better (polish up the face, there is a lot of beating of
this little book)
Scissors
Small and Medium Paste Brush (1 inch or so)
Needle Nose Pliers
Tweezers
Straightedge or Ruler- 12 inches or so
Brad Awl or Pointy Awl
Small Self-Healing Cutting Mat
Some Cotton Rags
Optional:
Band Nippers- if you have one
Spokeshave- if you have one
Any historic 18th C. French binding structures to analyze
Copper as Matrix – Yana Van Dyke
Etching Needle (can use a needle awl or other sharp or blunt points)
X-Acto Knife or Scalpel and Blades
Ruler – 12 to 18 inches
Dust Mask
Assortment of Brushes (old if possible – they could be damaged or destroyed in some
of the processes used in the class) – synthetic, in a few different sizes/shapes
Sharpie Pens in different tip widths
Magnifying glass
Fine pore Foam Brushes – an assortment of sizes
Tracing Paper
Latex Gloves – at least 50
Kitchen Size Garbage Bags – 2
Bring if you have:
Burnisher
Burins
Scraper
Roulettes
Optional: Paper you would like to experiment printing on