Book-type related to music scores
Case-type related to bags or other structures for holding music
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Book-type related to music scores
Considering sheet music, Samples 1 to 6, 10, 13 and 15 show book-type structures in miniature.
Normally they are about A4 in size, with some variation either way. The samples are approximately 10 cm x 10 cm.
Sample 1 shows a simple folded page, with no stitching
Sample 2 shows two folded pages, a line of equal size and spaced running stitches to hold the sheets together. The sample has 5 stitches, but could have just two like stapling the papers together.
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Samples 3 shows four individual sheets, spirally bound using overlaying stitch 3-ply withdrawn threads from previous work. To maintain order to the stitching a line was drawn along the top page and holes pierced 1/4 ins apart using a darning needle. The pages were kept together using large paper clips.
Sample 4 represents a music score book made up with 3 pamphlets (a series of double folds) held together using a blanket stitch in red embroidery cotton. A line was drawn along one edge, holes pierced along equal intervals using a darning needle, and pages held together with large paper clips.
These are more substantial and stable structures.
Sample 5 and 6 return to individual sheets of paper neither of which are stitched. Both are folded into 3 - Sample 5 is folded as a zigzag, Sample 6 right third below the left third. Music scores are often found like this when laid on music stands. The zigzag arrangement could be extended by either gluing pages back to back or joining using stitching
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Sample 10 uses a commercial patterned recycled paper within a different green sheet for the cover of the book. There are different widths of paper and seams. Papers were folded and inserted both sides of the central fold using a strong attachment of machined running stitch; the right down the centre of papers inserted one in the other, the left one with a seam not central to the sheets. An intriguing design but possibly not one with which to go further.
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Sample 13 is a more complex book form which almost looks like a case without sides. Here actual recycled scores have been torn up folded in half into 3 pamphlets within a book cover (continuous folded sheet). There is a spine and flap with strap to fasten the book closed. This is also a continuous length. Zigzag machine stitching was used to strengthen the edges and especially along the folded lengths of both sides of the spine. The strap was attached using machined zigzag stitch with decorative panels in running stitch. Each pamphlet was attached to the spine with a different colour using white, red and green threads (Welsh national flag). The parallel lines of stitching on the spine were then tied with small lengths of thread. To ensure pamphlets and cover stayed lined up used large paper clips. With a larger sample would use bulldog clips or similar.
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Sample 15 is a book made from a card envelope with flap to seal. It contains the pages from Chapter 9 – Edges
The cover was coloured by scrapping acrylic paint (turquoise, red, yellow and silver) across the card with a plastic card, adding another layer of torn sheets of music scores with a welsh theme. The front had a title in large lettering using black ink. The back had an additional layer, rolling the card over a painted tiled grid (see technique from Summer school 2013). I did try to write ‘Edges’ in glue to leave to dry as in Chapter 2, considering a wash with card using black ink, but the glue ran whilst the cover was drying. Maybe I could have added one of the made papers with fabric and pulled threads.
To ensure the papers inside the book freely opened decided to have a type of spiral binding. Held cover and pages together with large paper clips, holes with even spaces were punched along the spine edge, then green wire threaded through the holes three times along the length. It was important I cut sufficient wire to complete the spirals. To ensure enough give as well as going through the hole wrapped the thread around a finger.
The book contains 6 pages, each page has 4 samples and each sample is an overlapping flap. The borders of the pages were cut with different pinking shear patterned scissors.
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This book design could be developed further.
Case-type related to bags or other structures for holding music
Some further sample designs in miniature (10cm x 10cm) are of folders, bags or cases for translation into life style bags for holding music, e.g. 50cm x 40cm x 5cm.
See Samples 7 to 9, 11 and 12 and 16. Case-type structures could also be made by providing sides to samples 13 and 15. However further designs will probably arise when considering my final project.
Samples 7 and 8 have slight variations on one another. They are wallet-like where Sample 7 has a longer top fold and machine stitched running stitch seams. Sample 8 has a shorter top fold and zigzag machine stitched seams and edges. Both have secure seams and edges and are made from one sheet of recycled paper.
Sample 9 is a variation on the theme, using a longer length of recycled paper, machine stitched using one of the set patterns on the machine.
All could be used to insert a few music scores (portrait or landscape), but for more bulky contents would require folded side inserts.
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Samples 11 and 12 are variations on the wallet design.
Sample 11 is made from a continuous length of canvas and has hand stitched seams; blanket stitch using green cotton embroidery thread. This time the top fold is at a slant fastened with a large safety pin.
Sample 12 is similar to Sample 8 but shows a panel attached to the front using hand stitched running stitches. Along the base is a folded section for increased space in the wallet.
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Sample 16 (last above) is made from a continuous piece of brown paper overlaid with painted scrim with grid pattern. It is then rolled up with straps along both sides. It was a sort of accident and is currently only held together with needles! I like the colours and texture.
The final project will be a development of a bag or case-type structure in which to hold music.
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