Snake Books
with
Adele Outteridge
In this workshop Adele demonstrates how to make folded and hinged snake books. This style of book is great for all types of materials such as paper, cardboard, mat board, foamcore or even recycled materials.
Example one is super simple, using basic paper and limited steps. The end product is fast and simple to construct, while being effective and practical. The second example is a sewn snake book, made from a rigid material with sewn hinges.
The options are endless with these two designs. Some exciting ways to jazz up the designs is to use foamcore with printed photography, recycled materials or dyed paper. You can change the shape of the pages, even use a triangle shape if you want to experiment!
Jump to
Snake book with paper | Snake book with thicker materials
Step-by-step instruction PDF
Materials for both part 1 & 2
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Paper (any size, Adele has used A1 cartridge paper)
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Paring Knife
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Plastic Ruler
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Paper
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Mat board or other rigid material (Adele has used 20cm x 20cm mat for this video)
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Pencil
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Awl for piercing holes
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Scissors
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Snap blade knife
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Cutting mat
Thread
Method
Snake book with paper
TIP Experiment with dyed paper or leave plain and use as a beautiful notepad!
Fold paper and cut along folds
Top to bottom, then bottom to top
Leaving one folded section attached on each row
Fold up the book
Your book is ready!
2 Snake book with matte board or thicker materials
Method
Snake book with
matt board or thicker materials
TIP Use photographs on foamcore or another sort of recycled materials or card for a completely different effect
Cut the matte board and strips
into 5cm strips and squares respectively
Use one square as a template and poke holes in it
Continue to poke holes in remaining squares with the template
Stitch hinge
in a figure 8 stitch - down through hole, up through the gap
Secure hinge with reef knot and sew strips together
Sew sideways hinges and fold up to complete
Your book is ready!