Notices:
Title for the 2021 Exhibition :
Inspired by ………
There will be four themes:
Inspired by ………
There will be four themes:
- an Artist
- a Place,
- an Era
- Literature
Requirements list
Requirements for Saturday 7th March 2020 - Dayschool - Marguerita McBride - Box making
You can decide on the lid fastening as you go; you might like a loop on the lid and a bead fastening on the front of the box or a lid with hinges or one with a deep inset piece on the inside of the lid so it sits firmly in the box.
** 5-sided boxes are more complex to make and there will not be time to do that in one day.
A 2 day workshop is needed for that and may be could be done later in the year/next year.
I will bring some cotton fabrics and some thin wadding but by all means bring your own if you wish.
Items to bring :
Sewing needles
A curved needle can be very useful
Strong cotton thread
Scissors for needlework
A thimble: can be invaluable as some parts of the process may need you to really push the needle through the fabric on the joins.
Thin wadding if you have some. I will bring some as well.
An empty cereal box / paper scissors.
Fabrics.
Cotton or silky synthetic material (Not Habutai… it is too thin all together)
Plain or patterned fabric. Be careful with patterned fabric as the pattern can make it impossible to join the covered pieces of the box and have it look good!
Small random patterns or plain/muted patterned fabrics are good. You might choose a fabric with a quite pale, subdued simple pattern to be the lining or the outer cover or the lid
Quantities of fabric.
For a 12cm x 12cm box which is 8cm deep.
The outer cover round the outsides can be the same as the one for the 12cm x 12 cm box
See No 4 above
10cm x 13 cm box…. Add at least 3cm all round to each of the four inner sides to have enough to cover the inner board so the fabric will be :
2 inside short pieces finishing at 10 cm long each need 13 to 14cm x 11 to 12 cm of fabric to cover the board
2 inside longer pieces finishing at 13cm long each need 16 to 17 cm x 11 to 12cm of fabric to cover the board
HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT You do not need to cut any fabric at home if you do not wish to. Finishing….. you may well not finish your box on the day but I hope you will be well on the way to finishing. It may be the extras like lining the base cover, lining the inner lid, decorating the side pieces with beads or stitch, deciding you want a plain lid rather than a patterned one…..
- Things to think about: I will cut preforms in stiff box-board to form a box either 12cm x 12cm or 10cm x 13cmYou can cut a base and inner lid lining piece from a cereal box. These will be covered with fabric but only need to be thin with plain fabric. Cut them at the workshop when you can see how you want to form the lid e.g. with hinges or by having a deep lining piece that sits ‘just in the box’.
You can decide on the lid fastening as you go; you might like a loop on the lid and a bead fastening on the front of the box or a lid with hinges or one with a deep inset piece on the inside of the lid so it sits firmly in the box.
** 5-sided boxes are more complex to make and there will not be time to do that in one day.
A 2 day workshop is needed for that and may be could be done later in the year/next year.
I will bring some cotton fabrics and some thin wadding but by all means bring your own if you wish.
Items to bring :
Sewing needles
A curved needle can be very useful
Strong cotton thread
Scissors for needlework
A thimble: can be invaluable as some parts of the process may need you to really push the needle through the fabric on the joins.
Thin wadding if you have some. I will bring some as well.
An empty cereal box / paper scissors.
Fabrics.
Cotton or silky synthetic material (Not Habutai… it is too thin all together)
Plain or patterned fabric. Be careful with patterned fabric as the pattern can make it impossible to join the covered pieces of the box and have it look good!
Small random patterns or plain/muted patterned fabrics are good. You might choose a fabric with a quite pale, subdued simple pattern to be the lining or the outer cover or the lid
Quantities of fabric.
For a 12cm x 12cm box which is 8cm deep.
- The outer cover of the box sides will need to be all in one piece with an allowance for turnings at the top and bottom.
- The four inner sides are covered individually so need 4 pieces of fabric each 15 to 16cm long and 11 to 12cm deep to cover the four side pieces separately before joining them together
- The lid may fit snugly with a deep inner raised platform OR may be joined along the back seam to the main box and have fabric hinges OR may have a join along the back edge and then a button and loop fastening to the front of the box. Do not make all your decisions too soon. Think about how your box looks and joins together as you go along…you may be influenced by how your box looks and change your mind about the lid.
The outer cover round the outsides can be the same as the one for the 12cm x 12 cm box
See No 4 above
10cm x 13 cm box…. Add at least 3cm all round to each of the four inner sides to have enough to cover the inner board so the fabric will be :
2 inside short pieces finishing at 10 cm long each need 13 to 14cm x 11 to 12 cm of fabric to cover the board
2 inside longer pieces finishing at 13cm long each need 16 to 17 cm x 11 to 12cm of fabric to cover the board
HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT You do not need to cut any fabric at home if you do not wish to. Finishing….. you may well not finish your box on the day but I hope you will be well on the way to finishing. It may be the extras like lining the base cover, lining the inner lid, decorating the side pieces with beads or stitch, deciding you want a plain lid rather than a patterned one…..
