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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Foreword
- 1. INTRODUCTION:
- Why Make Cloth Books?
- Who Makes Cloth Books?
- How Much Time, How Much Money?
- Show Off Your Books?
- Choosing a Theme
- Questions to Ask
- Making Books for Special Children
- Some Guidelines to Consider in Making Books for Your Special Children
- 2. ORGANIZING:
- Materials Needed for a Handmade Cloth Book
- Selecting a Site
- 3. PLANNING:
- Making a Paper Dummy
- Choosing a Format
- Making Your Own Patterns for Illustrations
- Books in Different Formats
- 4. MAKING:
- Method 1. Iron-on Applique Using Fusible Web
- Method 2. Hand- or machine-sewn Applique
- Method 3. Quilted Applique
- Method 4. Drawing or Painting Directly on Fabric
- Method 5. Stenciling and Block Printing
- Method 6. Attaching Movable Flaps and Objects
- Method 7. Transferring Photos to Cloth
- Lettering the Text
- 5. FINISHING:
- Step 1. Stiffening the Pages
- Step 2. Finishing the Page Edges
- Step 3. Binding the Pages into a Book
- Begin Again!
- 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- A Brief History and Bibliography Related to Cloth Books for Children
- Bibliography Related to Books for Special Children
- Some Useful How-to-Draw Books
- 7. RESOURCES:
- Patterns for Cloth Books
- Books About Making Books
- Persons Who Make Cloth Books to Order
- Commercially Available Cloth Books
- Mail-order Supply List
- Literacy Groups
- INDEX