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How to Alter a Board Book (Part 1): Preparing a Book to Alter

By Karen Hatzigeorgiou

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
Published
2005
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About this lesson

Covers preparing a children's board book as an altered-art base: sanding for adhesion, priming spreads with gesso, planning cut-outs with paper templates, cutting window frames through several pages with a craft knife, and gluing page sets together. Includes exact measurements and photos of each stage.