tigerstitches: Chapter 1: Making a folder or pocket book

What a great way to use collections of maps and memorabilia!

It is great fun, and I am looking forward to making more folders and variations as I get on with the Module. (I hope I have understood the brief correctly.)

Zigzag folders
The first zigzag folder

	20x25 cm My first folder is for sketches and paintings inspired by my walks.


For the folder pages I used an old Ordnance Survey map. The creases are machine-stitched to add stability and emphasize the creases.	I cut the map in two pieces and connected the folded pages with machine stitching.

The second zigzag folder
	32x32 cm For this really big folder I used two pieces of strong cardboard.

	I have not yet put anything in the folder. The pages are free for decoration – or for glueing on smaller pockets?

	The two parts of the folder are glued on a piece of bookbinder’s lining.

Origami folder
I love this way of using old papers! But you need really big sheets to make pockets of any size.
First origami folder

	20x27 cm This folder is for material connected to maps (an ongoing obsession).

	Some pages were folded with sheets from an outdoor magazine, glued together for bigger size.

	I made smaller pockets from Kraft paper and magazine pages for feathers and other small items.



Second origami folder
	Size A4 I made this folder as a birthday present for my friend who loves to collect brochures, tickets and more on strolls, exhibitions and travels. The cover is decorated with a stitched piece of silk stretched over an old book cover. The upper and lower edges are glued with pieces of blue cotton which also forms the spine.

	The pages are made from a weekly my friend likes to read. (And it has big sheets.) I tried to fold the pages so that the illustrations show up.



	I stitched the pages by hand to the cotton spine with thick silk thread. My friend was very pleased!

Envelope folder

My first envelope folder contains drawings and material from the last module. It is made from used A4 envelopes which my colleagues have collected for me.