| Title | Information |
| Instructor | Kit Davey |
| Skill Level | Intermediate |
| Length of Workshop | 1 day |
| Date(s) | Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
| Cost | $175 per day x 1 day + $10 material fee |
| Total Price of Workshop | $185 |
Workshop Description
In this workshop, participants will combine their favorite buttons with coordinating papers to make a colorful, one-of-a-kind, five-page book. We will use foam core for the pages and cut niches into them. We’ll then cover the pages with our favorite papers (which coordinate with the style and color of our buttons). Then we’ll stitch our buttons onto a backing and install them into the niches. To protect the stitching holes we’ll use metal eyelets. Kit will teach the slip knot stitch so students can bind their pages together. Students will end up with a five-page book of buttons, preserved and displayed in a fun and unusual way.
Prerequisites (participants should know how to):
- Thread a needle and wax thread
- Glue up paper or cloth to cover binder’s board
- Cut carefully with an X-Acto knife
- Comfortably learn a new non-needle stitched binding
Materials/Equipment to be Provided by Students
- Scissors
- Pencil
- X-Acto knife and extra blades
- Metal-edged ruler
- Cutting mat
- PVA or other wet glue
- Rag
- Water container
- Glue brushes
- Sewing needle
- Thread to attach buttons to paper backing
- Tweezers
- Bonefolder
- 10 to 20 buttons (1 to 5 buttons per page)
- Awl
- 40″ waxed linen thread
- 5 sheets 8½″ x 11″ colorful paper, 30 to 50 lbs. weight, that color coordinate with your buttons
See Materials Glossary for definitions and images
Materials/Equipment to be Provided by Instructor
- E6000 glue
- Foam core
- Metal eyelets
- Heavy-duty leather punch
- Small variety of papers
- Waxed linen thread in case students forgot theirs
Instructor Biography
Kit Davey is a Redwood City, California-based artist specializing in book art. Her work pushes the boundaries of “bookness” by using unusual materials and non-standard structures. Her mission is to “spread delight across the planet.” She does so by teaching more than 60 different book structures through the magic of Zoom, and by making a book a day which she shares on Instagram (@daveykit).
Instagram: @daveykit
