TIME: 8 hours.
MATERIALS: Newsboard, vellum and paper.
A very satisfactory stationery holder (see Plates XLIV and XLV) may
be made by substituting pockets, etc., for the plain lining of the
portfolio. Make the outside as described in Problem XII. Then cut for
each half, a piece of newsboard one-quarter of an inch shorter and
narrower than the outside pieces. Cover one of these smaller pieces
with the same paper that is used on the outside turning over a margin
of one-half an inch on each of the four sides. At each corner attach
suitable pieces for holding a blotter. (See page 33.) When pressed and
dried this forms a lining for one side. The other piece of newsboard
should be used as a foundation for a “bellows pocket” for holding
stationery. First bind one long edge with a strip of vellum having it
show on the upper surface for about an inch and a half. The pocket
should be made of vellum and when completed, should be as large as
the newsboard foundation. To give strength and stability to this cut
a piece of paper of the same size as the newsboard. Plan and cut a
piece of vellum 5 inches longer and an inch and a half wider than this.
Lay the paper lining on the vellum with an equal amount of vellum
projecting at each end, and fold the vellum over one long edge of the
paper for its entire length and to the depth of about one inch. Paste
the hem thus made to the paper but do not paste the broad face as this
will cause wrinkling. Then fold the vellum over each end of the paper
sharply and make a reverse fold one inch from the end. Place this
vellum on the newsboard with the hem of the pocket against the bound
edge of the newsboard, and on the other three sides turn over the
projecting vellum and paste to the under side of the newsboard. Before
pasting in this piece and the blotter for linings, a fastener or tape
should be inserted as already described.
[Illustration: PLATE XLIV. Stationery Holders (closed) made by students
at the Boston School of Occupational Therapy.]
The holder may be made more elaborate by adding a third page which
should be narrower than the other two and when folded together will
appear as a flap. Cut a piece of newsboard for its foundation and
fasten to one of the large pieces in the same manner as the two
large pieces are attached. To line this, cut a piece of newsboard
one-quarter of an inch shorter and narrower than the outside piece and
cover it with a single piece of vellum; or pockets may be added and a
strap for holding pen or pencil.
Some very handsome cases can thus be made by using wall papers on the
broad faces. Narrow stripes or gold bands used as border decorations
on the corners of the blotter or the edge of the pockets are very
effective while figures well cut may be appliqued to the outside or the
inside.
[Illustration: PLATE XLV. An open stationery holder made at the Boston
School of Occupational Therapy.]
For fastening, use cord, tape or ribbon which should be inserted before
the linings are pasted in. To illustrate: Pass a ribbon across the
outside of the middle piece, putting each end through a slit--say one
inch from the edge--and glue these firmly to the newsboard. Through
a slit in the other broad face pass another length of ribbon on the
end of which shall be a Japanese bead; on the narrow face in similar
fashion attach a loop of ribbon (made by passing both ends through the
same slit). When closed the case may be fastened by putting the bead
through the loop.
Another style of fastener consists of a cord or braid similarly
inserted with a fancy knot in place of the bead.