With pencil and rule draw a plan of the open folio and properly dimension the drawing. (See Plate I.)
Plate I. Accurate working drawings and freehand sketches
such as children should produce before making the booklet.
If there has been no previous training in simple mechanical drawing, the use of extension and dimension lines, arrow heads, and the proper placing of figures should be explained. If some proficiency in this kind of drawing has been acquired, a freehand sketch may take the place of an accurate drawing. Plate II shows some of the line conventions used in making a working drawing.
Plate II. Line Conventions.
In the same manner as for the pages, draw a plan of the cover, which should project beyond the pages from ⅛ to ¼ of an inch. Lay out and cut the cover and one sheet for the inside, keeping carefully on the lines.
Having cut one sheet of the inside, lay the sheet on as many pieces of the paper as are needed, (from three to seven make a booklet of desirable thickness); then make a hole with a pin or needle at each corner, piercing all at one time. On each sheet draw the four sides, using rule and pencil. This is easier than to measure each one. The folded sheets should be placed one inside the other to form the inside of the booklet, and the whole placed inside the folded cover, with the edges of the cover projecting slightly.
Plate III. Sketches illustrating a simple method of stitching a booklet.