Bookart 3 - Where to fold

The other side of the pattern. Or where is the fold ending.
In BookArt part 2 we always folded to the inside of the book.
But it can be done in three different ways.

Option A:
This can be simple as just getting to the top of the page at the very end, so folding to the inside of the book as in the first example. The disadvantage of this system is that with many pages it is difficult to continue to expand to that position. Actually there is no place for all the paper when it is over 100 pages.



In addition, a long fold (over the length of the book) is a problem because the paper is too far to the inside of the book, and so you need to fold back. And with that fold back it becomes even harder to put all that paper in the corner.



Option B:
The second option is to fold all points under 45 degrees. The fold is always at the same angle and in many patterns it works fine. You certainly have no problem at all.
Only if you get a long fold then you have to fold back as before. But usually there will be much less paper in the pinch anyway. And some patterns you are not troubled by it.



OptionC:
The third option is to not run all pages to the end, but to get them all to end for example 4 centimeter from the end of the book This is nice the only problem is that it is a bit trickier folding because you always have to watch where the fold should stop, ie at a fixed place.
A big advantage is that almost all the folds, long to short can without problems. And the book is not too tight on the inside. So it is difficult to fold but with much benefit.



The four centimeter is indeed just a number. You can also use 2, 3 or 5 centimeter. This can vary depending on your pattern and size of your book. The bigger the book is farther from the inside you can fold.

Combination:
A combination of options B and C is also possible. Fold always over 45 degrees exept when the end of the fold is over the four centimeter of the inside. Then stop at the four centimeter. (Or any other number.)

The method of folding is now clear, but what should you do if there are multiple surfaces occur in a folded portion. For example, a ring which thus has a hole in the middle.
This we deal in BookArt 4 - A hole in a folding pattern



Foto by: Miranda van Dijk

Hint

• This series starts on the page BookArt 1 - Supplies