Star books can be made from three differing sizes of accordion folded pieces of paper nested together or they can be made from 3 different sizes of individually cut pieces of paper, nested and glued together.
The spines of Star books can be sewn for extra stability or simply left to float. There are no hard and fast rules about the structure of the Star book except for the fact that the layers of the Star must nest within each other and the overall structure gives the Star its shape. The outer two layers of the Star are decorated to provide the content of the book.
The following are some examples of Star books that I have created using a variety of structures.
the spine is sewn using a french link stitch
nested cut pages top view
cover
sewn spine
most of the outer layer is cut away
nested cut pages
Christmas Cover
nested pages with cut out centre in outer layer
sewn spine
cover on accordion back - note cord to hold accordion closed
It's Complicated - interior page
It's Complicated - another interior page
(the cuts get increasingly complicated on the two layers)
Storage Book for ATC's
fold up pockets to hold Artist Trading Cards
the spine is not sewn
sewn spine
pop-up shows through cut out section in outer layer
top view
photos printed on transparency
outer layer is long sheet of paper folded in one accordion layer
photos printed on transparencies show through cut outs as inner layers
spine is not sewn
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