Pocket Press

Eight pages, from one sheet.

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How to fold
FRONT COVER
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FROM SCREEN TO HAND

One cut. Then a book.

Print on one side of ordinary paper. The back stays blank. Try the numbered sheet first: the arrows should all point up when the book is finished.

  1. 54326781

    01 Make the creases

    Fold the sheet into four columns and two rows, then open it out. The upside-down top row is intentional.

  2. CUT ONLY HERE

    02 Cut the middle slit

    Fold left edge to right edge. Cut from the folded edge along the horizontal crease to the next vertical crease. Open out: both outer panels must stay joined.

  3. PUSH THE ENDS IN

    03 Open the centre

    Fold top edge to bottom edge with the print outside. Push the short ends together. The slit opens into a diamond, then flattens into a four-armed cross.

  4. 1

    04 Close around the cover

    Gather the pages around page 1 and crease the spine. Read 1 through 8. No staples, glue, or second sheet.

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