Workshops

Create a one-of-a-kind soft-cover journal or sketchbook with exposed stitching and bead accents. Bring a few items to personalize the cover & spine of your journal. Most supplies and tools will be provided. Skills practiced: folding, cutting, custom measuring, and stitching.

August 16th, 4 to 530 Does bookbinding really require special equipment? This demo and discussion session covers bookbinding tools, lingo, some inexpensive DIY options, and how to customize your tool kit to meet your needs. Bone Folder? Does it really need to be bone? We will discuss options! We’ll also discuss Hole Punches, Glue Brushes,…

August 13th, 10 to 430
Introduction to cased-in, hard-cover binding. We will make a small journal, starting with folding signatures and stitching a text block. Then we will “case in” the text block with spine, headband, flysheets, and endpapers. Skills practiced: folding, custom measuring, cutting, gluing, stitching, casing-in