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Soft Cover Journal, August 17th

Desert Dog Press

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.

$48

Tool Time: Make, Modify, and Care For Bookbinding Tools

Desert Dog Press

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…

$18

Hard Cover Cased-in Binding

Desert Dog Press

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

$72