Workshops

One day, one book

6 hours plus a lunch break, all materials (plus lunch) included: $120

If you’ve only got a day and energy to burn, start here. Begin by making a few quick sheets of pastepaper to wrap your cover; fold, gather, punch and sew a text block; prepare the spine; grab a bite of lunch; then assemble a hard cover with your own pastepaper design, case in your text block and take your book home. Younger participants may require some adult assistance with measuring or an extra hand during assembling.

No prerequisite.
Ages 9 to adult.
Wear comfortable shoes and work clothes.

Details

• Demonstration of painting pastepaper
• Hands-on use of combs, rollers and stamps to make original pastepaper designs
• Quick clean up as we go
• Techniques for folding paper and assembling a text block with endsheets
• Use of a book cradle and awl for punching a text block
• Handsewing a text block with linen thread in the classic bookbinder’s long stitch
• Reinforce and glue the spine
• Add decorative endbands and a ribbon bookmark
• Assemble a hard cover using your pastepaper and a bookcloth-covered spine
• Case in your handsewn text block inside your custom decorative hard cover

 

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