Drum Leaf and Sewn Boards Bindings workshop

This workshop is not currently scheduled, but it could be in the future. Please contact me if you are interested.

The Sewn Boards binding is an elegant, modern adaptation of an ancient binding.

The Drum Leaf binding is the perfect structure for printmakers, photographers, or anyone who desires to present visual narratives with no sewing thread to interrupt the flow of imagery. Because a drum leaf book is made of single-sided folios, not signatures, the complexities of imposition are not necessary when laying out text.

The books open very flat. Both structures can be dressed up or down with a variety of spine treatments and edge decoration techniques. They can be constructed quickly, are perfect for edition work, and can be made in a sparsely equipped home studio.

Students will construct one Drum Leaf and one Sewn Boards binding model. Two half-day sessions.

Each of these structures can also be taught individually as single-session workshops. Please inquire.

Note: This is a fast-paced, intermediate-level workshop. Students should be making sewn books independently, outside a workshop setting. Librarians, designers and similar book professionals with limited hands-on experience are also welcome.

The online format is a series of live tutorials via Zoom. The tutorials are recorded and the videos are available to registered students for 90 days. Students need not be present for the live sessions. Workshop fee includes supplies and a detailed handout, which are mailed to arrive in time for the first session. Zoom links will be sent the week before class, and a tool list no later than three weeks in advance. Please check your spam filter if you have not received these messages in this timeframe.

Students outside US and Canada please contact me to discuss options for supplies.

Payment in full is due at time of registration. See FAQs for refund policy.