Leather Binding Techniques: half binding over false raised bands online workshop.
This workshop is not currently scheduled, but it could be in the future. Please contact me if you are interested.
The basic structure of a fine leather binding has changed little over the past 300 years. The text block is sewn onto supports, the spine carefully shaped, and the boards laced on. The book is covered in leather that has been precision-pared for protection, flexibility, and a sumptuous presentation.
In this workshop, students will further develop their binding and leather-working expertise including sewing on flattened cords or frayable tapes, rounding, backing, paring, and covering. New skills introduced: the addition of false raised bands to a hollow back, and paring and placement of leather corners or fore edge strips on a half-leather binding.
These are basic techniques all binders should be familiar with, and ready to execute when the project demands. This workshop is also an excellent review for someone who would like to refresh their skills.
Note: This is a fast-paced, advanced-level workshop for students experienced with traditional binding. Prerequisites: Binding Fundamentals, Basic Leatherworking for Bookbinding, and Leather Binding I, or equivalent. Students should be making traditional bindings independently, outside a workshop setting and have acquired some proficiency with paring.
The supply packet included in the workshop fee includes goatskin for covering, paper for endsheets, sewing supports and thread, endband silk, supplies for endband cores, book board, various paper and cloth linings, and a book in sheets comparable to those available on this site.
A partial list of required tools: Scharfix; paring knife + strop + paring surface; sewing frame; finishing press; something to back in (finishing press + backing boards, a lying press, or a job backer); nipping press and press boards; band nippers; backing hammer.
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 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.
