Contemporary Paper Bindings workshop

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

For centuries paper has served as a quick, elegant, and economical covering material for books. This versatile material can create structures ranging from pocket notebooks to conservation friendly bindings to a case durable enough for a heavily-used manual.

Students will make six binding models:

• Paper Case with Locking Spine

• Double-pamphlet in tipped wrapper

• Laced case with unsupported sewing

• German stiffened paper binding with double-fan adhesive text block

• Longstitch into paper wrapper

• Chain stitch with decorative guards
  
  New binders will be introduced to basic tools, techniques and materials of the craft. Experienced practitioners will discover how features from multiple bindings can be combined to create a new, custom structure to meet the requirements of any project. All of these structures can be made in a sparsely-equipped home studio with minimal specialized tools or equipment. This attractive set of models, together with detailed handouts, will be a valuable reference and inspiration for future projects. Six half-day sessions.
  
  The manual these bindings are drawn from is available online here.

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.