Limp Vellum Binding in the style of Doves Press
This workshop is not currently scheduled, but it could be in the future. Please contact me if you are interested.
British Arts and Crafts Movement printers William Morris (Kelmscott Press) and T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (Doves Press) both chose to bind their iconic works in limp vellum cases. Because these bindings are so devoid of ornament, differing aspects of their construction such as the tone and figuring of the vellum, color and visibility of the sewing supports and thread, treatment of the case’s fore edges, uniformity of the turn-ins, amount of overlap forming the corners, and the organic rough edges become design elements. Two half-day sessions.
Students in this workshop will view examples and discuss these characteristics before constructing a facsimile of a Doves Press limp vellum binding.
Recommended tools: sewing frame, finishing press.
Note: This is a fast-paced, advanced-level workshop for students experienced with traditional binding. To complete the material in the time scheduled, it is essential that students should be proficient in constructing reinforced endsheets, marking up, sewing on a variety of supports, measuring for and applying spine linings. Students should be making sewn books independently, outside a workshop setting. Some homework may be required between sessions.
Please contact me if you are unsure if this workshop is the right fit for your current skills, or an appropriate stretch if you're ready for your next challenge.
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.
This workshop is not currently scheduled, but it could be in the future. Please contact me if you are interested.
British Arts and Crafts Movement printers William Morris (Kelmscott Press) and T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (Doves Press) both chose to bind their iconic works in limp vellum cases. Because these bindings are so devoid of ornament, differing aspects of their construction such as the tone and figuring of the vellum, color and visibility of the sewing supports and thread, treatment of the case’s fore edges, uniformity of the turn-ins, amount of overlap forming the corners, and the organic rough edges become design elements. Two half-day sessions.
Students in this workshop will view examples and discuss these characteristics before constructing a facsimile of a Doves Press limp vellum binding.
Recommended tools: sewing frame, finishing press.
Note: This is a fast-paced, advanced-level workshop for students experienced with traditional binding. To complete the material in the time scheduled, it is essential that students should be proficient in constructing reinforced endsheets, marking up, sewing on a variety of supports, measuring for and applying spine linings. Students should be making sewn books independently, outside a workshop setting. Some homework may be required between sessions.
Please contact me if you are unsure if this workshop is the right fit for your current skills, or an appropriate stretch if you're ready for your next challenge.
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.
This workshop is not currently scheduled, but it could be in the future. Please contact me if you are interested.
British Arts and Crafts Movement printers William Morris (Kelmscott Press) and T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (Doves Press) both chose to bind their iconic works in limp vellum cases. Because these bindings are so devoid of ornament, differing aspects of their construction such as the tone and figuring of the vellum, color and visibility of the sewing supports and thread, treatment of the case’s fore edges, uniformity of the turn-ins, amount of overlap forming the corners, and the organic rough edges become design elements. Two half-day sessions.
Students in this workshop will view examples and discuss these characteristics before constructing a facsimile of a Doves Press limp vellum binding.
Recommended tools: sewing frame, finishing press.
Note: This is a fast-paced, advanced-level workshop for students experienced with traditional binding. To complete the material in the time scheduled, it is essential that students should be proficient in constructing reinforced endsheets, marking up, sewing on a variety of supports, measuring for and applying spine linings. Students should be making sewn books independently, outside a workshop setting. Some homework may be required between sessions.
Please contact me if you are unsure if this workshop is the right fit for your current skills, or an appropriate stretch if you're ready for your next challenge.
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.
