Coptic Stitch Sampler Workshop
Coptic Stitch Sampler Workshop
Boiling Springs, PA
In this hands-on workshop we'll learn a favorite exposed-spine stitch. We'll start by covering boards with each person's choice from a selection of Burdock & Bramble printed bookcloth. Then we'll drill holes for stitching and bind using a variation of the coptic stitch to create decorative chains a…
Sunday, September 10 2017
10:00 AM
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3:00 PM
Pressed Flower Books @ Butterbee Farm
Pressed Flower Books @ Butterbee Farm
Baltimore, MD
Make your own pressed flower book in this exciting new class, on-site at Baltimore's Butterbee Farm. Using carefully pressed flowers from the garden, each person will create a unique floral cover design. Then we will bind our hardcover books together using a stab binding stitch, and finish up by se…
Sunday, September 24 2017
12:30 PM
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4:30 PM
Intro Bookbinding Workshops for 2020
Intro Bookbinding Workshops for 2020
Boiling Springs, PA
UPDATE 7/16/2020—We have made the decision to cancel all workshops for 2020 due to concern for health and safety in offering the classes at this time. We plan to offer these classes again in 2021 as the situation allows. UPDATE 4/5/2020—Due to closures in PA, we have rescheduled our spring worksho…
Sat, Sep 12 2020
10:00 AM
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Sun, Oct 4 2020
5:00 PM
Intro Bookbinding Workshops for 2019
Intro Bookbinding Workshops for 2019
Boiling Springs, PA
Each year we offer 3 full-day bookbinding workshops at our studio in Boiling Springs, PA. In each class, you bind your own hardcover book from start to finish while learning hands-on about bookbinding hand tools and materials, folding and stitching, and covering boards with cloth. No prior bookbind…
Sat, May 18 2019
10:00 AM
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Sat, Sep 7 2019
5:00 PM
Sketchbook Binding
Sketchbook Binding
Boiling Springs, PA
Create your own 8”x10” case-bound sketchbook as we work through the binding process from start to finish. Use your printed bookcloth from Saturday's Block Printing class to wrap the hard cover or choose from a selection of book cloth colors. *NEW DATE* The date for this class has changed from the …
Sunday, August 20 2017
10:00 AM
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2:00 PM
Materials
Materials
Boiling Springs, PA
In this hands-on workshop, we'll walk through the theory behind sizing and preparing materials for a hard-cover case binding.Then each person will prepare all the materials for a case binding. You choose the size (up to 5.5" x 8" x .5"), the materials will be on hand for you to work with, and you c…
Saturday, September 9 2017
2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Block Printing on Book Cloth
Block Printing on Book Cloth
Boiling Springs, PA
Create block-printed bookcloth to use for your own bookbinding projects or in Sunday's Sketchbook Binding class. We'll use Sintra printing blocks and discuss options for carving, stenciling, layering, and printing. Each person will create a design on a sheet of Sintra and print 3 12"x20" sheets of …
Saturday, August 19 2017
10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
Introduction to Bookbinding
Introduction to Bookbinding
Boiling Springs, PA
In our full-day intro bookbinding workshops at our studio in Boiling Springs, PA, you will learn hands-on about bookbinding hand tools and materials and practice the basics of folding and stitching, covering boards with cloth, and preparing materials as you bind your own hardcover book from start t…
Sat, Jul 7 2018
10:00 AM
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Sat, Sep 22 2018
5:00 PM
Case Binding Sampler Workshop
Case Binding Sampler Workshop
Boiling Springs, PA
Spend the morning learning the ins and outs of this bookbinding standard. As you assemble your case-bound blank book, you'll learn how to attach boards to bookcloth to create a hard cover, how to sew a reinforced book block, and how to put everything together to make a finished book that you take h…
Saturday, September 9 2017
9:00 AM
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1:00 PM
Dos-i-Dos Accordion Sampler Workshop
Dos-i-Dos Accordion Sampler Workshop
Boiling Springs, PA
The Dos-i-Dos brings together elements from multiple book formats: hard cloth-covered cases, accordion folding, and pamphlet stitching. A perfect structure for holding a story with chapters or for journallers looking to work in a new type of book. In the workshop, we will work through the binding f…
Saturday, December 9 2017
12:00 AM
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5:00 PM
