Binding
SFCB's bookbinding courses range from the enduring structures of both Western and Eastern traditions to contemporary approaches, with a wealth of bookmaking techniques in between, including pamphlets, pop-ups, exposed sewing stitches, protective boxes, photo albums and more.
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| Title | Instructor | Summary | Status | |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 4
Start: May 19, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 9, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Hannah Tashjian |
Learn bookbinding's basic vocabulary, its fundamental tools and their uses, as well as the materials (paper, cloth, board, and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing, and gluing) of the craft. Students will construct four hardcover, hand-bound, multi-section books over the course of the series. Each binding in the series will add to the skills previously learned and integrate new techniques. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: May 22, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: May 22, 2012, 9:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: May 27, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 3, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
In this workshop, Andrew Rottner will step students through the process of creating one of the most technically challenging handmade boxes, the full-cloth covered clamshell presentation box. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: May 28, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: May 28, 2012, 12:30 PM |
Courtney Cerruti |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: May 28, 2012, 2:00 PM
End: May 28, 2012, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger-Byrne |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: June 16, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 16, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Strong, elegant, and pleasing to use, this was the “daybook” of choice for the great Romantic English poets and artists. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: June 17, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 17, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
A perfect accompaniment to The Ideal Sketchbook, this workshop features a binding inspired by elegant Victorian photo albums—minus their flaws. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: June 18, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 22, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Spend a week exploring the elegance of the classic millimeter binding and its variations, and learn several techniques that are rarely explored in ordinary bindings. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 8
Start: June 20, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: August 15, 2012, 10:00 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Learn bookbinding's basic vocabulary, its fundamental tools and their uses, as well as the materials (paper, cloth, board, and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing, and gluing) of the craft. Students will construct four hardcover, hand-bound, multi-section books over the course of the series. Each binding in the series will add to the skills previously learned and integrate new techniques. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: June 21, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: June 21, 2012, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger-Byrne |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: June 23, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 23, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Strong, elegant, and pleasing to use, this was the “daybook” of choice for the great Romantic English poets and artists. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: June 24, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 24, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
A perfect accompaniment to The Ideal Sketchbook, this workshop features a binding inspired by elegant Victorian photo albums—minus their flaws. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: June 25, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: June 29, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
This intensive workshop is for those with some leather experience who would like to learn the fundamentals of the most challenging area of book restoration. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: June 30, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 2, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Experience the pleasure of working with vellum and learn to make this enduring and beautiful historical structure. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: July 7, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 8, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A thorough introduction to the art of hand tooling—in blind, with carbon and with real gold foil. Enjoy a feast of tips, tricks, and techniques! |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 4
Start: July 9, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 12, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Learn how to make a model of one of the most important—and intriguing—early bindings, one of the great treasures of the British Library. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: July 14, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 15, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Discover the oldest codex in the world and learn how to recreate this fascinating ancient structure. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: July 16, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 20, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Experience the pleasure of working with beautiful calfskin and learn the fundamentals of decorative blind-tooled covers. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: July 16, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: July 16, 2012, 9:30 PM |
Courtney Cerruti |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: July 21, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 21, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Protect books in elegant full cloth–covered slipcases. Learn the tricks of constructing durable and attractive slipcases working from a template provided by the instructor. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 4
Start: July 22, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: August 12, 2012, 3:54 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
Learn bookbinding's basic vocabulary, its fundamental tools and their uses, as well as the materials (paper, cloth, board, and adhesives) and techniques (folding, sewing, and gluing) of the craft. Students will construct four hardcover, hand-bound, multi-section books over the course of the series. Each binding in the series will add to the skills previously learned and integrate new techniques. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: July 28, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: July 28, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Hannah Tashjian |
The Coptic binding is an ancient non-adhesive binding that has modern appeal. Its exposed sewing is complemented by the variety of materials that can be used to make book covers. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 4, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: August 4, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Judith Serebrin |
Learn the longstitch, a historical binding in which the stitching pattern is woven in and out of the cover with exposed sewing along the spine, resulting in a truly unique |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 7, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: August 7, 2012, 9:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 11, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: August 11, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Courtney Cerruti |
Learn to make an altered book and a board book in Courtney Cerruti's great introductory workshop. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 24, 2012, 10:00 AM
End: August 24, 2012, 4:30 PM |
Judith Serebrin |
Make charming, tiny books with beautiful paper scraps from your art and bookmaking projects. You’ll make pamphlets, pocket pamphlets, concertinas, scrolls, and exposed spine sewings. |
Open |
| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 25, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: August 25, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn how to make a three-dimensional tunnel book out of postcards and/or old 4” by 6” photographs. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 26, 2012, 9:30 AM
End: August 26, 2012, 5:30 PM |
Howard Munson |
Learn to make vertical or horizontal accordion books that feature photographs, drawings, collages, pop-ups, and more. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 27, 2012, 6:30 PM
End: August 27, 2012, 9:30 PM |
Courtney Cerruti |
Ever been curious about how to make a book? Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five books! Learn basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. |
Open |