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.

Workshops: Binding
Type Title Instructor Summary Status
Binding
Sessions: 12
Start: Monday, February 3, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, May 12, 2025, 9:00 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class.

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Binding
Sessions: 12
Start: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 9:00 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 5:30 PM
Coleen Curry

Make an elegant, multi-section, flexible leather binding with leather doublures and a suede flyleaf.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Expand your skills to build a custom hinged box for a favorite book or prints.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 5:30 PM
Madison Halaby Gordon

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 21, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 5:30 PM
Juliayn Coleman

This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9:00 PM
Madison Halaby Gordon

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 5:30 PM
Michelle Sarjeant

Learn several simple techniques to repair your hardcover clothbound books, including mending tears, rebuilding missing board, and sharpening corners.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, April 7, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, April 11, 2025, 5:30 PM
Beth Redmond

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 13, 2025, 5:00 PM
Rhiannon Alpers

This engaging 2-day weekend workshop offers a deep dive into the art of boxmaking, focusing on constructing a multi-tiered tray with a magnetic enclosure.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 5:30 PM
Bettina Pauly

Learn another use for the accordion fold: create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs to make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 20, 2025, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Make a cloth-covered box from pre-cut pieces in this beginning workshop.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 5:30 PM
Beth Redmond

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 5:30 PM
Pietro Accardi

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:00 PM
Brian Lieske

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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