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August 28th, 2018 6:30 PM

  • Instructor: Bettina Pauly
  • Workshop Type: Binding
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: August 28th, 2018 6:30 PM
  • Workshop End: August 28th, 2018 9:30 PM
  • Sessions: 1

The Introduction to Bookbinding course teaches basic structures and stitches that every book artist should know in order to create a multitude of books. Discuss tools and materials for bookbinding and explore adhesives, paper types and uses, as well as grain for paper and book cloth. Learn a variety of structures—single-sheet book, accordion book, single-section pamphlet stitch, combined concertina, and Japanese stab—and make fun, simple books that can be turned into artists’ books.

The instructor will give a full overview of the San Francisco Center for the Book’s Bookbinding Program and how (and why) to obtain the SFCB Bookbinding Certificate.


Materials to Bring: None.

Workshop Fee (includes $10 materials fee): $65.00

Date & Time: Tuesday, August  28, 2018 :: 6:30-9:30pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.


About the Instructor | Bettina Pauly

Bettina is living in San Francisco as a book artist and working as a letterpress printer with Kim Vanderheiden at Painted Tongue Studios, Oakland, California. She teaches workshops at the San Francisco Center for the Book, the Academy of Art University and O’Hanlon Center for the Arts. She loves books and boxes both as physical objects and as containers of meaning. She is interested in a variety of folded, sewn and woven structures in which she can incorporate her printing.


Past Student Reviews:

“Bettina was friendly, very helpful, we moved along at a comfortable pace. She constantly checked in with each of us and helped whenever needed. Bettina was informative, interesting, and encouraged a friendly, fun, educational atmosphere. The workspace was clean and organized.”

“I look forward to another class.”

“The class more than met my expectations. It was well-structured and I learned so much about books, book binding, etc. It was an interesting group of people. Bettina seems like she enjoys what she's doing and did a great job of teaching us.”

375 Rhode Island St
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
United States