During this workshop you will learn how to make a Jacob’s ladder – the *big brother* of the magic wallet.

The magic wallet is one of those oddities related to a möbius strip, the Jacob’s ladder uses the same binding technique.

Five pre-cut davey boards will be covered with book cloth, then strips of paper are added and the five boards will be joined.  If time allows we will look into different sizes and I will go over a variation of the binding that can be used for an accordion style book. 

Materials to Bring: If you have a favorite paper/book cloth you want to use bring it along

• Note book
• Bone folder, Pencil, Ruler
• small glue brush
• x-acto knife/scissor

Workshop + Materials fee: $125.00

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 4, 2015 | 10:00am-4:00pm

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

Note: Please review our Registration Policies before signing up for a class

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 is one of the best instructors here. She brings extra supplies so we can take some home. She runs the class really well- good use of time."

"Instructions clearly given- good handout- nice pace of class, warm & sharing."

"Bettina is very organized and she meets each individual's needs."