Being able to make book cloth immensely expands the range of possibilities for bookbinding, opening up a whole new set of choices for cloth color, texture, and weight. Just about any ordinary natural fiber cloth can be made into excellent book cloth. In this workshop, students will learn how to make book cloth in two different ways from start to finish, and leave with many finished samples. The Learn to Make Book Cloth workshop will give students greater creative freedom over the look and feel of covers for books, boxes, and portfolios.

Materials to Bring: Scissors, snap-blade knife, small yogurt cup or plastic container with lid, iron with water emptied, notebook, and pencil.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $100 

Date & Time: Sunday, September 6, 2015 :: 1:00pm-5:00pm

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

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

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

About the Instructor | Rhiannon Alpers

Rhiannon Alpers, has an MFA in Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in Book Arts from UCSB. She has taught college courses at Academy of Art University, Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, Columbia College Chicago, Santa Reparata School of Art in Florence, Italy. She has taught workshops Contemporary Jewish Musuem, Kala Printmaking Institute, Filoli Gardens Estate, Center for Book and Paper in Chicago, Paper Source stores in Chicago and San Francisco, and at her own studio in the Mission District. She is a papermaker, letterpress printer and book artist.

Past Student Reviews:

"Wonderful instructor, extremely helpful and generous with time and supplies."

"Really appreciate her willingness to think about alternatives."

"Rhiannon is very patient and knowledgeable. Very good at pacing and making sure students are on track and not feeling left behind. Great handouts, too. “