Introduction to Bookbinding

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January 11th, 2017 6:30 PM

  • Instructor: Nina Zeininger
  • Workshop Type: Binding
  • Workshop Status: Wait-list
  • Workshop Start: January 11th, 2017 6:30 PM
  • Workshop End: January 11th, 2017 9:30 PM
  • Sessions: 1

Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every beginning book artist should know! Students in this three-hour workshop will learn five staple structures of the bookbinding world: pamphlet stitch, two versions of one-sheet wonders, accordion folding, and a Japanese stab binding. If you’ve been curious about book arts basics, this is a great starter class; in three hours, you’ll gain the know-how to start making books of your own!

Students also learn about local resources, bookbinding tools, and SFCB’s Bookbinding Core Program, as well as protocol for studio rental.


Materials to Bring: None.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $65.00

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 :: 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 | Nina Eve Zeininger

Nina Eve Zeininger has been obsessed with books since before she could read when she received Harold and the Purple Crayon as a child. While earning her BFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute, she took as many book and printmaking classes as possible and after graduating completed the Bookbinding Certificate program at the San Francisco Center for the Book. She now spends her time teaching book arts workshops throughout California, making and selling her printed and bookish wares, and playing fetch with her cats. You can view her work on her website ninaevezeininger.com(link is external) and at her Etsy store neon sprinkles studio(link is external) and follow her activities on her blog: Things I Make and Find(link is external).


Past Student Reviews:

“I loved her presentation...and it made the art of bookbinding compelling.”

“She was very clear in her directions. Watched and scheduled her time perfectly.”

“Great instruction, neat samples of what we could do with the techniques learned, good explanation of the history of what we were doing. Nina was very patient and knowledgeable.”

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