Hand Spinning for Bookbinding

 Registration is closed for this event

February 8th, 2017 6:30 PM

  • Instructor: Pam DeLuco
  • Workshop Type: Binding, Arts
  • Workshop Status: Closed
  • Workshop Start: February 8th, 2017 6:30 PM
  • Workshop End: February 22nd, 2017 9:30 PM
  • Sessions: 3

Add a unique touch to hand bound books and create your own binding thread. This class is broken down into three evening sessions allowing participants to practice the techniques at home. Using a drop spindle, we’ll start out with wool and progress to cotton, silk, and end with flax. Different spinning techniques will be covered for each fiber as well as plying, making skeins and finishing the yarn.


Materials to Bring: None.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $225.00

Date & Time: Wednesdays, February 8, 15 & 22, 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 | Pam DeLuco

Pam DeLuco is the proprietor of Shotwell Paper Mill, a production paper mill in the Mission, and the founder/creative director of BANDmade Books: a collaborative book project with musicians and bands.  Her work can be found in many special collections across the country including the Metropolitan Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Library of Congress.


Past Student Reviews:

 “I loved how much Pam knows about every related topic. I came out having learned so much!” 

“Pam is fascinating, inspiring, incredible informed. Very organized - she had thought through how to use every minute. As a teacher myself I was very impressed.”

 

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