Binding

SFCB's bookbinding courses range from the enduring structures of both Western and Eastern traditions to contemporary approaches, with a wealth of bookmaking techniques in between, including pamphlets, pop-ups, exposed sewing stitches, protective boxes, photo albums and more.

Workshops: Binding
Type Title Instructor Summary Status
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, December 21, 2024, 5:30 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Tired of having to wrestle with your beloved books as you read them? This class is for you. Learn how to take a glued-back paper-covered book and transform it into something more durable and beautiful.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, December 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, December 22, 2024, 5:30 PM
Dominic Riley

Make a handsome, two-piece box with a tooled label – this is the last word in luxury boxes and makes a lovely gift!

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 11, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 11, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

This course will introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 12, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 12, 2025, 5:30 PM
Madison Gordon

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 18, 2025, 5:30 PM
Megan Gibes

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 9:00 PM
Madison Gordon

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, January 25, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, January 25, 2025, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, January 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, January 26, 2025, 5:30 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Learn how to use Japanese paper to repair leather books.

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Binding
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, January 27, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, January 31, 2025, 5:30 PM
Samuel Feinstein

Practice the fundamentals of blind tooling and gold tooling on leather, using brass tools and gold leaf. Appropriate for beginners, or those looking to build their skills.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 1, 2025, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Working from pre-cut materials, students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box & Slipcase.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 5:30 PM
Sarah Songer

This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 12
Start: Monday, February 3, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, May 12, 2025, 9:00 PM
Juliayn Coleman

Explore the ethereal nature of parchment and practice edge gilding over the course of 12 sessions in this advanced bookbinding class.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 8, 2025, 5:30 PM
Megan Gibes

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 5:30 PM
Madison Gordon

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 9:00 PM
Brian Lieske

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 2, 2025, 5:30 PM
Coleen Curry

Make an elegant, multi-section, flexible leather binding with leather doublures and a suede flyleaf.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 8, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 9, 2025, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Expand your skills to build a custom hinged box for a favorite book or prints.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 15, 2025, 5:30 PM
Madison Gordon

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 21, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 22, 2025, 5:30 PM
Nina Zeininger

In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 5:30 PM
Juliayn Coleman

This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 9:00 PM
Madison Gordon

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 5:30 PM
Michelle Sarjeant

Learn several simple techniques to repair your hardcover clothbound books, including mending tears, rebuilding missing board, and sharpening corners.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 5:30 PM
Clair Emma Smith

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, April 7, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, April 11, 2025, 5:30 PM
Beth Redmond

Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 13, 2025, 5:00 PM
Rhiannon Alpers

This engaging 2-day weekend workshop offers a deep dive into the art of boxmaking, focusing on constructing a multi-tiered tray with a magnetic enclosure.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 5:30 PM
Bettina Pauly

Learn another use for the accordion fold: create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs to make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book.

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Binding
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 20, 2025, 5:30 PM
Brian Lieske

Make a cloth-covered box from pre-cut pieces in this beginning workshop.

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Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 5:30 PM
Beth Redmond

The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding.

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Binding, Arts
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 5:30 PM
Pietro Accardi

In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling.

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Binding
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:00 PM
Brian Lieske

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets!

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