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.

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

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.

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.

Learn an ancient wood boards binding; materials supplied!

Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break.

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

The Glazier Codex is one of the most unusual and fascinating of the ancient book structures. With its bone clasps, leather thongs, leather bands over wooden boards and a pattern of shapes which could relate to a dragon, this book is an exciting addition to your historical repertoire.

A thorough introduction to the art of hand tooling—in blind, with carbon and real gold foil. A feast of tips, tricks and techniques.

Explore the joys of making your own historical decorated papers, then experiment with contemporary designs and inventive techniques.

This is a great book structure for beginning bookbinders who want to display their work in a beautiful, hand-made book.

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