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.
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Summary | Status |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Karen Hanmer |
An elegant, modern, and versatile binding structure. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 3:00 PM
End: Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Karen Hanmer |
Learn this quick, fun structure - great for travel journals and other books-on-the-go. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, August 30, 2021, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, August 30, 2021, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this IN PERSON three-hour workshop. 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: 2
Start: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 6:00 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Improve your knowledge of this critical part of every binding. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 28, 2021, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 29, 2021, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
If you are interested in learning how and why to bind books with leather, this is the class for you. |
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| Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, August 9, 2021, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, August 9, 2021, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, we begin at the beginning. 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: Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 9:30 AM
End: Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
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; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Open |
| Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 9:30 AM
End: Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound for a specific collection or library. In this class students will bind a book using these bindings as a model but employing thick paper as the folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
| Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Thursday, August 12, 2021, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 13, 2021, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
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: 2
Start: Sunday, September 12, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, September 19, 2021, 12:30 PM |
e bond |
Learn the essentials of the caterpillar stitch binding and make a custom journal. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Thursday, August 19, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 26, 2021, 7:00 PM |
Sol Rebora |
Learn the techniques to layer a paper design, suitable for book cover decoration. |
Open |
| Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 22, 2021, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 22, 2021, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Transform a board book into a handmade art book using collage, acrylic techniques, and stamping. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 4
Start: Thursday, September 9, 2021, 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, September 30, 2021, 7:00 PM |
Samuel Feinstein |
Learn the fundamentals of blind and gold tooling on leather. |
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| Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, August 15, 2021, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, August 22, 2021, 1:00 PM |
Kathy Abbott |
Learn how to prepare two different types of stub to make into stub bindings. |
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