Book & Paper Arts Workshops
Binding Fundamentals: rounding, backing, and other engineering essentials with Karen Hanmer (Online)
Schedule: Dec 1, 2020; Dec 3, 2020; Dec 8, 2020; Dec 10, 2020;
3:30pm - 6:00pm (PT); 4:30pm - 7:00pm (MT); 5:30pm - 8:00pm (CT); 6:30pm - 9:00pm (ET);
A handsome, functional book is built on a solid foundation of traditional forwarding skills. In this two-day workshop students will review and reinforce these skills, by going through all the steps of crafting a traditional binding prior to covering:
- folding, marking up and punching signatures
- selecting endsheets appropriate for board/case attachment and full opening
- sewing on and off a sewing frame
- gluing up and rounding the spine
- lightly backing the text block
- sewing endbands
- spine lining
- the importance of a break-away spine for unencumbered opening of a case binding.
Finally, we will anchor the text block into a folded paper case.
Binding Fundamentals is a prerequisite for all advanced binding workshops.
Note: This is an intermediate-level workshop for students with some book arts experience and a strong desire to build skills. Librarians, designers and similar book professionals with no hands-on experience are welcome.
Location/Venue: Online with Karen Hanmer
For more info & pictures: http://www.karenhanmer.com/teaching/#ForwardingBasics
Cost/Fee: $400
Material/Studio fee: Register here - https://tinyurl.com/yxbxrp63
Their workshop calendar: http://www.karenhanmer.com/teaching/
Instructor and bio: About Karen Hanmer