Sewn Boards Binding with Karen Hanmer (Online)

Schedule: Jun 12, 2021 — 10am - 1pm (ET); 
9am - 12pm (CT); 8am - 11am (MT); 7am - 10am (PT);

The Sewn Boards binding is Gary Frost’s elegant, modern adaptation of an ancient method of board attachment. Stiffened outer signatures sewn along with the text block function as the book’s boards.

The book opens flat. It can be dressed up or down with a variety of spine treatments, board-covering materials, and edge decoration techniques. It can be constructed quickly, lends itself to edition work, and can be made in a sparsely equipped home studio.

The sewn boards binding is also an excellent structure for beginning binders. Students learn to work with common bookbinding tools, materials, techniques and principles such as grain direction, folding signatures, tidy application of adhesive, and measuring one component of the book to fit another.

For more info & pictures:  Advance registration is required for all JCBA workshops. For more details or to register, please email JCBA Director John Cutrone (jcutrone@fau.edu).

Location/Venue:  Online with Jaffe Center for Book Arts
For more info & pictures: http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/JaffeCenter/workshops/sewn_boards.php 
Cost/Fee:  $100
Material/Studio fee: Included

Their workshop calendar:  http://www.library.fau.edu/depts/spc/JaffeCenter/workshops/index.php

Instructor and bio:  Karen Hanmer's artist-made books are physical manifestations of personal essays intertwining history, culture, politics, science, and technology. She utilizes both traditional and contemporary book structures, and the work is often playful in content or format. Hanmer's work is included in collections ranging from The British Library and the Library of Congress to Stanford University and Graceland, and of course the Jaffe Collection. She offers workshops and private instruction focusing on a solid foundation in traditional binding skills.