Coptic Endband with Daniel Essig (Online)

Schedule:  4:00pm - 5:30pm (ET); 
1:00pm -2:30pm (PT); 2:00pm - 3:30pm (MT); 3:00pm - 4:30pm (CT) 

This stitch is added after the main sewing is complete with both front and back covers attached. The Coptic endband is an integral part of the binding, its purpose is to consolidate the head and tail of the spine and reinforce the board attachments. The coptic endband is a variation of the link stitch and once mastered it is unimaginable to complete a coptic book without including the endbands. I first learned this stitch from Headbands: How to Work Them by Jane Greenfileds and Jenny Hille and have reworked and refined various steps of the binding of the years for a more striking appearance and ease to sew.

There is not a materials list for this demonstration. Dan will explain tools & materials needed in workshop, kit is intended for Pocosin wooden book students or my students from previous workshops.

Location/Venue:  Online with Pocosin Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://pocosinarts.org/zoom-workshops-books-mixed-media/
Cost/Fee:  $70
Material/Studio fee:  Optional kit - $10

Their workshop calendar:  https://pocosinarts.org/pocosinartsonline/

Instructor and bio:  Daniel Essig was born in St Louis Missouri, studied at Southern Illinois University, Penland School of Craft and the University of Iowa. After 20 years as a Grovewood studio artist in Asheville North Carolina, he has recently moved to Penland North Carolina where he has built a studio along the North Toe river. Daniel Essig lectures and offers workshops at book centers, craft schools, colleges, artist retreats as well as privately. Dan has created wooden and sculptures books for over 25 years. He is a recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant. Daniel exhibits his work nationally and is in numerous private and public collections. His work has been collected by the Smithsonian Renwick Museum, University of California Santa Cruz, McHenry Library, Special Collections and the Topeka Public library. Many of Daniel’s sculptural pieces are featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books.