Long and Link Stitch with Sarah Nicholls (Online)

Schedule:  May 17 & 24, 2021 — 2pm – 4pm (ET); 
11am - 1pm (PT); 12pm - 2pm (MT); 1pm - 3pm (CT); 

This two-day course will cover basic bookbinding terminology and techniques, and the student will be able to make these structures along with the instructor. Students will learn methods of constructing a softcover longstitch book that can be made at home with minimal equipment, and they will also explore different options for personalizing their work. Longstitch is a versatile and attractive method of sewing multiple signature books that open easily and can be adapted in a variety of ways. Students will gain the skills to continue making books on their own and the instructor will provide a PDF handout.

Students will fold, mark up and punch signatures, construct folded paper cases, design a sewing pattern, sew one to two variations on the long stitch structure, and learn about ways to adapt the structure.

Location/Venue/Time : Online with Center for Book Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://centerforbookarts.org/classes/long-and-link-stitch  
Cost/Fee: $80
Material/Studio fee: N/A

Their workshop calendar: https://centerforbookarts.org/online-learning/

Instructor and bio: Sarah Nicholls is a visual artist who makes pictures with language, books with pictures, prints with type, and animations with words. She combines image, visual narrative, and time in prints, books, and ephemera that are often research-based. She is interested in urbanization, local history, climate change, the history of science and technology, alternative economies, found language, and the history of publishing. Sarah publishes a series of informational pamphlets and has printed a field guide to extinct birds. Her most recent book is an examination of the history of greenhouses. Sarah’s limited edition artist books are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Stanford, UCLA, and the University of Pennsylvania, among others. For twelve years, Sarah ran the studio programs at the Center, organizing classes, public programs, readings, and talks, coordinating publications, running residency programs, and teaching interns.