Centipede Stitch with Daniel Essig (Online)

Schedule:  Mar 14 & 21, 2021 — 12:30pm - 3pm (ET); 
9:30amm -12pm (PT); 10:30am - 1pm (MT); 11:30am - 2pm (CT)

The centipede stitch is based on the caterpillar binding described in Keith Smith’s Non- Adhesive Bindings Volume III Exposed Spine Sewings.   Redesigned to act as a secondary (non-structural) sewing, I attach the centipede to a fully completed and sewn book structure. I used this ornamental sewing of the centipede binding to create a more consistent and striking visual stitching effect. The Centipede stitch can be easily be adapted to resemble vines and stems. We will first master the stitch on a practice board, learning different ways to start the stitch and also explore techniques for sewing with multiple colors. Durning the second zoom session we will learn how to attach the binding to a finished book of your own. Wooden Coptic Books or the Treasure Binding will work perfectly. Most handmade books with an open spine will also work.

Note: Daniel will only be teaching the centipede stitch in this two session zoom workshop and will NOT be binding the main book as seen in the example

Location/Venue:  Online with Pocosin Arts
For more info & pictures:  https://tinyurl.com/12ef08v1 
Cost/Fee:  $155
Material/Studio fee: 

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.