"Jazz" Long stitch Wood Cased Books (Bainbridge Island, WA)

Please join us as we welcome Jim Croft, master bookbinder specializing in Medieval style binding. He will be at the BARN teaching a variation of the long stitch binding that he calls Jazz Long Stitch Binding with Wood Boards. This is a rare opportunity to learn from an internationally known bookbinder and craftsman.

Traditionally, the long stitch binding has often held up very well for hundreds of years. However, their spines are quite stiff. In this binding, textile will be used, making a book that can open easily and flat.

You will make a book with genuine old growth western red cedar salvaged from burn piles and hemp thread and hemp textiles. You''ll also master the Medieval long stitch binding as well. You'll leave with a wonderful book, and the skills to make more.

Please feel free to bring a bag lunch. BARN has a kitchenette with refrigerator to store your lunch in.

Location/Venue: BARN Book Arts Studio
For more info & pictures: https://tinyurl.com/yc74xezs
Cost/Fee: Member – $124/Non-Member – $148
Material/Studio fee: $35

Their workshop calendar: https://tinyurl.com/ycsoh4uw

Instructor: Jim Croft is a medieval bookbinder and paper-maker. He is internationally known for his skills, and travels annually to various locations in the USA to teach students how to craft bookbinding tools out of wild-harvested materials. Croft is a legend in the bookbinding and paper making world.

For more information visit: http://www.traditionalhand.com/