- Dates: Wednesday, 7:15-9:15pm, 10 Weeks
- Tuition: $80
- Instructor: Sandra Haynes
- This class will cover the basic bookbinding techniques of:
– Folded book structures
– 3 and 5 hole pamphlet sewing
– Single and double chain stitch sewing
– Long Stitch and other sewings for use with paperback books
– Exposed spine coptic stitch sewing
Students will make at least one book using each of the techniques listed above. Examples and variations on these techniques will be discussed, showing how contemporary book artists use these simple structures to tell stories by combining words, images and the physical form of the book. Students will be encouraged to use recycled materials and memorabilia from their own lives to create books of personal significance.