The Art of Book Binding

Instructor: Chris Perry

Dates: Saturdays, March 8, 15 & 22, 2025 

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Ages: 14+

Members: $121.50

Non-Members: $135

(Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 4, 2025)

Description: 

Discover the unique characteristics of bookbinding in this comprehensive workshop designed to address all levels. Learn a variety of hand sewing techniques to create different book structures which include the Do-Si-Do, Stick Bound Book, Japanese Stab Binding, Signature Sewn Hardcover, and the Coptic Stitch. Expand your knowledge of book arts in a fun, supportive atmosphere.

Materials:

Provided by participants:

• Participants are welcome to bring their own preferred tools (optional)

Provided by instructor for a material fee of $45 (payable to the instructor):

• Awl, bonefolder, beeswax, binding needle, glue brush, paper, book cloth, book board, headbands, threads, glue

Instructor Bio:

Following a degreed study in painting, Chris moved to New York where he worked at the Guggenheim Museum, and later for a selection of artists. He pursued a career in architectural woodworking until 2007 when he returned to making art full time. His interest in book binding grew out of a need to create a demonstrative piece for a planned published work that incorporated many hundreds of drawings in a hand-bound book. He soon found that the process of book binding, especially binding hand-cut pages that emulates a flip book, took over all his studio time.

Instructor Website Link

All workshops are held at the Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive

Workshops may be cancelled due to low enrollment if a minimum number of participants are not met. Registrants will be notified in advance and a refund or credit will be arranged (see workshop polices below for details).

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