About this event
LearningEver wondered how a blank book comes together, page by page and stitch by stitch? Want to create a sketchbook that’s made to last and ready for whatever you want to put on its pages?
In this 4-hour hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of hand bookbinding while creating your own archival mixed media sketchbook. You’ll learn how to prepare and fold paper, sew the pages into a book block, build a linen-covered case and bring everything together using traditional bookbinding techniques.
We’ll start by exploring the tools, materials and basic principles behind hand bookbinding before preparing your pages. You’ll learn how to find the grain of the paper, fold and collate your sheets, and sew them together using a needle and thread. We’ll then glue and reinforce the spine with mull and headbands before preparing the cover from linen and boards.
Once the book block and cover are ready, you’ll learn how to case in the book and use a makeshift book press to bring everything together. You’ll leave with your own hand-sewn mixed media sketchbook, ready to fill with drawings, paintings, notes or whatever else you want to put on the page.