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Teaching fee and
arrangements: Classes for one or two students can be held
in my studio at a daily fee. For classes away from the studio there is a
daily fee for a group of up to 10. The cost of materials, travel and
accommodation and shipping of materials is in addition to that fee. Each class requires different materials and
I am happy to work with each situation in organizing that. I am also happy to give a presentation with
slides or images and samples of bindings and equipment. |
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List of Topics: Rebacking Leather Bindings
Two - Five Days This
two day course will introduce the areas of the binding to be examined in
order to identify the best plan for each leather binding in need of
rebacking. We will complete at least
one leather reback each and cover many of the methods and materials involved in
this work. If you or your group would
like to cover several alternative methods as well as some tooling or label
stamping, add a few days. Leather Books Reinforced with
Japanese Tissue One, Two or Three Days Interference
is a subject we must all consider when conserving or restoring a book. How much damage must we do in order to make
what is wrong better? Reinforcing
areas and even replacing full areas of missing cloth and leather with colored
Japanese tissue is one option which often makes that question easier to
answer. In addition to being less
invasive than many traditional conservation and restoration methods, it is
much less expensive in materials. Preserving, Conserving and
Mending Books A Few Hours - Five Days This
course can be tailored to your individual needs and run from a few hours to
any length. If you are an institution
considering more in-house binding maintenance, an organization with members
who would like to learn book repair or an individual who would enjoy working
on their own collection this class will be enjoyable and informative. You will learn how to do binding work
yourselves as well as where to go for answers and help for problems youd
rather not tackle on your own. Miniature Leather Binding
with Slipcase Two Day Binding
miniature books is an intriguing challenge.
To create tiny books that open and shut comfortably, traditional
bookmaking techniques and materials must be adapted. Participants will bind a miniature book in
a multi-section pamphlet structure using their own laminates of leather,
colored tissues and watercolor paper.
There will be time to explore leather onlays and an introduction to
hand tooling in miniature with foil. They
will also make a slipcase to fit their book.
The book can be made of light weight stationary, A Notebook for Binding Miniature Books or other printed texts
available for purchase from the instructor. Full Leather Traditional
Leather Binding and Drop-Spine Box Five Day In
the English tradition of fine binding you will complete a full leather
binding and drop-spine box covered in paper or cloth. Surface decoration and additional details
will be covered for those with some previous experience who are able to move
along during the week. Full Leather Traditional
Leather Miniature Binding Five Day In
the English tradition of fine binding you will complete a full leather fine
binding with an embroidered headband, leather onlays and tooling in gold and
colored foil. Multi-Section Pamphlets One
Day This
basic structure, project 8 in The
Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books, can be adapted to any size and
nearly any material. The choice of
material is yours and one or many completed bindings can be made in one day. Multi-Section Pamphlet and
Slipcase One Day The
combination of this versatile binding structure, project 8 in The Essential Guide to Making Handmade
Books, and a slipcase, project 10, made from one piece of card or paper
backed fabric offers endless possibilities. Panoramic Miniatures and
False Floor Box Two Day Making
and designing miniature bindings can be a challenge in scope, but there are
ways to broaden the horizon. The
design or image of a binding can be wrapped from the front flyleaf and all
around to the back flyleaf. The
picture can become even broader with boards that are panels in a concertina
structure. This book can then be
placed in a box with a false floor that raises the book for removal without
damaging the binding. Exploring Miniature Book
Structures Two Day Miniature
bindings are a bit different from larger bindings in part because the
materials available arent scaled down to size. This course offers explanations as well as
step-by-step directions to structures which appear traditional and others
which are less traditional and take advantage of the reduced size. Many of these binding styles can be adapted
for larger books once you adjust and multiply in the other direction. Containing the Book One,
Two or Three Days The
boxes, slipcases and containers can be more fun than the book itself. This class explores everything from the
basic one piece slipcase and its variations to a few ideas which may be more
trouble than they are worth, but still delightful. |
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