If you’ve been wanting to explore the craft of bookbinding in an approachable way that helps orient you to all the core fundamentals, plus make six books…this is the course for you. Learn (my) sixteen essential tools, and techniques for understanding paper selection and grain, precision cutting, proper scoring, crisp and soft folding, deckling, sewing needles and threads, and acid-free archival adhesives — while making a selection of Western and Eastern book structures.
Lots of beautifully designed and thorough take-home handouts (I’m actually a designer and art director by training) to keep you moving forward, and to help you remember!
The six structures: One-Page Origami Books, the Pamphlet Stitch Book, the Accordion Book and the Japanese Yotsume Toji Book — with some variations included.
All tools and materials are provided for this workshop.
Just show up, and be quietly transformed…into a bookbinder.
More information about Derek Bacchus can be found here:
03/13/2025, 03/18/2025
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 6
Registration starts on 02/19/2025 and ends on 03/13/2025.
Room: Derek Bacchus
Please contact calistoga art center if you have any questions.