Dear Everyone ~
This past Saturday was the first of my two summer workshops via group Zoom, Slim Case-binding with rounded spine. Twenty-ish students were in attendance, which made my heart smile from ear to ear. Each student’s book was a veritable showcase of Atelier Écluse papers, which are such a pleasure to work with, to look at, and to touch.
Chris e’d me to say: “I'm in love with the Atelier papers from Saturday's class. I'm in love with them… if one can be in love with paper.”
Jen e’d to say: “I enjoyed Saturday’s class and am very happy with my first glue-project!”
If you’d like to learn how to make a Slim Case-binding with rounded spine, you have not missed your opportunity! The complete recording is available here, and its companion kit can be shipped to you promptly upon your purchase of the recording. As always, I am at the ready to answer any questions that might arise, via phone or email or even a micro-Zoom.
This Saturday begins my second summer workshop via group Zoom, Modern Medieval binding with woven headbands. This is a two-session workshop, and the very lovely, truly little book students will make measures 3" x 4½" x 1¼". We will fold down our pages out of sheets of Stonehenge, and make our softcovers from Atelier Écluse blue-and-white—which seems simultaneously Japonesque and maritime and decidedly Delft. The signatures get stitched onto leather strips with headbands that we weave ourselves.
These books make wonderful, and wonderfully portable, sketchbooks. The structure itself is also great in a larger format, and I will explain during the second workshop session how this works, should you be inspired to make one on your own.
Here—because we can’t resist sharing the smile—is a photo of Will, our most beloved (and photogenic) mail carrier, balancing a large armful of kit parcels for my two summer workshops.
Modern Medieval binding with woven headbands begins this Saturday. If you are tempted, there’s still time to join us live, and your kit could conceivably arrive as well. If not, you can certainly follow along, ask questions, and watch the recording when your kit materializes. Similarly, if you’re not able to attend live, you will have the live recording of both workshop sessions—available for you later the same afternoon, to watch and rewatch at your leisure.
No previous bookbinding experience is necessary. You will have ample time during each step to ask questions while we work. If you have any questions now, please feel free to call or e me to discuss!
Modern Medieval binding with woven headbands
Oh, do we L-o-v-e paper, Bari