One Day Introduction to Bookbinding Course
One Day Introduction to Bookbinding Course
From GBP 90.00
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Description
This short course, aimed at beginners, will introduce students to the basic skills involved in creating a hardback A5 multi signature book. Students will use a range of materials and will sew, trim and glue their own books.
- Traditional styles and techniques will be used to create the bindings.
- A multi section sewing technique will be covered as well as the application of ribbons and headbands.
- The book pages will be blank but the tutor will show the students how a lined book can be created.
- A hardcover with quarter bound paper and cloth will give the book elegance and durability.
- All tools and materials are supplied. A wide range of paper and cloth will be available so students can create a extremely personal cover design.
This course is aimed at beginners so you will not need any experience in bookbinding to attend the course.
Tutor Joe Dixon
Joe Dixon is a London based bookbinding tutor and book restorer who co-manages the Bookends Bindery. He has been binding and repairing books for over 15 years. A producer of bespoke binding he has focused more in recent years on the conservation of binding. A great deal of his work now involves lettering and tooling books and boxes. If you would like to see some of the work he has produced and full details of courses visit his website.
Ticket is non-refundable, however you are welcome to offer your ticket to another person or reschedule the date of your visit. Please contact events@sbf.org.uk to change the date/event of your booking at least 7 days prior to the event date.
Due to the constraints of our Grade II listed building, the workshop is not currently accessible to wheelchair users or those with limited mobility.
Organiser
Established in 1891 with a clear social and cultural purpose, St Bride Foundation is one of London’s hidden gems.
Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building, St Bride Foundation was originally set up to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street, and is now finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events and workshops.
Many thousands of books, printing-related periodicals and physical objects are at the heart of St Bride Library. Volumes on the history of printing, typography, newspaper design and paper-making jostle for space alongside one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of type specimens. The printed, written, carved and cast word may be found at St Bride in its myriad forms. Architectural lettering and examples of applied typography in many media, together with substantial collections of steel punches and casting matrices for metal types are also held in this eclectic collection. The Reading Room is open to visitors twice a month and on other days by appointment. Although we operate on a cost-neutral basis, it is necessary to charge for some of our services. Details are available by emailing the library team at library@sbf.org.uk.
St Bride retains many of its original features, including the baths, laundry, printing rooms and library. As part of the Foundation’s original mission to provide for the community, many of the building’s unique and characterful spaces are available to hire whether for meetings, weddings or classes.
St Bride also houses the popular Bridewell Theatre, and Bridewell Bar (once the laundry), and hosts a year-round programme of plays, comedy, music and exhibitions.
With some 65,000 visitors a year St Bride Foundation is a major London hub for the creative arts in London. We look forward to welcoming you soon.
Venue
St Bride Foundation St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane, EC4Y 8EQ London
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One Day Introduction to Bookbinding Course
From GBP 90.00