Wednesday August 12th, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday September 9th, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday October 15th, 4:30-6:30pm
We offer open workshop hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print!
Fore-Edge Fold Book on Three Tapes with Hard Cover
Taught by Sophia Dixon Dillo
Date: Sunday, August 2nd from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Cost: $150
This fore-edge fold book opens wonderfully flat, making it an ideal companion for drawings or prints, writing, or a memory/legacy book. Each page is created by folding a piece of high-quality drawing paper, giving the finished book a clean, elegant feel in the hands. We will begin by reviewing terminology and tools. We will then tear paper down to size, fold and punch our signatures, and sew them over three woven tapes. Once the pages are complete, we will glue them up and shape the text block. After a lunch break, we will cover the hardboards with book cloth or decorative paper, then attach the tapes to the inside of the covers and finish with a decorative endpaper. By the end of the day, you will have a completed book and the skills to make more on your own. You will be provided with hand-drawn directions, as well as terminology and resource lists. This class is for beginners to advanced book makers alike. This is one of my favorite structures to teach – I can’t wait to share it with you!
Taught by Gregory Robl
Date: Sunday, August 8th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $110
Create a small, leather-bound notebook that is refillable (3.5" x 5.5"). We'll build two signatures of fine writing paper of about 30 pages each. We'll sew them with linen thread and include a pocket cut and folded from cardstock. Then we'll enclose the signatures in the leather cover with an elastic cord or a leather cord, depending on preference. Participants can emboss their initials or name on the cover.
Ages: 16+
