Bookmaking
Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23, and 30.
6 - 8 pm
With Ben Netterville
This course provides an introduction to the necessary skills and problems of designing and binding books by hand.
We will cover a variety of bookbinding techniques, ranging from straightforward books made by cutting and folding a single sheet of paper, to entirely hand-sewn hardcover books. We will cover many new methods and approaches. Still, you are encouraged to incorporate any materials with which you have the experience into the work that you do. That is a great thing about books—they can contain just about anything.
This course is informal and experienced-based. You get out what you put into it. Ideally, the class will function like a workshop where everyone is working, sharing ideas, and learning together. Along with the concepts and skills essential to making books by hand, hopefully, this course will promote critical thinking about, and direct, hands-on engagement with them.