Tutor: Mark
Cockram
Dates: 21-22 March 2009
Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Venue: Conway Bindery, Halifax
Fee: GBP120.00 (plus GBP25.00 materials payable on the day)
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Good bookbinding technique is based on sound traditional practice, but equally important are the innovative approaches which help to refine and enhance the quality of the binding. Over the years Mark has experimented with various methods of forwarding technique which he has incorporated into his work and which he has taught to students at his bindery, Studio Five.
This workshop will introduce these techniques which together offer some alternative approaches to the construction of fine leather bindings. Participants will make a quarter leather, rounded and backed binding, up to and including putting the leather on the spine. Through a series of demonstrations, Mark will share the techniques he uses for leather bindings, including the making of leather-jointed endpapers, choosing the correct thread for sewing, unsupported sewing of the textblock, and alternative methods of rounding and backing.
Other topics will include secondary sewing, full linen board attachment, the three-quarter hollow, edge paring and the preparation of leather for covering. By the end of the workshop participants will have been introduced to a series of new techniques that will enhance their existing skill base.
Mark Cockram graduated from Guildford College in 1992, opening his first studio in the same year and subsequently Studio Five in 2003. He is a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, Brother of the Art Workers Guild, Full Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen, a member of The Society of Bookbinders and the Tokyo Bookbinding Club. Mark has his work represented in public and private collections around the world. He lectures and teaches in Japan, Europe, the USA, India and the UK.