EAST ANGLIAN REGION Board attachment, hollows and spines Tutor: Mark Cockram In Parts 1 & 2, you will have made a text block and got it ready for putting on the boards etc to make a book. Start Time: 10.00 hrs Venue: Linton Village Hall Members Fee: £25 workshop, £5 observer, plus materials
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A visit to the Rare Books Collection of Cambridge University Library. Numbers are restricted to 15 people (due to the size of the room). The visit will last from 11:00 to 16:30 with three sessions: 11:00 to 12:30 Fine Bindings 12:30 to 13:15 Lunch break – there is a café in the building 13:15 to 14:45 Falling apart books – a look at some of the early books in the collection which are in need of conservation…
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EAST ANGLIAN REGION National Leather Museum THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED This is a chance to visit the National Museum in Northampton for a tour. Joining details etc will be published nearer the time Venue: Museum in Northampton Start Time: to be announced Fee: there will be a small fee to be announced later Date: the date is as yet not fixed - watch these event details for the final details
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Any structure is only as strong as its weakest point. In bookbinding this inherently centres on the spine and the joints in the spine area. One specific area in the spine is the fold in the endpaper. Traditionally an endpaper has consisted of a folded sheet of paper tipped onto the first and last sections of the book and is therefore only as strong as the sheet of paper. To increase the strength in this area it is necessary to…
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A workshop on the delightful Crisscross binding (aka The Secret Belgian Binding) with its distinctive sewn-in spine which is a structure devised by Anne Goy. The three-part cover is made first, and the sections are sewn in afterwards. The front cover should fold completely to the back making this an ideal structure for sketchbooks. We will make both the basic and advanced models and explore the creative possibilities offered by variations of sewing patterns, threads and materials. www.owlbarnstudio.uk
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Focus of visit: less on bindings but lots of ephemera and letters and interesting items including Ted Hughes, Leonard Basken (printer), Sion Abbey manuscript, Parish libraries, AL Rowse, RJ Lloyd (artist), Agatha Christie and some Daphne Du Maurier and Causley plus a Show and Tell from the Head Archivist. Up to us say what we want to see so check the website. www.exeter.ac.uk/library
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EAST ANGLIAN REGION Sharpening Techniques The repair or binding of a book means that many different materials have to be cut and the importance of sharp tools cannot be over-estimated. This workshop is designed to help you keep your cutting tools as keen and sharp as possible. Tutor: Royston Haward Start Time: 10.00 hrs Venue: Linton Village Hall Members Fee: £25 workshop, £5 observer, plus materials
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Ruth’s Artists' Books have been exhibited and sold in galleries and shops throughout the UK and abroad. Her work is held in the collection of Tate Britain and has been shown at the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition. The day will start with a display of Ruth’s books. She will explain the ideas behind them, the folds and the stamps used to create them. Most of the imagery within Ruth’s books is created by her intricately carved rubber stamps. Ruth…
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Nicky Oliver is holding a two day workshop on Onlays and Inlays as part of the E&T travelling workshop series. On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2019. At the Lit and Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. A chance to explore several techniques including applied onlays and inlays, back pared onlays, feathered, recessed, freehand and blocked, plus scarf joints. There will be demonstrations, examples and then a chance to try these techniques and how they can be applied to a binding.…
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This simple paper structure was devised as a conservation binding for 17th century printed paper pamphlets. The non-adhesive structure provides a robust covering but enables the leaves to be removed easily if needed. It is particularly well suited to slim books where sewing on cords wouldn’t be appropriate, and although devised with conservation in mind, could quite easily be decorated and turned into an artist’s book. Arthur will provide step-by-step instructions and will discuss the importance of the materials provided.…
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