EAST ANGLIAN REGION Sections, sewing and end papers Tutor: Mark Cockram The first of six workshops on making a book. Mark starts at the beginning..... Venue: Linton Village hall Start Time: 10.00 for 10.30 hrs Members Fee: £25 workshop, £5 observer, plus materials. Note: if all six workshops are attended, there will be a discount.
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LONDON & SOUTH REGION Saturday 13 April 2019 Glenn Bartley: Spine Linings and Headcaps (demonstration) Glenn Bartley is a professional bookbinder and gold finisher who trained at Guildford and in Oxford. He established his own workshop in Culham, Oxfordshire in 1991, and has taught widely for both DB and SoB as well as presenting at conferences. Glenn was elected a Fellow of DB in 1999 and won the DB Bookbinding Competition - Silver Medal - in 1996, and the Society…
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SCOTLAND A workshop on how to apply paste resists and colour dyes to decorate leather. Fee: £15 for the workshop.
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2 day workshop on an adaptation of a K118 Binding. To include sewing the text block, rounding but not backing, making and shaping the boards, lining the spine, attaching the boards using cloth tabs which are secured alternately to the front and rear of the boards. The spine is covered with leather and leather inner hinges. Decorative paper covers the boards and plain paper doublures and endpapers. Remember to book accommodation early. www.signaturebindings.co.uk
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Angie Butler, a PhD student with Bristol Bookarts will be talking about the Bristol Bookarts Project and showing some examples of her work.
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LONDON & SOUTH REGION Saturday 11 May 2019 Rachel Lyne: Yapp Binding (Workshop Repeat) Rachel has worked in binding and conservation since graduating in 1999 with a degree in Graphic Design. As well as working and teaching she is the Events Organiserfor SOB Midlands Region. At the end of the day students should have finished two books – one full leather and one cloth. Numbers limited to 10 students: £8 each for materials
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SCOTLAND Made with drum leaf pages and bevelled boards, this contemporary structure is versatile and adaptable. The bevelled spine pieces of the case pop out and hinge as it moves, and tyvek allows the pages to articulate nicely. Participants will have the opportunity to hand decorate their covers by either painting or covering with paper. Taught to Gillian in Centro de bel Libro in Ascona as part of her QEST Scholarship, this method was devised by Kylin Lee. Fee: Members…
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EAST ANGLIAN REGION Rounding, backing and spine linings Tutor: Mark Cockram In Part 1, you will have made a text block and the next stage is to get this 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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Hand-sewn end-bands form both a functional and decorative element to many types of bindings. On this one-day workshop, Kathy Abbott will talk about and show different types of endbands. She will demonstrate how to sew a 'free-style' multi-coloured end-band with matching front bead, before you try it for yourself on your own book. Materials cost: £1 for the cores. Please bring with you: a paperback book or a blank book to practice sewing the endband on, finishing press or equivalent,…
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