Introduction To Bookbinding
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EmailThis session is suitable for complete beginners who are interested in exploring the art of bookbinding. In this session we will start by running through the basics of paper types and selection, how to properly fold, crease and cut paper for binding, which tools are necessary and how to use them. Then you will learn two versatile and effective techniques; pamphlet stitching and Chinese stab binding.
A sewn pamphlet is an essential but simple starting point for learning bookbinding and scales up into more complex signature stitching.
Chinese stab binding is a very different technique but it offers a wide variety of options to the beginner bookbinder.
At the end of the session you will leave with two of your own books and the skills to start bookbinding at home.
All materials and tools are provided.
Age restrictions: 14+
| Adult | £50 |
How to get there
Facilities
- Refreshments available
- Toilets
- Wheelchair accessible
COVID-19 guidelines
- Face masks must be worn in the studio
- Please keep to 1m+ social distancing while inside the studio
- Hand sanitiser and hand washing facilities are provided
On the day
- Please arrive 5 minutes early so you can start on time
- Tea, coffee, water & biscuits are provided
- Step-free access from street level
- On-street parking nearby or at Sainsbury's 111 Wintterstoke Rd
- Nearest bus routes: 75 / 76 / 24 / M1
- Nearest train station: Parson Street
Changes happen, don't worry
You'll be hosted by
Theo Wang
Print & Ephemera is run by Theo Wang. Theo's been a printmaker for 15 years. He's a lifelong enthusiast of typography, wordplay, craftsmanship, and the printmaking process.
After graduating from the London College of Printing (now Communication), he was one of the co-founders of SORT: the Society Of Revisionist Typographers in London. After operating as a letterpress focused design studio for nine years, working with organisations like the V&A, Tate Britain and Museum of London - in 2017 he set-up Print & Ephemera in Bristol.
Theo wanted to continue developing his letterpress practice and tie in a number of other kindred trades. He currently focuses on collaborating with other printmakers and independent businesses, developing his own range of printed products and limited edition artworks, and running letterpress workshops.
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