Coptic and Frenchlink Bookbinding
$170.00
Participants will create a blank book that has an exposed spine with long stitch binding over leather. Before binding the larger book, we will create a smaller book that will be bound with Coptic and French link binding.
All materials included.
Book Recommendation(s): Bound: Over 20 Artful Handmade Books by Erica Ekrem
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Volume I: Non-Adhesive Binding Books without Paste or Glue by Keith Smith and Mary Anna Davis
Students must be 18 or older to participate.
About Instructors
Mary Anna Davis
Mary Anna Davis (Prairie Grove, AR) earned a BFA from the University of Arkansas and has been teaching art for eight years. She developed a passion for bookmaking while taking a bookmaking class in Rome. She loves experimenting with new materials and bindings.