Learn about materials and tools as you create your own handmade, personal books. This is a beginning level to start making books for journaling, artist books, gifts, and more.

Beautiful paper, folds, cuts, glue, and stitches. Bring them all together and what do you have? Books!

Materials provided by The Drawing Studio. 

Explore the wonderful world of artist books by learning the skills of building books. Books can be great places to collect and share your artwork, or they can be works of art on their own. We will create a variety of soft cover and hard cover books out of paper and learn about the materials and tools commonly used. Students usually guide our decisions on which types of books to create after the first class.

This class is designed for those with no or limited experience in book arts. Along the way, we will become familiar with the vocabulary and tools of bookbinding and how to use them.

Materials not provided. Bring what you have of these items, we may or may not use everything here. The instructor will have extra supplies to lend to students during class time. Please don't purchase any new tools until after the first class, the instructor will bring enough tools for everyone. This way you have the opportunity to see the tools and know the options. bring the following supplies:

-1 cutting mat or other cutting surface, minimum 8.5x12 inches (required)

-1 bookbinding awl or other sharp tool to push through paper and board (required)

-1 bonefolder (required)

-1 craft knife (required)

-1 ruler: 12, 18, or 24 inches, cork preferred (required)

-1 flat paint brush, foam brush, or glue brush for glue, 1.5 to 2 inches wide (required)

-scissors 

-pencil or pen

-binder clips

Consumables:

-cover paper for your books. Lotka is a great choice 2 - 20x30 sheets

-PVA glue, white

-Pad of paper, drawing paper, copy paper, even scrap paper can be used from sample books - 8x11

-Notebook for notes

-Old phone book if you have one

Learn about materials and tools as you create your own handmade, personal books. This is a beginning level to start making books for journaling, artist books, gifts, and more.

Beautiful paper, folds, cuts, glue, and stitches. Bring them all together and what do you have? Books!

Materials provided by The Drawing Studio. 

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Materials not provided. Please bring the following supplies:

- #1 darning needle or needle with large eye and dull point (required)

- 1 curved needle can be very helpful

-1 cutting mat or other cutting surface, minimum 8.5x12 inches (required)

-1 bookbinding awl or other sharp tool to push through paper and board (required)

-1 bonefolder (required)

-1 craft knife (required)

-1 ruler: 12, 18, or 24 inches, cork preferred (required)

-1 flat paint brush, foam brush, or glue brush for glue, 1.5 to 2 inches wide (required)

-scissors 

-pencil or pen

-binder clips

No Class On 11/26

Materials not provided. Please bring the following supplies:

- #1 darning needle or needle with large eye and dull point (required)

- 1 curved needle can be very helpful

-1 cutting mat or other cutting surface, minimum 8.5x12 inches (required)

-1 bookbinding awl or other sharp tool to push through paper and board (required)

-1 bonefolder (required)

-1 craft knife (required)

-1 ruler: 12, 18, or 24 inches, cork preferred (required)

-1 flat paint brush, foam brush, or glue brush for glue, 1.5 to 2 inches wide (required)

-scissors 

-pencil or pen

-binder clips