SFCB's bookbinding courses range from the enduring structures of both Western and Eastern traditions to contemporary approaches, with a wealth of bookmaking techniques in between, including pamphlets, pop-ups, exposed sewing stitches, protective boxes, photo albums and more.
Type | Title |
Instructor![]() |
Summary | Status |
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Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, March 25, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, March 25, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 31, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, March 31, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 20, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, April 20, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 21, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, April 21, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 13, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 13, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 28, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, we begin at the beginning. This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 22, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 22, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 12, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 12, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 19, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 19, 2019, 3:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 26, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 16, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, June 16, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 6, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 6, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Weekend Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 31, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, August 31, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Nina Eve Zeininger |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, April 26, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Lara Durback |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Lara Durback |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, July 19, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Friday, July 19, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Lara Durback |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 30, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Tinker with analog design and produce a small edition with your personal aesthetic imprinted throughout the book. In addition to the scheduled class meetings, students may use open studio time to fully develop and implement decorative type in a small edition of excerpts from a classic text. You’ll design book’s cover in addition to decorations throughout the text. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 16, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 16, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, February 24, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, February 24, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
What kind of book provides all the surprise of a pop-up, and the “wow!” factor of a tunnel book? Carousel books, that’s what! Also known as a “star” book, this structure provides endless opportunities for design and experimentation. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 29, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 29, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, August 24, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
If you're familiar with "book arts basic concepts" but not quite ready to jump into SFCB's Bookbinding Core series, this is the class for you! In this four hour class, students will build basic bookbinding skills with a focus on sewing multiple signature bindings. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
The accordion book is a versatile structure for artists of all mediums. In this all day workshop, students learn various tips and tricks for creating their own accordion books -- and leave with a variety of samples to inspire future projects. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, June 8, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Developed by book conservator and book arts educator Gary Frost, the Sewn Boards binding is an elegant solution for “lay flat” books. In this day long workshop, students learn how to construct this particular binding, as well as necessary tips for recreating a Sewn Board structure outside of class. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 4, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Championed by conservator/bookbinder Carmencho Arregui, this book structure can easily be made in a few hours – the perfect thing if you’re interested in making a gift for a friend or a new sketchbook/journal for yourself! |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 9, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Create a letterpress printed one page wonder. Single sheet books are made out of one sheet of paper and in this workshop students will design and print an edition of one-page folded books while learning to set type and print on a cylinder press. |
Open |
Binding, Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 4:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Learn the basics of letterpress printing and analog design as you create and bind simple notebooks to gift or save. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding; where a sewn textblock is glued into a separate structure known as a case. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound for a specific collection or library. In this class students will bind a book using these bindings as a model but employing thick paper as the folded and laced wrapper. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 17, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 24, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:30 PM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
The right paper loves to be folded, creased and bound, and this course is an integrated exploration of the two pleasures of accordions and folds, and where they intersect. Create five books during this fun-filled session, that covers a wide range of possibilities for these structures. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Rhiannon Alpers |
Think outside the standard box! In this workshop students will learn to make several different shaped boxes from various paper materials and custom templates. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 6, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, July 6, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
The Ideal Sketchbook is modeled on the those used by Wordsworth and Ruskin as they wandered the Lake District to draw and write. Strong, elegant, and pleasing to use, it was the 'daybook' of choice for all the great Romantic poets and artists. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A great class for beginners, this album can also be made on the kitchen table with a few tools. This is a great book structure for artists and photographers who want to display their work in a beautiful, hand-made book. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, July 29, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, July 29, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Explore the complexities of this challenging area of book restoration. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Friday, July 12, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, July 26, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A legendary structure, the fire-proof box is the ultimate in Victorian bookbinding craftsmanship. This box structure is strong, functional and elegant. A rare treat, this box is not often made except for special books. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
This class will introduce a range of techniques that can be used in repairing the many kinds of moveable books, including books with slots and tabs, pivots and joints, carousel books and more. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 5, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 9, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Seventeenth century England was the age of revolution, and the age of the pamphlet. Whether incendiary, radical or politically contentious, treaties published in this format were published in their millions. This new workshop from Dominic will teach you how to make an authentic binding from the period. Working on a facsimile of a historical text, we will reproduce a handsome ‘pastiche’ binding sympathetic with the time. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Explore the joys of making your own historical decorated papers, then experiment with contemporary designs and inventive techniques. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
The traditional method of binding books in Ethiopia survived relatively unchanged for over a thousand years. Learn this binding style and leave with a versatile book that lies flat when opened. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 15, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 15, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
A book structure with personality built into the cover, buttonhole books allow for exposed sewing and decorative cuts that give a window from the outside in. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Grendl Löfkvist |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 7, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, March 7, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Need a bit of storage in book form? Created by Hedi Kyle, the blizzard book is useful for holding coupons, recipes, business cards and many other small treasures. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 13, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Make a lovely, layered, 3-dimensional book in this course. Learn another use for the accordion fold, and create an in-depth scene using postcards and photographs. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, March 29, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Friday, March 29, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 8, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, August 8, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every book artist should know in this three-hour workshop. If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 23, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 23, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you're looking to add a pop-up element to your book or just looking for an effective way of making an impact on a page then the Turkish Map Fold is for you! This fun structure has a range of possibilities in the book arts world. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, May 20, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Monday, May 20, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Fold a little paper, decorate it with your own drawings, use a blade for cutting, and a glue-stick to piece it all together – et voila, a miniature pop-up theatre! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, July 7, 2019, 6:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Looking for a dynamic new artists' book structure? Explore the unique capabilities and three-dimensional movement of the flag book—a structure composed of crisscrossing “flags” or small pages attached to an accordion-folded spine. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Learn the basics of pochoir, a stenciling technique that is great for editioning and book art. Pochoir will help you add color and depth to your projects. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 11, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 11, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Robin Weinert |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, March 15, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Friday, March 15, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Robin Weinert |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding, Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, June 3, 2019, 5:00 PM
End: Monday, June 3, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Robin Weinert |
Evening Open Studio is an opportunity, for those who qualify to work on their own projects with an experienced instructor on hand. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 3, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Protect prints and books in elegant clamshell presentation boxes. Day 1: Students will construct a full cloth clamshell box from a provided template. Day 2: Students will design and construct a custom clamshell to their own specifications and using their own materials if they choose. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 7, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Protect prints and books in elegant lift-top presentation boxes. In this class you will design and construct a custom lift-top box to your own specifications. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
Working from pre-cut materials students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box, & Slipcase. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Andrew Rottner |
This all-adhesive structure is perfect for turning single sided media like photographs and prints into an elegant double sided book structure. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 10:00 PM |
Meri Brin |
Learn the ins-and-outs of the Risograph, a marriage of silkscreen meeting photocopier. In this class you’ll create and edition print a 2-4 color poster. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, February 17, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, February 24, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Revisit and refine your leather paring techniques in this special class for those who have completed the Bookbinding Core and Orientation to Leather. |
Closed |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, February 25, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 1, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, March 18, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 22, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Sunday, March 24, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 31, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
With this one-day introductory course, you can make all your books speak with gold or pigmented foils. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 14, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 14, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Learn the technical aspects of the Kensol foil stamper in this one-day class. The Kensol can be used to stamp invitations, business cards, and stationery, in addition to the more traditional uses of stamping book covers and title labels. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 18, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 18, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
While bookbinding and book repair share many skills and techniques, they are also distinct pursuits. This course is intended to introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, June 24, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, June 28, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 30, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 30, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
This introduction to the secondary track in leatherwork for bookbinding helps students cross the frontier of those remote and mysterious tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 3
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Monday, July 29, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
After Orientation to Leather, take the plunge into the world of leather bookbinding with Leather Core 1. In this 3-day workshop students will refine their leather working skills while making a book that advances the skills learned in Bookbinding Core 4. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 12, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 16, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
The San Francisco Center for the Book celebrates the craft and art of bookbinding. Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. It provides students a comprehensive foundation to delve into the practice of binding and qualifies them work in our bindery. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Ever wanted to give your favorite book a special binding? This class will show you how to take a sewn paperback and rebind it into something sturdier for your personal library shelf. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 25, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Hey you, finicky readers out there! Tired of having to wrestle with your beloved books as you read them? This class is for you. In this workshop, we will take a paperback book and transform it into something more durable and easier to flex and open. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Matt Runkle |
Do you love the alchemy of printed words and images that mix and grow with the turning of pages? Do the complex layers of meaning that can arise within a book fascinate you? If so, the Artists’ Book is a medium worthy of your exploration. Begin to delve into this rich and expanding format in this one-day class that introduces the history, basic structures, and an overview of the practices used by book artists. Bring your own quotes, short poems, or images and craft a book during the day to get a taste of the joy that is the making of Artists’ Books. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Matt Runkle |
Do you have stacks of old books lying around that no longer have monetary, cultural, or personal value and are just taking up space? Transform them into works of art! |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 2, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 3, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 3, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
If you’ve been seeking an interesting and elegant way to house your book and paper structures or you’re just looking for a beautiful, non-traditional box for storing things, this workshop is your answer. Spend a day learning to construct a charming and functional hatch-top box with a bottom drawer. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Have you been dreaming of honing your marbling skills but are unsure of doing it on your own? This workshop will allow you to do just that! Guided by Italian marbler Pietro Accardi, students will have a day to practice techniques learned in SFCB’s Introduction to Marbling workshops and leave with a stack of their own marbled paper. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 7, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 7, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Break out of the clamshell and slip case box for storing your bookish objects. Using binders’ board and marbled paper, learn to construct a decorative box with two drawers as an alternative storage option. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 28, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
If you've been looking for a book with a nearly indestructible cover, or just a unique binding, this is your answer! Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, March 1, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, March 1, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Have you been dreaming of honing your marbling skills but are unsure of doing it on your own? This workshop will allow you to do just that! Guided by Italian marbler Pietro Accardi, students will have a day to practice techniques learned in SFCB’s Introduction to Marbling workshops and leave with a stack of their own marbled paper. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
If you’ve been seeking an interesting and elegant way to house your book and paper structures or you’re just looking for a beautiful, non-traditional box for storing things, this workshop is your answer. Spend a day learning to construct a charming and functional hatch-top box with a bottom drawer. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
If you've been looking for a book with a nearly indestructible cover, or just a unique binding, this is your answer! Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 10, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 11, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
This extension of our popular Introduction to Western Marbling workshop will help students take their marbling skills to the next level as they learn to marble on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 9, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, we begin at the beginning. This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound for a specific collection or library. In this class students will bind a book using these bindings as a model but employing thick paper as the folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2019, 3:00 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
Learn to make an adorable library of books small enough to fit in your pocket! Share your love of books by creating a set of tiny tomes to wear and share. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 17, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, August 17, 2019, 3:00 PM |
Monica Holtsclaw |
Learn to make an adorable library of books small enough to fit in your pocket! Share your love of books by creating a set of tiny tomes to wear and share. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Using inks, dyes and acrylics students will learn a variety of surface design techniques such as stenciling, stamping, wax resist, photo-transfer and embroidery to make materials for an expressive and colorful book. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 16, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, March 16, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Discover how to make a unique tag book using gift tags, accordion fold techniques and collage. By adding stamping, photo-transfer and mixed media you will create a book that can include playful secret pockets and colorful painterly elements. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
In this class students will learn how to combine the basic structure of a star book with the theatrical 3D effects of a tunnel book. Through various methods they will discover how build a mobile with a playful sense of narrative. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, August 10, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Children’s board books make a great base for altered book projects. This class will show you how to transform a board book into a handmade art book using collage, acrylic techniques, and stamping. Students will discover how to add playful secret pockets, tags, and pop-ups to add elements of dimension and surprise. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 18, 2019, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2019, 5:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Discover how to combine accordion folds, signatures, and a piano hinge spine to create a unique book with a playful hiding place. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 23, 2019, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, March 23, 2019, 4:00 PM |
John Berry |
Learn to create an exciting, one-of-a-kind book from instant film, using a Coptic style stitch. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, July 22, 2019, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, July 26, 2019, 5:30 PM |
Shawn Sheehy |
Combine pop-up and movable book structures to bring dimension and animation to your books. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to the fundamentals of paper engineering and learn about the tools and materials of the craft. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 16, 2019, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 16, 2019, 9:30 PM |
Molly Meng |
Using various paper: maps, book pages and vintage ledgers, students will explore the beauty of paper weaving. Participants will leave with a small book of samples or individual pieces of artwork to frame. |
Open |