In this easy yet elegant binding, folded sections of paper are sewn through a stiffened paper cover with a decorative beaded stitch that beautifully frames an open slot in the book's spine, offering a glimpse of the pages within. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the reinforced paper spine gives the look of a thread headband at the edges of the spine. The product is a sturdy and solid book that you'll love to use for writing or…

In this class you will create a lovely handbound pocket sized book in the German longstitch and linkstitch style, by sewing folded sections of paper through holes punched through a wraparound leather cover to create a pattern of exposed sewing along the spine. We will cover some basic decorative variations in spine designs, incorporating long stitches and link stitches with the option to add some weaving to the spine as a decorative flourish.

In this easy yet elegant binding, folded sections of paper are sewn through a stiffened paper cover with a decorative beaded stitch that beautifully frames an open slot in the book's spine, offering a glimpse of the pages within. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the reinforced paper spine gives the look of a thread headband at the edges of the spine. The product is a sturdy and solid book that you'll love to use for writing or drawing.

This variation on our German Longstitch bookbinding class will show you how to make a beautiful hard cover book with exposed stitching along the outside of the spine. You will create a hinged cover using binder's board, quarter bound with bookcloth and decorative paper. We have several colours of bookcloth and a wide variety of hand printed, marbled, and paste papers for you to choose from to make your book one of a kind.

Learn how to make your own beautiful top-sewn hardcover journal or sketchbook that fits easily into your bag, opens perfectly flat, and will quickly become your favourite book for writing and drawing on the go! You will have your choice of decorative papers to design your one-of-a-kind cover, and will have the option to wrap your book's sections with maps, blueprints, and other fun found papers. This class runs for two weeks on Tuesday evenings, July 23 and 30, from…

In this easy yet elegant binding, folded sections of paper are sewn through a stiffened paper cover with a decorative beaded stitch that beautifully frames an open slot in the book's spine, offering a glimpse of the pages within. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the reinforced paper spine gives the look of a thread headband at the edges of the spine. The product is a sturdy and solid book that you'll love to use for writing or drawing.

All materials are provided. No previous bookbinding experience is necessary.

This variation on our German Longstitch bookbinding class will show you how to make a beautiful hard cover book with exposed stitching along the outside of the spine. You will create a hinged cover using binder's board, quarter bound with bookcloth and decorative paper. We have several colours of bookcloth and a wide variety of hand printed, marbled, and paste papers for you to choose from to make your book one of a kind.

The class runs for two weeks on Friday afternoons, September 13 & 20, from 1-3:30pm.

No bookbinding experience is necessary. All materials are provided, and you will leave the class with a finished book.