Sewn Board Binding Workshop

On January 19th, I hosted six students for the Sewn Board Binding Workshop. We had a really fantastic time due to everyone's enthusiasm!    We began the afternoon with a demonstration on cutting several sheets of paper to uniform size and prepared the materials for sewing.     Once we had all cut our sections, they were folded and the cover boards prepared. We carefully stabbed holes for sewing into each section and the cover boards and threaded our needles. We took a brief break together and enjoyed tea, coffee and cookies while we all had a chance to get to…

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Happy New Year!

I get to kick off the new year by being interviewed by Erin Fletcher of Herringbone Bindery. Through her blog Flash of the Hand, Erin gave me the honor of being featured as the January Book Artist of the Month. Each Monday, she will post the latest installment of our interview. Thanks Erin for such a great opportunity!   Also, there are still spaces open for the Sewn Board Bookbinding workshop on Saturday, January 11th or Saturday, January 18th. The workshop will be a fun one so please send me an email if you are interested!    

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