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Bookbinding Beginners Class: Making a Hardcover Binding

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Overview

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A Professional Bookbinding Course for Beginners.

In this course you will make a handmade Hardcover Binding, You will learn how to Fold Paper, Sew the book, make a Cloth cover and connect them together to make a beautiful binding. 

Learn how to bind a book with clear explanations and detail shots in a course that is informative and pleasing to the eye. 

Join me in this wonderful journey to the world of books.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Tools and Materials
  • Paper Grain Direction
  • Folding Papers and Making Signatures
  • Making a Template
  • A Whole Lot of Holes
  • Sewing The Book Block
  • Tipping On The Endpapers
  • Improvising a Lying Press
  • Into The Lying Press
  • Coffee Break
  • Cutting The Cover Material
  • Ready Set Glue
  • Connecting it all Together
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Ido Agassi

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