Adjustable/Collapsible Book Cradle
A book cradle supports open books to prevent damage while reading and is a handsome way to display artists' books or prints in your home. This cloth-covered cradle adjusts using Velcro to perfectly fit books of different thicknesses; and it collapses to be stored on a bookshelf. Bring a $15 material fee with you to class.
Sunday, Nov 3rd 10-1
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In book conservation, the phase box is a simple low cost enclosure for books. This version of the phase box has a see-through spine so that the contents will be visible on the bookshelf; aka "the peek-a-boo button and string box". Bring a $15 material fee with you to class.
Saturday, Oct 26th 10-1
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Cross Structure Book Variation
This non-adhesive binding has many design possibilities. The pages are sewn directly onto paper straps that continue and fold to form the cover. This is a contemporary binding developed by Carmencho Arrequi and is based on her study of historical limp bindings. Bring a $15 material fee with you to class.
Sunday, Oct 27th 10-1
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Vellum Ledger with Tackets
As in historical 16th Century ledger binding, this limp book cover is attached to the book block with vellum tackets and optional lacing through overbands on the outside covers. Vellum - or parchment - was a common covering material of that time. The vellum for this workshop is tanned and dyed locally in upstate New York by Jesse Meyer of Pergamena. Bring a $25 material fee with you to class.
Sunday, Oct 20th 10-4
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15% Discount Series Registration
Full Tilt classes are designed as a series with a connecting thread.
@ The Center for Book Arts taught by Susan Mills
Bookbinding III Oct 29 - Nov 1, 5 days 9 am - 3pm
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