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Class canceled on 3/10.

Students will be binding/weaving the Secret Belgian Binding during the morning session. Starting from folding signatures, to punching sewing holes, gluing decorative paper on the covers, and sewing the book. You will complete one or more more bindings by the end of the morning. The instructor will provide a kit for you with pre-cut boards and paper for both methods of bindings to ensure success with the binding. 

After lunch we will be making the long stitch binding. This is a great binding to start with if you’re new to bookbinding. The long stitch requires no glue and lays flat when opened. We will be doing the slit spine method (there are two different variations, and you will be shown the difference in class). By the end of the 3 hours, you will have completed one or more long stitch bindings. 

Details:

• There is a $5 materials fee included in the price of class.
• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.  

Gabby Cooksey lives and works in Tacoma, WA as a bookbinder and artist. In 2014, she received her diploma for Bookbinding at North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA. She creates one of a kind design bindings and edition artist books. Cooksey’s books are included in the collections of BIMA Artist Book Collection, Amherst College, Library of Congress and many more private and public collections across the world. She is also the studio assistant to Don Glaister, Suzanne Moore, and Jessica Spring (Springtide Press).

A note from your instructor:
"Thank you so much for joining me! By the end of the class, you will have completed a Secret Belgian Binding (not so secret, but I’ll tell you the name origins in class). Feel free to bring a notebook and apron. I’ll provide a worksheet with all our notes. This is a lovely binding that feels nice to bind and weave together. If you have questions, feel free to contact me at boundbycooksey@aol.com. See you in class!" - Gabby