Bookbinding Workshop: Criss-Cross Binding
Saturday, November 16th
10am to 5pm, includes a 30-minute break (6.5 hours, 1 day)
Minimum students: 4 students
Maximum students: 8 students
Materials Fee: $25 included with registration
Registration closes: November 8th
No experience necessary
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
SKU: 1705-F24-11
Category: Paper
In this one-day workshop, students will make a blank journal using the Criss-Cross Binding technique (also known as the Secret Belgian Binding) which is a modern bookbinding structure that first became popular in the 1990s. This hardcover book features a flexible board attachment that allows the cover to open fully flat or even
In this one-day workshop, students will make a blank journal using the Criss-Cross Binding technique (also known as the Secret Belgian Binding) which is a modern bookbinding structure that first became popular in the 1990s. This hardcover book features a flexible board attachment that allows the cover to open fully flat or even fold back onto itself. This workshop will provide experienced students will a new and modern approach to making journals or it will be an intensive and rewarding introduction to folks with no bookbinding experience.
fold back onto itself. This workshop will provide experienced students will a new and modern approach to making journals or it will be an intensive and rewarding introduction to folks with no bookbinding experience.
Instructor
Rhonda Miller
Rhonda Miller has been a bookbinder for over 20 years and a paper marbler for over 15 years. She was sidetracked from librarianship after taking a variety of bookbinding courses locally and internationally from an impressive array of book professionals. Having developed a keen interest in historical book structures, Rhonda combines historical bookbinding techniques with modern materials to make beautiful and functional books and book art objects. Rhonda operates a bindery in Halifax called Scotia Bookbinding and an online shop called MyHandboundBooks. She is a juried member of the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council, a member of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, and regularly teaches workshops at the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia.
