Current Teaching and Bookbinding Class Schedule

February 17 - 22, 2013 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

Traditional Hand Bookbinding and Restoration...Enjoy making new books and explore book restoration and repair. Subjects include: sewing pages, leather bindings, repair of broken spines and torn pages, bumped corners, conservation sewing,  book washing, cosmetic treatments for  book covers, gold tooling and titling. 

February 22 - 24, 2013 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

Boxes and Slipcases for Books...Beautiful boxes can protect books and enhance their display. Learn how to measure  and cut accurate parts for clamshell boxes and slip cases. We will also examine other protective structures, magnetic closures, flip lids and more. Go home with one completed project.

October 27 - November 2, 2013 - John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC

Embelishment for Books...Dea team-teaches with metal artist, Tom Patterson. Students will learn how to add ornamentation, clasp and hinge making, titling, gold tooling, sculpting pewter corners, decorative braiding, hand sewing endbands, leather onlaying and more.