Taster day in bookbinding

City Lit

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In London

£ 69 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The course is a taster session on the craft of hand bookbinding. It is ideal for anyone who would like to know more about this area and/or who might be thinking of enrolling on one of the longer courses at City Lit.
What students liked most about this course run in 2015/16:
"Brilliant tutor. Has inspired me to do more."
"A good level of difficulty and satisfying end product. It's useful to have the notes and handouts given to me. It's fun to have the choice of different colours, patterns."

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Location

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- Identify grain direction in paper
- Recognise and correctly use basic bookbinding tools and materials
- Make a single section binding using pamphlet stitch
- Explain a little about the historical development of bookbinding.

Materials for this class are included and all tools and equipment supplied. You make like to bring an apron to protect your clothes. Please bring a notebook and sharp pencil.
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If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount

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Course programme

You will be introduced to some of the materials, equipment and techniques of bookbinding. We will fold, cut and sew
paper to make a single section pamphlet, use cloth and decorative paper to make a cover and put the two together to make an attractive notebook.There will be a chance to talk about suppliers, books, courses at City Lit, and to hear a little about contemporary practice.

All work will be undertaken in the session. You will be taught by group demonstration, discussion, visual aids, practical tasks and individual assistance.

Additional information

The tutor will give you information about other bookbinding and related courses at City Lit at the end of the session. Suitable courses following from this Taster day include: VD262 Ten projects for beginners, VD435 Simple leather binding, VD416 Bookbinding: Japanese books and boxes, VD284 Bookbinding:starter projects and VD190 The City Lit Bookbinding course. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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