Bookbinding Workshop: Coptic Binding and Slipcase

Make your own hardcover book and slipcase


We Make Books!
We Make Books!
4.6 (5)

5 hours

Class size 1 to 2 (public classes), 3 to 5
  £130

In this workshop you will learn how to make a Coptic bound book and a protective slipcase. The Coptic binding is a historical, non- adhesive structure, still popular today for its flexible and beautiful format. It has hard covers and exposed sewing on the spine and opens perfectly flat which makes it ideal to use as a notebook, sketchbook, photo album or to incorporate your own artwork or writing.
You will learn how to prepare the covers and sections and sew the book together. In the second half of the workshop, we will be making a bookcloth covered slipcase designed to fit the Coptic book. The slipcase is an open-edged box that leaves the spine visible while protecting the book. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience in bookbinding.
Knowledge required
Beginners / Intermediate
Location

V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN

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We Make Books!
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We Make Books! is an artist-led educational company that aims to promote the craft of bookbinding and the book as an art object in its own right, through courses, exhibitions and events.
We Make Books! delivers workshops for adults, children and families at different locations across London and the UK, from galleries and creative spaces to schools, colleges, fairs and arts events.

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