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Winter is upon us! This cosy season is the perfect time to break out your favourite books and relive beloved stories, or embark on new adventures! And what better way to enjoy it, than by breathing new life into your books!In this beginner-friendly, hands-on 2 day workshop, learn the basics of book binding. Participants will take a paperback book and learn the full process of hardcover binding, taking home their own beautiful, one-of-a-kind hardback edition.
The course will cover:
How to gently de-cover a paperback book and prepare it for a hardcover case with mull.
Bookbinding tools and easy ways to make and use them.
How to make a hardcover case from any cotton fabric of your choice.
How to add end-tabs and ribbon bookmarks to your book
How to assemble, glue and press your book
How to design cover art for your book from 1 or 2 colours of Heat Transfer Vinyl.
This workshop runs across two nights, you must be available for both to complete your book!
Thursday December 3 | 6pm – 9:30pm
Thursday December 10 | 6pm – 9:30pm
The workshop is designed for book-binding beginners, and is open to all levels!
All materials and tools will be provided for transforming your book into a personalised hardcover masterpiece! You just need to bring your chosen book to recover!
Minimum 4, Maximum 8 participants | https://yukonstruct.com/workshop-refund-cancellation-policy/
About the Instructor
Bec Weldon is the Program Coordinator at the Makespace, and an enthusiastic maker in her own right! As a fire eater, and cabaret & theatre performer, at the moment she’s experimenting with binding books, sewing costumes, induction-forging fire props, creating silicone molds for prosthetic design and dabbling in some woodworking!
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