JAPANESE STAB STITCH (soft covers): £50

A 3 hour workshop introducing you to the bookbinding technique of Japanese stab stitch.

This is an improvers workshop, and you are advised to have attended an intro/beginners session, or come with some previous experience.

OVERVIEW:

This workshop is a follow-on from my Intro to Bookmaking short course, where we will take binding a step further and explore Japanese stab stitch. This traditional binding is both simple and decorative, using stitching patterns along the spine to hold the book together. We’ll start with the classic 4-hole stitch before moving on to a more decorative variation, creating two soft-cover books that showcase the beauty and versatility of the technique.

WHAT YOU’LL DO/MAKE/TAKE AWAY:

We’ll begin with the standard 4-hole stitch to understand the foundations of stab binding. Once we’ve mastered this, we’ll move on to experiment with a different decorative stitch, each giving a different rhythm and texture to the spine. We’ll…