Leather Binding Techniques: Cutaway fine binding ONLINE workshop. Tuesdays | March 24-May 19, 2026 | 9 sessions Details and registration here: https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/cutaway-fine-bind The basic structure of a fine leather binding has changed little over the past 300 years. The text block is sewn onto supports, the spine carefully shaped, and the boards laced on. The book is covered in leather that has been precision-pared for protection, flexibility, and a sumptuous presentation. This year’s topic is crafting a cutaway model of a full fine leather binding. The book will be covered in leather only halfway up so the construction remains visible for future reference. Features include hand-sewn endbands, champhered boards, marbled flexi endsheets with hidden cloth hinges, the “inner hinge” variation on the loose guard (found in Laura Young’s Bookbinding and Conservation by Hand), and a hollow tube on the spine. You will find this cutaway model invaluable for teaching bookbinding or for refreshing your memory on aspects of book structure. For those who delight in the engineering aspects of binding, the binding’s visible structure will make as lovely a design as any assortment of inlays, onlays, tooling. * * * The online format is a series of live tutorials via Zoom. The tutorials are recorded and the videos are available to registered students for 90 days. Students need not be present for the live sessions. Workshop fee includes supplies, which are mailed to arrive in time for the first session. Zoom links will be sent the week before class, and a tool list no later than three weeks in advance. -- Karen Hanmer www.karenhanmer.com Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Since 1997 answering the question "What will I do with my liberal arts degree?"