Paper Bindings with Exposed Sewing Sundays | November 17-December 8 | 4 sessions Registration and more information here: https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/paper-exposed-sew For centuries paper has served as a quick, elegant, and economical covering material for books. This versatile material can create structures ranging from pocket notebooks to conservation friendly bindings to cases durable enough for a heavily-used manual. Students will craft four binding models: •    Multi-Section Pamphlet with flexi flyleaf •    Longstitch into paper wrapper with Yapp fore edge •    Single station link stitch with decorative guards and self-locking cover •    Paper binding sewn on exposed supports Newer binders will be introduced to basic tools, techniques and materials of the craft. Experienced practitioners will discover how features from multiple bindings can be combined to create a new, custom structure to meet the requirements of any project. All of these structures can be made in a sparsely-equipped home studio with minimal specialized tools or equipment. This attractive set of models, together with detailed handouts, will be a valuable reference and inspiration for future projects. * * * Handsewn Endbands Five Thursday sessions October through December 2024. Registration and more information through San Diego Book Arts https://www.sandiegobookarts.org/workshop-events/ Handsewn endbands are an elegant addition to any binding. They are not difficult to make, and with little a practice you’ll sew them in a flash and remember the technique forever. Students will learn a variety of endbands practicing first on flat corrugated plastic then sewing on rounded, backed text blocks. Endbands are the idea skill to learn online: the view is so much larger on even the smallest device than you could get peering over the instructor’s shoulder. The recordings will allow you to watch the demo over and over, and at a normal, slowed down or accelerated speed. There are a total of five online workshops in this Endbands series. They are designed to complement each other, but each workshop may be taken as a stand-alone, with no prerequisite of taking the previous workshops in the series. Taking all five workshops, however, will give you both depth and breadth in this important aspect of binding. * * * Karen Hanmer Book Arts offers workshops and private instruction to working practitioners and dedicated hobbyists, focusing on a solid foundation in traditional binding skills. -- Karen Hanmer www.karenhanmer.com Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Since 1997 answering the question "What will I do with my liberal arts degree?"