LEATHER BINDING I ONLINE WORKSHOP April 4-June 13 | Tuesdays | 11 sessions 6-8:30 pm Eastern Time / 5-7:30 Central / 4-6:30 Mountain / 3-5:30 Pacific Students will build a solid foundation in fundamental binding and leather-working skills including sewing on flattened cords, rounding, backing, adding a hollow tube, paring, and covering. This workshop is also an excellent review for a more experienced binder who would like to refresh their skills. Students will complete one full leather binding with sewn endbands. Additional luxury features will be discussed, along with the evolution of the craft from Medieval to contemporary methods. Details and registration here: https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/binding-1 *  *  * LEATHER BINDING IV: SPECIAL TOPICS. IN-PERSON at Karen Hanmer Book Arts outside Chicago September 8-13, 2023 | Friday-Wednesday | 6 full-day sessions Details and registration here: https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/leatherbinding4-in-person ONLINE October 10-December 19, 2023 | Tuesdays | 11 sessions 6-8:30 pm Eastern Time / 5-7:30 Central / 4-6:30 Mountain / 3-5:30 Pacific Details and registration here: https://karenhanmer.com/gallery/p/leatherbinding4-online This year’s topic is crafting a leather fine binding that is rounded but not backed. This is a more gentle way of forwarding that has its roots in Medieval binding. It is also a great solution for students who do not have heavy binding equipment in their studios. Students will complete one full leather binding with leather hinges and edge-to edge doublures, multi-color sewn endbands, made endsheets with decorative paper, and champhered boards. *  *  * 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. -- Karen Hanmer www.karenhanmer.com Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Since 1997 answering the question "What will I do with my liberal arts degree?"