Welcome to From the Bench, SFCB's series of short studio tours with friends near and far. From favorite tools to works in progress, you never know what you'll learn about […]
Please Join us on Tuesday, April 18th from 6:00–8:15 pm for the Hand Bookbinders of California Board Meeting and a Show & Tell. Both will be held at the San […]
If you have never taken a bookbinding class before, this is the class for you. In this a one-week class, you will produce several structures where you will develop the […]
This course is designed for students who have taken L1 Bookbinding and are ready to further develop skills and explore materials. Students will sew a textblock, making the Millimeter Binding […]
Join book conservators for a peek into their work and a Q & A at the American Bookbinders Museum.
This course will focus on repairing losses and tears on different types of papers and guarding a textblock that has been pulled apart for rebinding. Learn when and how to […]
This advance course is designed to provide continuing paper conservation students with an opportunity to expand and deepen their knowledge through practical application. Advanced repair techniques, basic lining methods, the […]
Instructor: Colleen Curry The techniques in the class open real possibilities for creative work in contemporary design binding decoration. Design patterns will be applied to plaquettes that focus on several […]
ABM is delighted to have Mexican bookbinder and teacher Dulce Maria Luna offer this three-hour workshop for kids from 7-17. Students will learn about the elements that make up a […]
Instructor: Colleen Curry Turn leather and suede into beautiful pieces of art to be used for decorative inlays and onlays for bindings, covering books, and flyleaves. We will finish the […]
ABM is delighted to have Mexican bookbinder and teacher Dulce Maria Luna, offer this four-hour workshop for adults 18 and up. Students will learn about the elements that make up […]
Instructor: Sol Rebora This master class with Sol Rebora, from Argentina, is centered around design and conservation concepts. Four structures will be made in the two weeks, incorporate reversible […]