The OPEN • SET 2025 Competition & Exhibition is an event in the United States featuring finely crafted bookbindings. Sponsored by the American Academy of Bookbinding, it is designed to encourage […]
at the American Academy of Bookbinding taught by Don Glaister Learn the fundamental techniques and practices of gold tooling. Transform drawn designs on paper to sparkling designs in gold on […]
at the American Academy of Bookbinding taught by Don Glaister A course for students who have more experience in fine binding and the development of design bindings. Students will refine […]
Join us on Saturday, October 21 for the second of two virtual lectures with design binder Brenda Gallagher. “AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, I ENJOY MAKING DESIGNS FOR BOOKS USING LETTERFORMS […]
At the American Academy of Bookbinding Taught by Peter Geraty This core course teaches advanced book forwarding and leather paring in the production of a traditional laced-in board binding structure. […]
Instructor: Peter Geraty This core course teaches advanced book forwarding and leather paring in the production of a traditional laced-in board binding structure. You will come away from this […]
Instructor: Peter Geraty In this class students will be guided to explore and accomplish several types of edge treatments for bindings, including solid edge gilding, rough edge gilding, colored […]
Instructor: Lang Ingalls 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 […]
Join bookbinder–and marbler–Deborah V. Thomson of Echo Art Bindery for a look at marbling techniques on fine bindings. Deborah has a diploma in fine binding from the American Academy of […]
Instructor: Lang Ingalls 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, […]
“When I started bookbinding, I always felt limited by the tools I had. 30 years later I have all the best tools imaginable. Yet the bench where I make DAS […]
The American Bookbinders Museum hosts monthly bookbinding workshops the second Saturday of each month from 1:00-3:00pm. Join us and enjoy an in-depth look at the history of bookbinding followed by […]