Bookbinding Core Skills: 2025 Spring Session

Book Binding Core Workshops I-IV (Spring 2025 Session)
w/Jane Freeman & Yolanda Merrill
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 03– 06, 2025

This four-part Bookbinding Core Series prepares participants to undertake a wide range of projects and additional classes in intermediate and advanced bookbinding techniques and book structures.

• Class 1 introduces basic bookbinding tools, shop equipment, materials, and processes.
• Class 2 employs the portfolio structure to develop skills in board cutting, working with cover materials, and using adhesives.
• Class 3 starts with an introduction to the case-bound book, its history, and mechanics.
  Participants will learn how to sequence the making of this structure and will end the day with a fully finished case-bound book.
• Class 4 is a continuation of class 3.
  Participants will make a second case-bound book. They can decide on this book's size and cover material and can experiment with decorative paper brought from home.

• Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 03– 06, 2025 (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily)
• Instructors: Jane Freeman & Yolanda Merrill
• Class Size: Max 8 students.
• Skill level: No previous bookbinding experience required.
• Location: Virginia Center for the Book (map: Jefferson School City Center)
• Fee: $400 VCB Members / $450 Non-Members
• Class may be , non-degree certification class #040325 (must use non-member price)
• Course fees must be paid to complete your registration.
• Registration closes on March 27, 2025
• All materials are provided along with tools available for in-class use.
• For information about this workshop, the Center, and its programs contact [email protected]

• The Virginia Center for the Book expects that all program participants are vaccinated.
• Should public health guidelines change, and new norms be applicable, we reserve the right to revisit the expectations in the interest of participant health and safety

Host or Publisher Virginia Humanities