Bookbinding workshop - Introduction of Booking binding

In this workshop, we explore three different book structure, a concertina book, a 4-hole stan binding and a single section case binding, as well as basic bookbinding techniques, including folding, making endpapers, sewing, covering and casing in.

                          

The first book I make is a concertina format and created two hard boards as both front cover and back cover. I pick up two colours which are blue and brown as my cover, representing sky and ground separately, the binding process is easy to make and basically it would not require much time completing the process. It’s a fundamental skill for anyone who don’t have learning experiences.

                   

Secondly, going through Japanese binding which was simple but its sequence is delicate with sewing and without gluing. We also use Japanese wood hammer as our punching tool rather than a drill, which I find the method is much easier to punch a hole if comparing the way I made of fiction project outcome. Our tutor said there is always good to make a template before you start sewing, it could avoid any mistake and you would not go back again to erase those marks you have done, definitely the template would make life more easier.

                                   

Finally, we learn making a single section case binding which get the similar making procedure as case binding with multiple sections, initially the required size is A5 but I would like to explore different size so I cut the width more down to make it look thinner if compared to normal size.

                                     

The workshop would give you a rough idea and inspiration to apply your own project. Not only learning different binding structures but also you would gain knowledge of paper usage as well as the bookbinding tools, which I find it is interesting and enjoyable on the process of making a book.