Sewn Boards Binding

Sewn Boards Binding

$175.00

Sunday, January 26th, 2025

12:00 - 6:00 pm

This book structure opens flat, making it a good choice for journals and sketchbooks.

Sewn boards is an excellent structure for new binders. You will work with common bookbinding tools, materials, techniques, and principles such as grain direction, tidy application of adhesive, and measuring one component of the book to fit another.  

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The Sewn Boards binding is a modern adaptation of an ancient board attachment method. It can be dressed up or down with a variety of spine treatments, board-covering materials, and edge decoration techniques. It can be constructed quickly, lends itself to edition work, and can be made in a sparsely equipped home studio.

Please bring the following with you:

  • Pencil

  • Scissors

  • Bonefolder 

  • Bookbinding Awl 

  • Xacto Type Craft Knife

  • Cutting Mat

  • Metal Edged Ruler

  • Glue Brush (we recommend a 1" flat brush)


All Classes are held at Editions, located at 6520 5th Ave S #104 Seattle, WA 98108. Go through the red door (or big white door if it’s open) and turn right past the blacksmiths.

If you have any questions about this class, please contact the coordinator sarah@editions.studio.

Cancellation Policy

  • Withdrawals 15 or more days before the beginning of a workshop will receive a full refund of tuition and supply fee, minus a $25 processing charge.

  • Withdrawals 4-14 days prior to the workshop will receive a 50% refund of tuition and supply fee, minus a $25 processing charge.

  • No refunds are possible for withdrawals 3 or fewer days in advance of the first day of class, or for no-shows.

  • Exceptions to this policy are only made for documented medical emergencies.

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