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Book Restoration Clinic
Book Restoration Clinic
Book Restoration Clinic
Book Restoration Clinic
Book Restoration Clinic

Book Restoration Clinic

$950.00

Available

Book Arts
Brasstown
Week
Ages
18yr+
May
9
Sun
-
May
14
Fri
PM
04:00
-
PM
12:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Daily
Sessions: 6
Session Hours: 6.00
Program Area: Book Arts
Instructor: Judith Beers
Studio/Location: Book & Paper Arts Studio
Student Materials: Please bring the following: BOOKS: - 3 to 10 in need of repair. The number you will work on and complete in class depends upon size of project and complexity of repair. ***Please do not bring mildewed or mold-damaged books, due to possible allergies of your classmates! - Cloth-covered books are recommended for starters, and a few leather books are welcome additions. - Bring a variety of books with varying types and levels of repair needs -- books with detached covers, loose texts, torn pages, and missing spines and end caps are good. We'll begin with basic repair techniques, then move on to specific repairs as needed. (Some practice books will be available from the instructor as well.) - If you have a specific book project(s) that you are bringing, let the instructor know if you will need a specific color of cloth or leather to fix it/them. TOOLS TO BRING: - A small pair of scissors with pointy tips (embroidery type) - A glue brush, 1/2" - Also bring a camera for taking some "before" photos (smart-phone photos are fine). - You may also bring your own binding tools, if you have any. (Be sure to label them with your name or initials.) Studio items include break-off knives, cutting mats, scissors, steel awls, bone folders, metal rulers, brayers, and covered bricks.
School Fee & Materials: MATERIALS - Paper towels - Paper to cover tables
Instructor Materials: Paper, including kozo - Book cloth - Book board - Thread - Repair tissues - Glue and other adhesives. - Solvents and gloves
Equipment Needs: Book & Paper Arts Studio - Paper guillotine - Paper Shear - Table for each students and 3 for instructor - Student tool kits - Lamps - Wastepaper baskets
Skill Level: All Levels
Total Materials Fees: $40-$65
Book & Paper Arts Studio
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

Description

Bring some of your worn books to practice and learn the proper techniques for returning them to their original strength and usefulness. Learn the basic and simple steps of repair and restoration using archival materials. This class is an excellent introduction for beginners as well as an opportunity for experienced binders to work on more advanced projects with instructor guidance.

Bring some of your worn books to practice and learn the proper techniques for returning them to their original strength and usefulness. Learn the basic and simple steps of repair and restoration using archival materials. This class is an excellent introduction for beginners as well as an opportunity for experienced binders to work on more advanced projects with instructor guidance.

$40-$65

Judith Beers retired from teaching young children and now devotes her time to book arts-teaching, constructing, repairing, restoring, and preserving books-at her own bindery and with Dea Sasso at the Light of Day Bindery, both in Asheville, NC. An advocate of lifelong learning, Judith continues to experiment with marbling, papermaking, box making, and printmaking. She has been teaching at the Folk School since 2010-first as an assistant instructor, progressing to instructor in 2012, and now teaching several times per year.

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