Where:
The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts Annex
Amory Classroom, 253 Amory St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Admission:
$140
Categories:
Art, Classes, Photoworthy
Event website:
https://eliotschool.org/classes/japanese-puncturestab-books-1m25
This all-day workshop will explore a beloved book structure: the Japanese puncture (or “stab”) binding. This technique is especially useful as it joins individual sheets into a text block. The sheets can be edited and sequenced by the artist, then bound, resequenced, and then bound again and again! Perfect for visual journals, print collections, photo albums, signature books, and upscale scrapbooking, you will find the Japanese puncture book has endless uses.
It features an exposed side stitch which can be embellished with beads, buttons, and even botanicals or personal charms. We’ll cover the traditional Japanese 4-hole stitch pattern, as well as other decorative variations. Both soft and hardbound versions will be completed. Exciting book cloth, handmade marbled and paste papers, linen threads, and ribbons, and all you’ll need will be provided for inspiration.
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