4 Variations on Japanese Stab Binding
Adult Course | Registration opens 12/3/2024 7:00 AM MST
Japanese stab bindings, also called "yotsume toji" or "pouch books" are a versatile structure for loose sheets that have a wonderful history and endless variations. This introductory workshop will explore four variations over a one day session, each structure advancing the techniques from the previous binding in decorative and difficulty. The papers used for the four structures will be Japanese style papers, prints and patterns, with silk thread. There will be a discussion of resources, tools and variations on this structure for other book art and binding interpretations. It is helpful to have some basic bookbinding experience (sewing, folding paper, pasting, etc.) but it is not necessary.
welcome / vocabulary and set-up / handouts
Binding 1 (each one is about 30-45 minutes)
Binding 2
prep for binding 3 & 4 extra steps
lunch
Binding 3
Binding 4
Create wrapper for them
wrap-up / clean-up / photos
* Students should have experience folding and cutting, using an Xacto, needle and thread
- pencil, notebook for taking notes
Full tool kit can be provided for those who need it
Binding Tool kit (12" metal ruler, small and medium scissors, bone folder, awl, small 1" synthetic brush, xacto or snap blade knife)
Rhiannon Alpers
Rhiannon Alpers is a papermaker, letterpress printer, and book artist. She has an MFA and a BA in Book Arts and Papermaking. She has taught academic courses and workshops nationally since 2003, and relocated to the Denver area with her family in 2021 from San Francisco. She produces limited edition and sculptural artist books under the imprint of Gazelle and Goat Press. Rhiannon is a member of Spark Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District. Visit her website at rhiannonalpers.com for more information and artwork.