Bookbinding Series: Long Stitch Binding

by The Thistle Bindery & Co




Price : $80.00

About the Class

  • Class Level: Intermediate
  • Age Requirement: 16 and older
  • Average Class Size: 12

What You'll Learn

During this 4-hour workshop, you will learn to

  • Design your own hard bound covers using book cloth and decorative papers
  • Sew sections of paper onto the covers
  • Create different link stitch patterns to enhance the book

Fee Includes

All materials to bind a hard-bound cover book will be provided during the workshop.

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The Thistle Bindery & Co presents a monthly series of traditional bookbinding workshops where participants can learn the art of bookbinding and do charity at the same time!

Langstitch und Kettenstitch or Long Stitch and Link Stitch originated in Germany as early as the medieval era. Described in the book The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding, the author explained how this method of bookbinding was first used on parchment covered books with reinforced spines around 1375. The sections were sewn directly through holes in the cover material, with two sections being sewn through each row of holes .This allowed the creation of a link stitch at the first and last sewing stations.

To contribute back to our community, part of the workshop proceeds will be donated to charity beneficiary, Kreta Ayer Senior Citizen (www.kasac.org.sg)


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Instructor


Ian Tan founded The Thistle Bindery in 2012. It is a traditional craft-oriented art practice inspired by Ian's first encounter with the craft in the literary city of Edinburgh. Inspired to know more about the myriad of book forms that guard literary secrets, he trained with master bookbinder, Isabelle Ting of Owl and Lion Bindery to learn a range of book structures that represents the zeitgeist of book appreciation across different time periods and cultures.

About The Thistle Bindery & Co.

The Thistle Bindery & Co. was established in 2016 as the first physical store for the art practice, The Thistle Bindery. It brings together bookbinders, conservators and crafters who dabble in and enjoy sharing their passion for all things book-related

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Interesting and enjoyable bookbinding workshop

Simply awesome. Love it and want to learn more.


Great lesson:)

I underestimated on the amount of things I can pick up at the lesson. I went in with the mindset that book binding should be rather straight forward and easy to do. I was wrong about it as I got a lot more out of the lesson then I had expected. There are so many things to learn at every step and it just gets more and more interesting. Would definitely recommend this to all:)


Thoroughly enjoyable!

The bookbinding workshop has a calming effect, especially after the busy CNY celebrations -- it's therapy that comes with tangible things to take home! I like the fact that Ian taught us two styles for the long-stitch. His instructions are clear and he is v. patient. The pleasant stroll to the shop near Elgin Bridge for linen thread supplies was a bonus!


Interesting and tricky

The lesson is fun and interesting (as always). We used a new type of paper for the cover which becomes a bit tacky when wet, but has a nice sheen when dry. The tackiness made it tricky to manipulate but the results turned up well.

We also needed to get our head around the sequence of stitching, but once we got the hang of it, it was relatively easy.

Looking forward to the next lesson.


Enjoyable

It was really enjoyable and Ian's cold jokes were Infectious. The location was good and set you in the mood of being arty ;P Major takeaway of the lesson: A nicely DIY notebook and learnt to appreciate book bindery

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