Bookbinding Basics: The Pamphlet Stitch

The focus of this workshop will be the building blocks of bookbinding. Students will learn basic book terminology, tearing sheets to size, folding & piercing folios, and the pamphlet stitch—a simple but elegant way to bind single-section books, with a lot of room for elaboration and variation. Students will take home a few blank books they’ve made, as well as the knowledge to make more o