Decorative Longstitch Binding Zoom Workshop

Instructor: Jody Alexander
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, 1:00 - 5:00 Pacific Time

Learn how to make this decorative and stitcherly historical binding with Jody Alexander. This is a non-adhesive case-binding with sewing left exposed on the spine and decorative stitching on the cover. The result is an elegant and flexible binding that is ideal for a journal, sketchbook, or artists’ book structure. As part of the workshop you will learn how to embroider the chain stitch onto paper for an added decorative element.

There will be NO kit - but rather I will guide you through gathering the tools and materials that you will need to create a successful book during the workshop and in the future with materials that are accessible to you.

I always encourage students to use recycled materials for the cover of paper case books: file folders, cereal box, etc. But, many papers will work.

Students will need the following tools: mat knife, awl, bone folder, ruler, triangle, needle, and some kind of cutting mat or protection for you work surface.

Students will need the following materials: cover paper, text weight paper for pages, linen thread for binding, pen and pencil.

Finished book size will be 5 5/8 x 4 3/8

More details regarding tools and materials will be sent upon registration.

No refunds since the workshop will be recorded and available for 1 month following the workshop date.

$80.00 USD