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Binding Baggins: The Hobbit Book Binding Workshop

  • Studio Wheelhouse 10 Evergreen Drive, Suite B Bozeman, MT, 59715 United States (map)
  1. Introduction/Overview of class • 15 min 

    1. Icebreaker

      1. Names

      2. Pronouns

      3. What strange objects have you used as emergency bookmarks (receipts, tissues, another book)?

    2. Go over the names/uses of the materials

  2. Preparing the textblock • 45 min

    1. Remove cover

    2. Measure/cut endpapers

    3. Attach endpapers

    4. Add head/tail bands

    5. Cut/attach bookbinding super

  3. Creating the “case” • 60 min

    1. Create cardstock pre-assembly with book boards + chipboard

    2. Attach boards to cover material

    3. Cut cover material with margins

  4. Assembling the book • 20 min

    1. Glue textblock to cover boards

    2. Create spine creases

    3. Apply HTV design with iron/heat press

  5. Closing • 10 min

    1. Sourcing materials 

    2. Feedback

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