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BINDING re:DEFINED 2025 Programme
all classes run from 10am - 4/5ish
Below is a partial list of the
2025 programme,
more classes to come.
Binder's Wallet March 21st - 22nd
Two in One May 13th - 15th
Ascona Album June 26th - 28th
A Melange October 14th -17th
Binder's Wallet
Lori Sauer​ March 21st - 22nd £240.00
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The binder's wallet is inspired by the wallets fly fishermen use to protect and carry their hooks, flies, lines and other ephemera. The originals come in various forms but typically have parchment pages arranged into pockets with central leaves of thick felt. They can be covered in leather or canvas, have further pockets on the inner cover and are held together with a buckled strap or metal fastener.
The books made in this workshop incorporate three methods of page attachment, all with no sewing. The leaves are made from strong non-woven polyester and wrapped in beautiful hide. They are adapted to hold the smaller items of a binder's basic kit and can easily be carried in the hand.​
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N.B. Sewing machines are required for the class so please make arrangements to bring your own. BrD is unable to supply these.
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No fishing experience required.
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Two in One
Lori Sauer May 13th - 15th £335.00
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Over 3 days participants create two structures:
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The Pleated Hinge
This neat little book is a glueless structure sewn on specially
shaped vellum tapes that weave through the covers. It is
minimal and elegant with a flat opening.
A book with limp paper covers is made from a single piece of material but it is also possible to make it in separate pieces depending on individual design.
This binding is suitable for conservation work and can be
dressed up or down depending on its end use. It's a great
one to add to the repertoire.​​​
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Basic experience required​​
The Removable Case
The case for this binding is attached to the text-block without
glue - a structure Lori has devised with conservation in mind.
Because of its specially constructed spine, all components
come apart for ease of repair or replacement.
Participants learn a simple form of stub binding, dye bits of
vellum and acquaint themselves with Tyvek.
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Basic experience required.
Ascona Album
Lori Sauer June 26th - 28th £335.00
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This is an undeniably beautiful album and once you make one you will never go back to other styles. There is no sewing or ploughing - it is extremely robust and has a perfectly flat opening with none of those annoying compensation bits along the spine.
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Participants make a large format album in a full-cloth, bradel-style binding and learn how to incorporate relief decoration. Everyone goes home with a highly professional looking product that is very clean and sharp.
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This album was originally developed by the former director of Centro del bel Libro, Edwin Heim, and Lori now brings you its delights.
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Experience required
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A Melange
Theresa Wedemeyer October 14th - 17th £495.00
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A book is made out of many individual parts and their appearance and connection to each other allows the expert to recognise the respective technique. Whether it is named after a particular bookbinder, such as Otto Dorfner, or simply after and entire country, such as the Danish millimetre binding, the differences are sometimes only visible in the details.
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In this course, Theresa turns the table on convention and makes use of different European binding styles to combine them into a new whole.
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​Experience required.
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