Japanese Bookbinding

Japanese Bookbinding

ONLINE via Zoom

Join us for a fun course on Japanese Bookbinding. Students will make two Japanese bound books using paper covers.

Level: This class is appropriate for adult students at all skill levels.
Dates: Monday, October 19th (6-7:30pm CST) & Wednesday, October 21st (6-7:30pm CST)
Max. no of students: 10
Instructor: Lindsay Nakashima
Cost: $60 tuition & materials + $10 postage fee

• Members receive a 10% discount off the total cost of the workshop. Please click here to join as a Member.
• This workshop requires a kit that will be mailed to registered students via USPS 2-Day Priority.
  
• We sell a variety of tools and other items in our online store. This requires a separate transaction, but we can mail tools/merchandise, along with your workshop kit, if applicable.
• Zoom meetings for this workshop will be recorded. Students will have private access to the recordings for 90 days.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Registration will end Tuesday, October 13th at 12noon. Early registration is encouraged.
• This workshop is designed for adults. Older teenagers, age 16-17, may also register. For information on resources for younger children, please click here.
• At this time, we are only mailing kits to the continental US. A detailed list of materials in the kit can be emailed to a registered student living outside the continental US, prior to the workshop.
• Registered students will receive a link to the Zoom meeting in the confirmation email. Students will also receive detailed instructions on how best to participate via Zoom, helpful if one is unfamiliar with the platform.

In addition to a tablet or computer with a reliable Internet connection and a well-lit space in which to work, students will need to provide the following:

[1] Sharp pencil with eraser
[2] Metal ruler or straight edge, 12” minimum length
[3] Self-healing cutting mat or several layers of cardboard to protect table surface
[4] Bone folder
[5] Scalpel or x-acto knife
[6] Bookbinders awl

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Lindsay Nakashima is a recent graduate of the North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA and a student of papermaking at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. She has been living in Austin since 1998. Lindsay studied Japanese bookbinding with Kaoru Harada of KaoPok Bookbinding in Nagoya, Japan summer of 2014.
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