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- Fine binding masterclass III: creative approaches to design bindingCourse start date: Thu 18 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sue DoggettIf you already have technical bookbinding skills but want to kickstart, or develop your creative and design skills then this course will help you to develop ways of engaging visually with the content of the book. Through a series of practical excercises and activities, you will learn a range of creative thinking skills and ways to apply them to design for bookbinding. This course is aimed at bookbinders interested in design binding but would benefit anyone working in book arts who is interested in exploring a text visually.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00 - Calligraphy: decorated letterformsCourse start date: Mon 22 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sharon ShawGilded initials make perfect gifts for family and friends. You’ll learn painting techniques and how to apply a PVA mordant and use real leaf. You will be provided with a number of decorative alphabet templates and then taken step-by-step through the stages of drawing, painting and applying real gold to create your own illuminated decorated letterform.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Calligraphy: Spencerian scriptsCourse start date: Mon 22 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to use a pointed pen for writing in copperplate hand. Spencerian script developed from the English Cursive and stands out for its delicately shaded lowercase and prominent capitals. With very intense shadows, obtained with a pointed pen, it is famous for its fine lines, hand-made quality and romantic overtones. Suitable for both beginners and improvers, left and right handers.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Bookbinding: binding on stubsCourse start date: Wed 24 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kathy AbbottA stub binding is an excellent way to bind books that cannot be rounded and backed, or which have illustrations that cross the centre fold. Stubs can also be used to bind individual pieces of paper into a book. A stub binding allows the pages of a book to open freely – right back to the centre-fold, and once learned, this technique can be used with many traditional and contemporary binding styles.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Introduction to conservationCourse start date: Mon 15 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nesta DaviesAre you thinking about rescuing one of your well-loved books which needs some attention, or hoping to tackle your library? This course will explore first essential steps in book conservation and give you some skills to practise at home.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00
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