Book Signature Binding Workshop

$120.00

Instructed by J Nelson

Saturday, October 25, 10am - 1pm

Class Size: Maximum 8

This 1-day book arts workshop will introduce participants to the craft of book signatures and soft binding  by hand. Participants will make three 3 page book signatures, to make a single 4”x6” pocket book using handmade paper from Homespun & Green. Students will learn to bind the signatures together to make a book insert and how to soft bind with paper and fabric. This workshop will be accompanied by a verbal paper making tutorial to explain how the paper materials are made.

Check out our Hardcover Book Collaging Workshop in November, it serves as a follow up to learning the craft of book signatures. Take the 2 workshops in conjunction and add a hardcover to the signatures you’ve created!

*Placeholder images are in use for this workshop listing. Results may vary from photos.

Instructed by J Nelson

Saturday, October 25, 10am - 1pm

Class Size: Maximum 8

This 1-day book arts workshop will introduce participants to the craft of book signatures and soft binding  by hand. Participants will make three 3 page book signatures, to make a single 4”x6” pocket book using handmade paper from Homespun & Green. Students will learn to bind the signatures together to make a book insert and how to soft bind with paper and fabric. This workshop will be accompanied by a verbal paper making tutorial to explain how the paper materials are made.

Check out our Hardcover Book Collaging Workshop in November, it serves as a follow up to learning the craft of book signatures. Take the 2 workshops in conjunction and add a hardcover to the signatures you’ve created!

*Placeholder images are in use for this workshop listing. Results may vary from photos.

About Homespun & Green

Homespun & Green est 2025 by J Nelson describes their DIY creative processes which formed in the confines of a tiny NYC apartment during lockdown. The purpose focuses on the cultivation of expressions through art that allows communities to deepen relationships within ourselves, those around us, and Earth. Primarily using recycled/Upcycled materials by the means of donation or free materials is how H&G is able participate in a community that connects with art making. Homespun means the playful creative reworking of materials sourced locally while Green acknowledges the drive to these creative expressions in alignment with nature. In a world increasingly oversimplified with instant gratification at the forefront, Homespun & Green invites you to take perspective in slowing down to engage with the world around you in a way that is socially and environmentally mindful.