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Coptic Bookbinding with Ruth McCann

Coptic Bookbinding with Ruth McCann

£89.00
£89.00
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Date: Saturday 25 October, 10am – 4pm

Duration: 6 Hours

Tutor: Ruth McCann

Experience: Beginner / Intermediate

Coptic bookbinding is an ancient and elegant method of bookbinding. This one day course is designed for you to make one coptic bound book around A5 in size.

 

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What you will learn

Coptic bookbinding is an ancient and elegant method of bookbinding. This technique involves sewing sections of paper, known as signatures, through their folds and linking them together using a chain stitch across the spine without the need for glue. This one day course is designed for you to make one coptic bound book around A5 in size.

Learners can use the prepared material provided in class or bring their own prints and text to include in their binding. If bringing your own, the layout should be on slightly larger than A4 to be folded in half to create a A5 signature or section and then slightly trimmed.

The hard cover for this book is two separate boards on the back and front so the spine sewing is visible. Book cloth is available to use but learners have the option to bring their own prints to use as book covers. However do bring anything you’d like to use even if in doubt as Ruth loves having a problem to solve!

Book photography © Janet E Davis

"I liked learning a new skill in a way that makes it easy to do at home with minimal specialist equipment."

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Meet the Tutor

Ruth McCann

Tutor Ruth McCann has a MA in Book Art from University of the Arts London and has worked as a bookbinder since 2002.

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  • What do I Need to Bring?

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  • Getting to Northern Print

    Based in Newcastle upon Tyne's cultural quarter of Ouseburn Valley, we are close to the city centre and easily accessed.

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  • Stay and Play

    If you are attending one of our half day workshops you can take the opportunity to stay for the afternoon to further develop your prints (£10 payable on the day).

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  • Refund Policy

    Any cancellation for any reason within 7 days of the class or course will not be eligible for a refund. The Cancellation Policy is effective from the date of the first session for any course.

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