4887. French Stitch Binding

4887. French Stitch Binding

Workshop - Graphics | Available

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States

Print Studio - 204

All Levels

6/1/2024 (one day)

10:00 AM-3:30 PM EDT on Sat

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$120.00

$108.00

Using papers, linen threads, and cover weight paper for covers, students will bind a blank journal using the French Stitch. This stitch looks elegant on the exposed spine of the book; and provides a strong and decorative binding.
Students will prepare their own covers, text blocks (book pages), and sew these together into a lovely journal for writing, drawing, or other creative endeavors.

  • Supplies are provided.
Boone, Mary Beth

Mary Beth Boone is a book artist and letterpress printer living in Greensboro, NC. She began making books about thirty years ago. Recent exhibits include Re(f)use at Artspace in Raleigh, NC and It’s Alive!: Frankenstein, 200 Years at Asheville BookWorks in Asheville, NC; both in 2018; and Winter Show at the GreenHill Center for NC Art in Greensboro, NC in 2020. Her work was included in 1000 Artists’ Books and 500 Handmade Books, volume 2. A Winter Residency at the Penland School of Crafts in 2012 inspired her to locate and purchase a Vandercook SP 15. She prints under the imprint Purple Pumpkin Press. Her work is in private and public collections. Mary Beth holds a MFA from the University of SC, Columbia.