Schedule

Fridays, February 20 – March 13, 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Experience Level
All Levels
Event Categories:
Fiber Arts, Other, Printmaking
Age(s)
18 and older

$220 – Registration Cost
$30 – Materials Fee
$250 – Total Registration Cost
Learn essential bookbinding techniques in this 4-week introduction to book arts. Create zines, pamphlets, accordion folds, and more using traditional paper-folding and stitching methods.
What you’ll do

Join guest artist, Bettina Pauly in this incredible introduction to book arts!

The art of bookmaking, otherwise known as bookbinding, is the physical craft of creating an artistic book from start to finish. In this introductory 4-session class, you will learn the basic use of bookbinding tools and materials, along with simple bookbinding structures that utilize paper softcovers. Students will learn several basic bookbinding structures and stitches that every beginning book artist should know! Experience technical skills such as paper folding, cutting, sewing and gluing, mixed with artistic elements of design to create functional, elegant objects built for storytelling. The instructor will offer guided instruction in a supportive learning environment with a limited class size.

Each 3-hour session will meet for four consecutive weeks and focus on the following core bookbinding techniques:

Session 1: Intro to tools and paper folding; one sheet wonder zine, ‘pants’ fold with and without cover, map folds
Session 2: Pamphlets, and Japanese stab hole binding; three hole pamphlet stitch, five hole pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab binding two holes / five holes
Session 3: Accordion folds; accordion fold, accordion fold tipped into envelope cover, accordion fold with non-adhesive cover
Session 4: Magic wallets, and personal projects

The class materials fee will include paper and all the tools needed to create each of these projects. Students will be able to take home all of their book projects at the end of the workshop.

Please note: This class requires some hand dexterity to maneuver bookbinding tools. Participants should feel comfortable using tools with sharp edges such as an awl, x-acto knife, and scissors.