Simple Leather Binding: Exploring the Cover

TUTOR: Monica Oppen
DATE: next course in 2025
TIME: 9.30am – 4.00pm
COST: Members $160 Non-members $200

Limited to 7 students
Suitable for beginners and more advanced binders.

If you are interested in this course contact us on [email protected]
We will put your name of the pre-booking class list and contact you when bookings open.

DESCRIPTION:
In this class you will learn how to use a leather paring machine. With this machine you can thin the leather down to a thickness which can be easily turned in around boards. This will be a stress-free introduction to leather paring!
You can explore leather onlay and inlay. What's that? Come and find out!
You can use suede.
You can combine the leather with cloth and/or decorated papers.
You can explore using unusual materials. (Within limits!)
The binding itself will be a single section. This will allow time for complete concentration on leather paring and the cover design.

NB If you are interested in cover design but don’t want to work with leather you can still join the class and work with cloth and decorated papers. If you have bookcloth that you have made or decorated you can bring this.