A WEEK WITH MONIQUE

February 28-March 4 Instructor Monique Lallier
Tuition $800/$750 for HBC Members

During the first two days of the workshop, students will create beautiful, decorated papers that may be used for the bindings they will make in the second part of the workshop. During the last three days of the workshop, Monique will guide students through the process of making elegant New Oriental Bindings, a technique that is every popular in Europe. The beauty of the New Oriental binding is that the book opens flat and no glue touches the sections of the book. The technique is linked to the Japanese style that we all know without the visible sewing. The difference is the preparation of the text block as each section is sewn separately. The covers are also worked on individually and attached to the text block at the end of the process. The technique works better on thinner books but text blocks can be as thick as one inch. For the bindings, students may use the beautiful papers they made in class, or may use a combination of materials including leather and cloth.

To register for either of these two workshops, you don’t have to apply to AAB. Contact Judy Kohin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 970-728-8649.