Japanese Stab Binding Sketchbooks
This past weekend, 8 students joined Debbie Wachel to learn Japanese Stab Binding. Students each made one book and went home with all the tools and materials to make two more.
They learned the essentials of making sketchbooks/notebooks starting with a simple and elegant Japanese Stab Binding book.
This class included complete kits to make 3 traditional Japanese Stab Binding books. All the required specialty tools were included for students to take home.
Debbie started with a brief history of these versatile Japanese books, bookbinding basics, and tool review. Students followed step-by-step instructions and everyone went home with a completed book. Debbie also gave students nstructions for Noble and Tortoise Shell bindings so that students had the option to making their remaining books with different binding types.
Debbie Wachel is a cartoonist, mixed media artist and bookmaker who has been making books for over fifteen years.
She is offering a workshop to make the Japanese Box with Hinged Lid that these books are pictured with. There are only a few spots left so don’t wait to register!
Saturday, September 28
10am - 1pm
$75 Supplies included.
Join Debbie Wachel to create an elegant Japanese “Book” Box.
These gorgeous boxes are covered with Japanese Chiyogami Yuzen paper and book cloth. They are cleverly designed to be used horizontally or vertically. There is plenty of room inside to store your treasures including jewelry, photos, secret love letters or your Game of Thrones Trading cards. The inside dimensions are also perfectly sized to hold four Japanese Stab Binding books or similarly sized 4”x6” journals.
The class will follow step-by-step instructions to make this precisely constructed box. You will truly amaze your friends and family at your creation! We will start with an overview of tools and materials. Japanese Yuzen paper is extraordinarily beautiful and has a long history of centuries. Complete printed instructions will be provided and materials to make additional boxes will be available for purchase. Ideas to embellish the box will also be reviewed.
Class includes everything to make one elegant box measuring 5.25” x 7.25” with a depth of 2”. Register at https://charlenecollinsfreeman.com/workshops.
