Rachel Payne (she/her) of Saga Bookbinding is a bookbinder, librarian, and archivist based in the Twin Cities, MN. She holds an MLIS and graduated from the North Bennet Street School's Bookbinding program. She has been repairing and making books for 10 years. She taught her first book repair workshop in 2016 and her first book arts workshop in 2018.
Come learn this not-so-secret binding designed by Belgian bookbinder Anne Goy who named the structure “Criss-Cross Binding.”
Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).
Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).
In this in-person workshop, we’ll focus on proper text preparation and traditional sewing patterns for side-sewn bindings.