November 5 – 7, 2010
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon
$303 + $25 materials fee

Fibers for the making of paper are all around us, including trees, shrubs and flowers. You’ll learn techniques for forming sheets of handmade paper using pulp prepared from these fibers. We’ll investigate the use of machinery and hand preparation of the fiber, and participants will gain an understanding of how paper is/has been produced in various cultures. The class is geared toward familiarizing you with our new papermaking facility and is open to the novice and those with some previous experience.

Please bring the following items:

• For class, wear rubber-soled shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet.
• Sample of a natural fiber(s) that you think may make paper

November 6 & 7, 2010
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (1-hour lunch break)

Instructor: Annie Fain Liden
$172 + $25 materials fee

Coptic binding is captivating in many ways: It developed as a bookbinding method in Egypt possibly as early as the 2nd century A.D. It replaced the Roman scroll, being the first book structure where separated pages were bound together with an added cover. And best of all, the beautiful braid-like, link stitches are visible along the spine and allow the book to lie flat when open, making it an ideal book structure for journals and sketchbooks. Once we add decorative papers from around the world, various surface design techniques and simple closures to the mix you will have all the tools you need to make this ancient book structure on your own. Expect to make a journal and a small, funky picture album during the weekend.

Please bring the following items:

• 4 curved binding needles (1.5’’, 2’’ or 3’’ needles are fine)
• Pintool or Slender Pointed Awl
• Bonefolder
• Pencil, eraser, and scissors
• Exacto knife w/ extra blades
• A medium sized 12”, metal (not plastic) “L” square
• Self healing cutting mat, any size
• A journal for note taking
• An array of paper scraps, images, buttons, etc.