Wild Binder: Flat-Back Case-Binding Practice - 18th May 2025
Wild Binders Refresher Practice from $110
Case-binding is one of the most widely used bookbinding styles and forms the foundation for understanding book structure and material handling. It’s also a prerequisite for many traditional binding techniques. With its balance of strength and versatility, case-binding is the method behind most commercial hardcover books you’ll find on the shelf.
Perfect for journals, sketchbooks, or artists’ books, these handmade creations are sure to become cherished possessions.
At Owl & Lion Bindery, we teach both flat-back and rounded-back case-binding styles, using a range of materials including cloth, decorative paper, and leather.
This particular workshop focuses on the flat-back style; bound in a cloth and paper cover, this style ideal for journals and notebooks, especially those intended for daily writing. By the end of class, you’ll walk away with a beautifully bound, sturdy book crafted entirely by your own hands.
It doesn’t matter whether you begin with the Flat (1.01) or Rounded (1.02) Case-binding technique; start with whichever suits you best. However, completion of both classes is required before moving on to leather case-binding.
In this class, you’ll learn:
Multiple-section sewing techniques
Creating and shaping the spine
Making a hardcover case
Covering with book cloth
Casing in your book
Tipping in endpapers
Please Note:
This refresher option is only for membership who has taken the class before.
Workshop written and delivered by Isabelle McGowan © 2010 Isabelle McGowan. All rights reserved.
Wild Binders Refresher Practice from $110
Case-binding is one of the most widely used bookbinding styles and forms the foundation for understanding book structure and material handling. It’s also a prerequisite for many traditional binding techniques. With its balance of strength and versatility, case-binding is the method behind most commercial hardcover books you’ll find on the shelf.
Perfect for journals, sketchbooks, or artists’ books, these handmade creations are sure to become cherished possessions.
At Owl & Lion Bindery, we teach both flat-back and rounded-back case-binding styles, using a range of materials including cloth, decorative paper, and leather.
This particular workshop focuses on the flat-back style; bound in a cloth and paper cover, this style ideal for journals and notebooks, especially those intended for daily writing. By the end of class, you’ll walk away with a beautifully bound, sturdy book crafted entirely by your own hands.
It doesn’t matter whether you begin with the Flat (1.01) or Rounded (1.02) Case-binding technique; start with whichever suits you best. However, completion of both classes is required before moving on to leather case-binding.
In this class, you’ll learn:
Multiple-section sewing techniques
Creating and shaping the spine
Making a hardcover case
Covering with book cloth
Casing in your book
Tipping in endpapers
Please Note:
This refresher option is only for membership who has taken the class before.
Workshop written and delivered by Isabelle McGowan © 2010 Isabelle McGowan. All rights reserved.
Wild Binders Refresher Practice from $110
Case-binding is one of the most widely used bookbinding styles and forms the foundation for understanding book structure and material handling. It’s also a prerequisite for many traditional binding techniques. With its balance of strength and versatility, case-binding is the method behind most commercial hardcover books you’ll find on the shelf.
Perfect for journals, sketchbooks, or artists’ books, these handmade creations are sure to become cherished possessions.
At Owl & Lion Bindery, we teach both flat-back and rounded-back case-binding styles, using a range of materials including cloth, decorative paper, and leather.
This particular workshop focuses on the flat-back style; bound in a cloth and paper cover, this style ideal for journals and notebooks, especially those intended for daily writing. By the end of class, you’ll walk away with a beautifully bound, sturdy book crafted entirely by your own hands.
It doesn’t matter whether you begin with the Flat (1.01) or Rounded (1.02) Case-binding technique; start with whichever suits you best. However, completion of both classes is required before moving on to leather case-binding.
In this class, you’ll learn:
Multiple-section sewing techniques
Creating and shaping the spine
Making a hardcover case
Covering with book cloth
Casing in your book
Tipping in endpapers
Please Note:
This refresher option is only for membership who has taken the class before.
Workshop written and delivered by Isabelle McGowan © 2010 Isabelle McGowan. All rights reserved.