Bookbinding

This is a fun and skilful 5 week course were you will learn different aspects of bookbinding including, Japanese binding, concertina binding, Coptic binding and saddle stitch. You will be learning skills in paper folding, design techniques and cover making using adhesive/non-adhesive bindings.

You will learn Japanese binding with a soft cover using different designs. In addition, you will make a book with a different stitch called Saddle stitch using non-adhesive binding a third book consisting of a COPIC-bound book with a hardcover and different cover designs which will take a couple of sessions and sewing techniques to will build knowledge about working with paper to create wonderful books.

These books can be approached as a showcase book of artwork, sketchbooks, journals, or an album. They are also suitable for many other purposes. This course is aimed at all skill levels.

Bring plenty of enthusiasm! 

Artist Bio 

Raquel Amat is a professional Spanish artist based in Belfast who has studied Fine Arts at the University of San Carlos at the Polytechnique University of Valencia Spain and performed a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Graphics at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland.

Her practice also brought her to China during summer 2019, when she received the International Artist in Residence Award by the Art Council of Northern Ireland and was invited to perform this program at Guanlan Original Printmaking base in Guandong, Shenzhen.

She also developed her career as a Print Technician at several print workshops here in Northern Ireland such as Belfast Print Workshop, Seacourt Print Workshop and currently at University of Ulster at the Belfast School of Art. Alongside this she is a member of Vault studios and as a member she often teaches and participates on their workshops, activities, festivals and events.