The School for Formal Bookbinding

After a lot of thought I've decided to cancel the rest of this year's scheduled classes. Hopefully by next year we'll be able to get up and running. In the meanwhile everybody stay safe and keep in touch.

Hi everybody, I was going to start this out with a "Happy New Year", but given the events of the past day I don't know if it's warranted. However, I got a call this morning from a binder in the Lehigh Valley/Allentown area of PA who has some equipment for sale, so I'm passing on her information. She has two job backers, one roller and one not; a standing press and, I think, a couple of smaller (maybe nipping)presses; and a Kensol stamper. Her name is Elizabeth and her contac...t information is: email: [email protected] phone: 610-217-7334; leave a message and she'll get back to you. Hope someone can put some of this to good use. See more

This is a bad news/good news sort of post.The bad is that Linda Cunningham, who was here in 2008, passed away from cancer last week. Among other things she was a fiber & book artist who did really interesting work, and also became a bit of an online personality. She had hoped to make one last trip to visit friends, but it wasn't to be. She will be missed. The good news is that Liz McHugh will be graduating from North Bennett Street School's bookbinding program this month. Liz took classes here to produce work for her admissions portfolio; apparently it worked :). Congratulations Liz!

Herewith the 2019 class schedule: April 1-5: Foundations of Hand Bookbinding April 8-12: Introduction to Case Binding May 6-10: Introduction to Leather Binding... May 13-17: Full Leather Binding June 10-14: Introduction to Cloth Binding Conservation June 17-21: Introduction to Leather Binding Conservation July 8-12: Foundations of Hand Bookbinding July 15-19: Introduction to Case Binding Sept. 9-13: Introduction to Leather Binding Sept. 16-20: Full Leather Binding Oct. 14-18: Introduction to Cloth Binding Conservation Oct. 21-25: Introduction to Leather Binding Conservation Costs and policies remain the same this year. For more detailed information please see the website: donrashfinebookbinder.com/sfbmain.html or gimme a call at 1-570-239-8643. Happy New Year to all.

Sending greetings of the season to all the students and friends (facebook and otherwise) of the School, along with gratitude and thanks for your interest and support over the past 11 years. The 2019 schedule will be up shortly, and I hope to see some of you in the upcoming year.

Here, finally, is the SFB schedule for 2018: April 16-20: Foundations of Hand Bookbinding April 23-27: Introduction to Case Binding May 7-11: Introduction to Leather Binding... May 14-18: Full Leather Binding June 11-15: Introduction to Cloth Binding Conservation June 18-22: Introduction to Leather Binding Conservation July 16-20: Foundations of Hand Bookbinding July 23-27: Introduction to Case Binding Sept. 10-14: Introduction to Leather Binding Sept. 17-21: Full Leather Binding Oct. 15-19: Introduction to Cloth Binding Conservation Oct. 22-26: Introduction to Leather Binding Conservation As always, thanks to our students, colleagues and friends for your support and encouragement over the years.

An update on this year's classes: there are still two spaces available for the April Foundations class; two spaces for the June Cloth Conservation and Leather Conservation classes, and two spaces for the six classes this fall.

ALSO: I recently realized that 2016 will be the tenth (?) (!!) anniversary of the School, so I'm soliciting suggestions or ideas to acknowledge a decade of instruction and to thank all the students who have graced these (rather furry) halls over that time.