Bookbinding workshop with Andrée-Anne Dupuis-Bourret

At the beginning of this month I attended Montréal-based artist Andrée-Anne Dupuis-Bourret’s bookbinding workshop at GRAFF, Montréal. It was a great hands-on experience being introduced in both, Oriental as well as Western bookbinding using the thread. In two days we learned Japanese book binding basics including variations as well as the European stitching binding.

Variation of Japanese binding on black cover

Variation of Japanese binding on red cover

In the process of applying a simple Japanese binding

Simple Japanese binding on white cover

Node in a book using the European stitching binding

Thread on interior of spine of a book using the European stitching binding

In the process of passing the thread through the holes of the spine of a book using the European stitching binding

In the process of making holes on the spine of a book using the European stitching binding

Different paper colours

Thread pattern on spine of a book using the European stitching binding