Participants will be taught basic book repair techniques, and in the process learn about the book’s components and traditional hand bookbinding methods. They will dissect a book and reassemble it. Participants will deconstruct the book by detaching the covers and spine; removing the sewing, and disassembling the text. They will then reconstruct their book by performing page repair; resewing the text, and rehinging the covers and spine. The book along with all additional materials are included, and tools will be provided. Age 14 and up. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. What’s Included: The book along with all additional materials are included, and tools will be provided.
Historic Sugartown preserves and interprets the historic 19th century crossroad village of Sugartown in Malvern, PA.
