Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Zeina Baltagi

Class #2700.440: Sunday 1/24, 11:30am-2:30pm
Cost: $25
Register at the link below or call 310.458.2239.

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Make a softcover Coptic-stitched booklet with Zeina! Also referred to as a chain-stitch binding, this method doesn’t use any glue, and the signature (gathered paper) stitchings are exposed. Coptic-stitched books allow the book to be opened up flat without weakening the spine or loosening signatures. Modern glue based binding techniques are often prone to damage when opened flat and weaken with use more quickly than books that are sewn in this fashion. You may also choose to embellish the design of this exposed spine to create a very attractive look. Great for journals and sketchbooks, and lovely gifts. All ...materials provided.

Upon graduation from California State University, Northridge with a B.A. in printmaking in 2013, Zeina Baltagi co-founded the Valley Print Studio with fellow artist Miles Lewis in Woodland Hills. She currently teaches classes at LA Music and Art School, in East L.A. Baltagi recently exhibited work in ‘Biomythography’ curated by Jessica Wimbley and Chris Christian at Claremont Graduate University. In September 2015, she exhibited in the second installment of ‘Biomythography’ at California Lutheran University, and co-curated with A. Laura Brody, ‘Opulent Mobility (re-imagining mobility)‘, at California State University, Northridge. See her work at valleyprintstudio.com and zeinabaltagi.com.
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