Bookbinding & Screenprinting weekend workshop

This two day workshop is led by artist & founder of Mobile Print Studio, David Farrar, and Gillian Stewart - bookbinder and founder of Juju Books.

On Saturday you’ll be working in the print studio under the expert eye of David. You’ll print onto paper as well as specialist bookcloth fabric. You’ll learn:
-How to create the design for your book cover and endpapers
-Translating your design into a negative
-Exposing your design onto a prepared screen
-How to hand pull your print using a screen and squeegee
-How best to translate a design into a bold graphic design suitable for screenprinting

On Sunday you’ll travel just along the corridor in the same studio building where you’ll then turn your screenprints into a totally unique book. You’ll learn:
-How to prepare your paper pages
-How to sew a book block
-How to make a hard cover using your screenprinted bookcloth