Belgian Binding

Belgian Binding is an intermediate bookmaking workshop focused on a non-adhesive structure that opens completely flat, making it useful for writing and sketching. Participants will cover the boards and spine as three separate pieces, then use a single waxed linen thread to weave them together while adding the pages in the final step.

Book artist and conservator Linda Rollins leads the workshop. She has worked in book conservation since the mid-1990s and formerly operated Capella Book Arts, bringing extensive experience in binding and repair techniques.

When: December 12

Showtimes: 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Venue: Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

Tickets: $179

Materials: Registration includes a $15 materials fee, all necessary class supplies, and access to required tools. No materials are required from participants.

Optional supplies: Participants may bring a personal apron, wear clothes that can get messy, bring decorative papers for the book’s cover, and bring a notebook or sketchbook for notes. Extra aprons will be available.

Level: Intermediate. An Introduction to Bookmaking course or comparable experience with basic bookmaking, totaling approximately six hours, is required.

Instructor: Linda Rollins, a book artist and book conservator specializing in book arts, binding, and repair.

Registration deadline: December 9, 2026.

Note: Samples for the workshop are by Linda Rollins.