Theresa Angelo
Theresa Angelo is a fine-craft bookbinder residing in a Minneapolis artist loft community on the Mississippi River. She also has a studio space in an old-school bindery in St. Paul. Self-taught, Theresa practices (and teaches) medieval long stitch binding as she creates her line of hand-bound books. She considers herself a fiber artist, as the variation of pattern with log stitch bookbinding is endless, although her books are primarily leather and paper.
September 2019
Book Binding – Leather Wrap Long Stitch
Create a beautiful leather book in the medieval tradition, without the use of any adhesives. Long-stitch book binding is one of the oldest methods of book binding and is still employed by book artists today. In this workshop you will produce a 4.5 x 6 x 1" journal which although simple, will be beautiful and robust. Each one-of-a-kind journal becomes a piece of art, incorporating design decisions regarding paper, cover color, and finishing touches. Students will then be able to…
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