$215

Workshops & Classes · Friday, November 6, 2026

Painted and Sewn Non-adhesive Journal

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Painted and Sewn Non-Adhesive Journal is a five-hour workshop at the Center for Book Arts in Flatiron, taught by Elaine G. Chu. You paint your own covers using mark-making, optionally add perforated textures with a rotary tool, fold the inside pages, and sew everything into the covers so the stitching stays exposed. No glue is involved, and you leave with a finished journal. It takes place in person on Friday 6 November 2026 from 11am to 4pm. Class size is limited, and the page showed six seats left. The Center provides the materials at no additional cost. Bring a pencil and paper for notes, and any basic bookbinding supplies you already own; the Center can sell or lend some. The page does not state a level or a minimum age. The listed price is $215, which the page breaks down as $175 tuition plus a $40 materials fee. Financial assistance is available through an application form. Registration closes on 25 October. The Center is on the third floor at 28 West 27th St, New York, NY 10001, near 28th St (R, W) and 23rd St (F, M, 1). The next day, Saturday 7 November, the Center runs Paper Case Binding at $235, so the two make a bookbinding weekend.

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