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Annual Binding Challenge

An individual challenge for bookbinders guided by co-chair Nicole Cotten

22 for 22

          2022’s challenge is very similar to the 2021 challenge structure. We send out emails every two weeks with a structure for you to try out yourself, however, we would like to shift some of the discussion focus to any book you’re working on at that time. You can use these meetings to share your progress and ask technical or conceptual questions about your piece. The challenge is to try creating 22 different book structures within the year of 2022. The most important objective of this group is to help you keep binding and keep experimenting with new structures and materials. It’s up to you whether you want to share something new every time, join just to listen, or if you only want to sign up for our potentially erratic emails.

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          The zoom meetings are still held every other Thursday at 7:00pm MST. This challenge is free and open to anyone who is interested. Email Nicole at cotten303@gmail.com to sign up for emails and receive the zoom link. Everyone who signed up for 21 for 21 must sign up again, so we know you still want to hear from us.

February 3rd:           Case binding, with experimental materials.

February 17th:          Accordion

March 3rd:                  Ring binders or albums

March 17th:                Keith Smith's non adhesive binding v. III, exposed spine sewing

March 31st:                Tunnel book or box

April 14th:                   Coptic

April 28th:                  Volvelles

May 12th:                     Wire edge

May 26th:                    Scrolls

June 9th:                    Nag Hammadi, or single section bindings

June 23rd:                 Miniatures

July 7th:                      Flag book

July 21st:                    Drum leaf

August 4th:               Alisa Golden's exposed stitch book

August 18th:             Clamshell box

September 1st:       Sewn boards

September 15th:    Backing cloth

September 29th:   Carousel book

October 13th:           Flexagons

October 27th:          Clasps and closures

November 10th:      Buttonhole Stitch

December 1st:         Single section bindings & wrap around covers

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