Intro to Bookbinding with Jesse Marsolais
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Intro to Bookbinding with Jesse Marsolais In-Person
Location: Sterling Memorial Library Room 177
Instructor: Jesse Marsolais, Head Printer, Jonathan Edwards College Press
After taking this hands-on workshop, students will understand basic bookbinding techniques. The first half of the workshop will focus on the pamphlet stitch, the primary building block of the traditional codex. Students will gain practical skills in assembling single signatures for binding with needle and thread. The second half of the workshop will be devoted to the accordion-fold structure, which allows for greater flexibility in design and presentation.
Audience: Graduate and undergraduate students interested in learning about printing and book arts through hands-on practice.
Registration: Required.
Workshop Incentive Program: Any student who attends at least 3 library workshops this semester will be eligible to receive a FREE Yale Library tote bag. Learn more.
- Date:
- Friday, October 16, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Sterling Memorial Library, International Room
- Campus:
- Central Campus
- Audience:
- Graduate Students Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Printing Lab