Rethinking the Wrapper

Instructor: Suzanne Glémot ( artist bio )

Venue: Online (Zoom)

Date: June 21, 2025

Time: Pacific Time, 9 AM – 1:30 PM, including a 30-minute break; classroom doors open at 8:50 AM

Skill Level: ALL

Class Description:
The four-flap wrapper is a staple of book preservation practices. It offers protection to worn and damaged books using few materials at a relatively low cost. The “tuxedo” wrapper, as it is also known, can be overlooked as an accessible enclosure — but has a great deal of artistic potential, especially for prints, books, photographs, and drawings.

In this online workshop, students will follow along with a live demo to make a tuxedo-style wrapper, complete with a self-locking flap. In the second part of the class, we’ll also look at how to make:

• a flat, envelope-like wrapper,
• a wrapper closing mechanism made with buttons and braided thread,
• and, we’ll cover the use of cutting and layering as a way to introduce decorative elements to the wrapper.

The class will dive into materials, adhesives, and tools. We’ll explore paper/card stock candidates for future projects, as well and other elements such as threads, tapes, and cutting implements.

Class Kits:
Class materials kits will be sent by the instructor. Shipping and kit costs are included in the class price.*

Students will receive a kit containing:

• A blank paperback-style book to use as a reference for building the wrappers,
• Pre-cut strips of 10-pt. and 20-pt. card (enough to make all three wrapper
  structures),
• Pieces of backed leather and backed cover-weight decorative papers (to use in
  the button-and-tie wrapper variation),
• Colored bookbinding thread (unwaxed),
• A bookbinding needle,
• Handmade buttons,
• Scrap board (for cutting the self-locking flaps),
• Some blotter paper and Reema

Tools and Supplies:
The Tool List for class will be included in SDBA’s timely Welcome Letter.

Class Recordings:
Recordings will be available for one month following the last class in this series, for registered students only.

Class Fees:
Early Enrollment Program (EEP): $136
Member: $170
Non-member: $245

Early Enrollment Program (EEP) is a member only, non-refundable discount. Join
SDBA at checkout for reduced class fees.

EEP Deadline: May 11, 2025
Registration Deadline: May 21, 2025

*International Shipping Note: We adore our worldwide community of book artists!

Please, we ask for your awareness that increased costs for International Shipping must be covered by the registrant and paid directly to SDBA. Each individual will be notified of the extra amounts due.