Beaded Books | Minnesota Center for Book Arts

nterested in expanding your bookmaking abilities by adding surface texture with beads?! This in-person workshop focuses on how to create and adorn book cloth with size 10/0 seed beads.

Participants will learn the ‘lazy stitch’ method to adhere beads onto a surface and utilize Coptic-stitch binding to create books with our beaded book cloth. Coptic is a simple sewn book that is extremely flexible. Because of its ability to fold back onto itself, it is the perfect structure for sketchbooks, journals, and datebooks.

We will go over different design methods for beaded patterns, beading terms, bookmaking basics, as well as the various methods to create your book cloth once the material is beaded. We will walk through each step as a group with the instructor providing individual support as needed.

Level: Beginner. All skill levels are welcome. Basic experience working with a needle and thread is helpful, but not required.