Make Your Own Small Book: Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Ms. Amy (16+)
Nimble Craft · Media, PA
A two-hour, hands-on coptic stitch bookbinding workshop where participants ages 16+ build a small hardcover book from scratch — folding signatures, wrapping covers, and sewing an exposed-spine binding — with step-by-step guidance from art teacher Ms. Amy.
Expect a relaxed, guided making session around a shared studio table, with the instructor walking the room through each stage — choosing cover paper, folding and stacking signatures, punching holes, and working the chain stitch that creates the exposed spine. It's a beginner-friendly pace with no experience required, so most of the evening is spent with your hands busy and the focus on your own book rather than on performing for a group. You leave with a finished, flat-opening hardcover notebook and the sense of having learned a real technique, which makes it an easy fit for a solo creative night out or a low-key gift-making outing with a friend.