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Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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About this workshop 
Join mixed media artist Jen Crossley and learn metal etching and Coptic stitching to make a bound book with an etched metal cover. Be warned, metal etching can be addictive! But Jen will teach you everything you need to know to do it safely at home. In this full-day workshop, you will make a book cover out of brass which you will decorate through the etching process. You will learn to use the Coptic stitch to bind your book together. Finally, you will decorate the spine of your book with some treasures that you’ve brought from home. At the end of the day, you can take your book home to use as a journal or display in pride of place.

Snacks, lunch, water bottle, notepad and pen. A4 watercolour paper and pattern decorative paper to fill the book. Any found items that you would like to hang on the spine.

Workshop appropriate - closed toe shoes, no hanging jewellery, hair tied back, no baggy sleeves

Small class size – max 10 participants

All instruction, tools and materials included

You will learn to safely use metal tools and chemicals as well as metal etching and Coptic stitching techniques.

Jen Crossey

Metal

Jen Crossley

Metal Etching and Coptic Stitching

The Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades - 383 – 389 Bradshaw Street, Ballarat VIC 3350

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Metal Etching & Coptic Stitching: Make a Bound Book

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Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades | Metal Etching & Coptic…

Join mixed media artist Jen Crossley and learn metal etching and Coptic stitching to make a bound book with an etched metal cover. 
 
Be warned, metal etching can be addictive! But Jen will teach you everything you need to know to do it safely at home. 
 
In this full-day workshop, you will make a book cover out of brass which you will decorate through the etching process. You will learn to use the Coptic 
stitch to bind your book together. Finally, you will decorate the spine of your book with some treasures that you’ve brought from home. 
 
At the end of the day, you can take your book home to use as a journal or display in pride of place.

Metal Etching & Coptic Stitching: Make a Bound Book

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