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• Bookbinding Play Day: Modified Drum Leaf Binding

  • When
    November 08, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Run Rabbit Gilding, 201 North Braddock Ave, Suite 324, Pittsburgh PA 15208
  • Spaces left
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  Modified Drum Leaf Binding
  Play Day

  
  Join us at Run Rabbit Gilding on November 8th from 1-4:00 PM for a Bookbinding Play Day led by Lily Hoy.

  Lily will guide us in creating our own notebooks using a modified drum leaf binding. These are great notebooks to have on hand throughout the year for notes, sketches, and ideas from guild events.

  Front and back views: 

    

  ABOUT THE DRUM LEAF BINDING: 

  The drum leaf binding, which was invented by Timothy Ely, lies open flat and is popular among book artists due to the ability to design books in two-page spreads, allowing imagery to flow seamlessly across the gutter of the book.
                                           
  The drum leaf consists of folios, or sheets of paper folded once, that are glued together along the spine edge and the fore-edge. This technique introduces the minimal amount of glue needed to adhere the folios together, which limits warping.  

  SUPPLIES TO BRING

  • Pencil & Eraser

  • Scissors

  • Bone Folder, if you have one 

  • Paste Papers from our September play day, or any other heavy weight paper from your stash

  • We will have alternatives for those who do not have paste papers or another suitable cover weight paper

  • All other supplies will be provided

  Members: Free to Attend • Non-Members: $10 registration fee

  Parking Information 

  This event will be held at Run Rabbit Gilding in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh. 

  Address: 201 N Braddock Ave Suite 324, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

  Click HERE for a PDF map with address and parking instructions, as well as photos of the entrance. 

  There is free and plentiful off-street parking available. If you have any uncertainty about parking, please read the linked document.

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