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The ABC runs a range of bookbinding courses in Auckland and around other regions.
Here is a summary of the Auckland courses.
No prerequisite for doing BookBinding1.=BB1
Ø The prerequisite for doing BB2 is that the applicant is familiar with the content of BB1, which can be summarised as A general introduction to bookbinding: terminology, tools and materials, different styles of binding, structure of paper, grain, grammage, paper handling, and repair principles. Practical work is a pamphlet stitch booklet and 2 styles of corners.
Ø The prerequisite for doing BB3 is that the applicant is familiar with the content of BB2, which can be summarised as An introduction to sewing an A5 144 page hard-covered conservation-style ruled journal. Paper, boards, thread, tyvek, buckram and patterned papers are provided. This structure is ideal as a journal for notes or drawings.
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