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Monthly Bookbinding Workshop: Spinning Accordion

Present your loved one with a homemade gift this Valentine’s Day. Create a spinning accordion book customized with your own ephemera. This variation of the accordion binding is a great introduction to bookbinding for those just starting out.

Originally called orihon in Japanese, from the root words ori (fold) and hon (book), the accordion-style binding has been in circulation since the Heian period (794–1185 CE). It is created by folding long sheets of paper back-and-forth. According to one legend, it was discover when a Buddhist monk squashed his sutra scroll, effectively folding it up for convenience.

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American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America, celebrating and exploring the history, tools and stories of bookbinders and bookbinding, from its earliest forms through the changes and innovations of the industrial revolution.

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