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Crafting Connections

Japanese Stab Bound Books

2025-04-15 17:00:00 2025-04-15 18:30:00 America/New_York Crafting Connections Crafting is better together! Travel back to 16th century Japan through the hands-on bookbinding method known as fukuro-toji or Japanese stab binding! Lakeville Branch - Lakeville Meeting Room

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-15 17:00:00 2025-04-15 18:30:00 America/New_York Crafting Connections Crafting is better together! Travel back to 16th century Japan through the hands-on bookbinding method known as fukuro-toji or Japanese stab binding! Lakeville Branch - Lakeville Meeting Room

Lakeville Branch

Lakeville Meeting Room

Crafting is better together! Travel back to 16th century Japan through the hands-on bookbinding method known as fukuro-toji or Japanese stab binding!

Learn about the history of this book form and make a blank books using one of three different patterns: Yotsume toji (4 Hole); Asa no-na toji (Hemp Leaf); and Kikko toji (Tortoise shell). Participants will also learn about the anatomy of a book, and bookbinding methods, tools, and terminology.

Japanese Stab Bound Book Examples

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Crafts & Hobbies |

Lakeville Branch

k.pauley@sjcpl.org
Phone: 574-784-3446
Branch manager
Patrice Dado

Hours
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Mon, Mar 02 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Mar 03 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Mar 04 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Mar 05 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Mar 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 07 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Sun, Mar 08 Closed

About the branch

Features: public meeting room, public computers, wireless laptops for in-house use, outdoor patio

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