ARLIS/NA 48th Annual Conference

This workshop requires pre-registration.

Participants of this workshop will enjoy a showcase of historic and contemporary tunnel books in the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections and receive all supplies and instructions needed to create a tunnel book of their own! This workshop will be held in Special Collections, located in Olin Library, at Washington University in St. Louis. Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books, and Danielle Creech, Head of Preservation and Digitization, will lead the workshop.

Tunnel books, also known as a “peep shows,” originated in the mid-18th century and mesh storytelling with 3-dimensional art. As a moveable book related to pop-up books, tunnel books are made of a series of layered sheets to create the illusion of depth. Though they can look complicated, tunnel books are great for beginners.

Learn more about tunnel books here.

Maximum participants: 20

Fee: $75

Accessibility: Standing.

Transportation: Mass Transit or other shared ride. For those taking Metrolink, meet the tour volunteer at the front desk at 8:00 am.

This workshop requires pre-registration.
Participants of this workshop will view amazing bindings from the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections rare book collections that highlight historic Japanese binding structures. Attendees will learn about three traditional Japanese stab binding sewing patterns (four-eye, tortoiseshell and hemp leaf). They will then be able to choose their favorite sewing pattern of the workshop to create their very own fukuro-toji (pouch binding). Beginners are welcome and all materials will be provided.

This workshop will be held in Special Collections, located in Olin Library, at Washington University in St. Louis. Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books, and Danielle Creech, Head of Preservation and Digitization, will lead the workshop.

Maximum participants: 20

Fee: $75

Accessibility: Standing.

Transportation: Mass Transit or other shared ride. For those taking Metrolink, meet the tour volunteer at the front desk at 1:00 pm.