Make+Take: Japanese Stab Binding
June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00Let’s Make+Take!
Thursday, June 18, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Learn how to make two variations of the traditional Japanese stab binding. This is a simple way to bind single sheets of paper into a book format, useful for journals and preserving memorabilia.
Level: Beginner – no experience necessary!
Registration closes June 11, 2026 and all materials are provided.
Samples by Rita Rushanan and Nathalie Ryan
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to bring the following items for class:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get messy
- (optional) Pen and paper to take notes
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Amaal Younes is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and craft-based practitioner born in Cairo, Egypt, now based in Washington, DC. Her work is rooted in material exploration, storytelling, and the cultural intimacy of handmade objects. Moving between book arts, design, and visual practice, she is interested in how craft can hold memory, emotion, and community.
Her passion for the arts started from the IB Arts Program from her schooling which inspired her to then study Applied Sciences and Arts at the German University in Cairo, where she developed a foundation in graphic, product, and media design. In 2017, she co-founded Grain Studio, a bookbinding and craft initiative that combined traditional handwork with collaborative making and social engagement.
Her current body of work, Hands of a Wanderer, explores migration, belonging, and slow making through functional objects and narrative craft. Through tactile processes and intentional production, she considers craft as both a personal language and a shared archive of experience.