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This presentation will cover the traditional techniques of bookbinding - completed with Moroccan embossed and stamped leather and braid stitches. The presentation has got three steps: 1) Constructing a traditional Moroccan geometric pattern on leather using a compass and ruler, 2) Embossing and Tooling on leather using a wooden hammer, a flat anvil, a camel shin bone tool and a variety of Moroccan hand-forged tools and stamps, and 3) Binding Kraft paper sections using the traditional African braid stitches. No experience is required and the participants get to keep their handmade book.