Start a complete beginner and leave as a confident intermediate book binder. Explore traditional and contemporary designs. Learn a wide variety of techniques from classic hard bound canvas books to beautiful boxes and more. Use your creations as sketchbooks, notebooks, journals, scrapbooks, photobooks ... the possibilities are endless!

You will leave with 4-8 projects depending on the scale and complexity of the pieces you decide to create. I only take individual bookings which means I can design the course around your interests and needs ... a new hobby, a new business, skills to restore books or just some time for you.

This skills covered include:

- Understanding materials & tools

- Folding & stitching paper & signatures (the sections inside a book)

- Binding signatures together

- Canvas bound books

- Leather / leatherette bound books

- Decorative bindings & stitches

- Single & multi signature books

- Japanese binding

- Perfect binding

- Canvas boxes

- Structural books

- Alternative & eco materials for covers, end papers & leaves

Other skills can be covered to meet our interests and needs, please enquire before booking.

There is a maximum of 4 students per course so there will be lots of help and time to create your beautiful pieces. Bigger groups can be accommodated at a larger studio close by.