Sunday 11 March 2018 11am – 16pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP In this workshop, you will learn how to make three different book structures: a concertina book, a 4-hole stab binding and a single section case binding. You will learn about basic bookbinding techniques, including folding, […]
Read More Introduction to Bookbinding //March Workshop//Sunday 11 February 2018 11.00 am – 16.00 pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 73-96 Ludham Building, Mansfield Road, London NW5 4SF This workshop will take you through the different stages of making a multi-section handbound book with hard cover, including folding, making endpapers, stitching, spine lining, covering and casing in. You will learn […]
Read More Multi-section Case Binding //February Workshop//Sunday 14 January 2018 11:00am – 16:00pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 73-96 Ludham Building, Mansfield Road, London NW5 4SF In this workshop participants will make three handmade books using different Japanese sewing techniques: the 4-hole binding, the noble binding and the tortoise-shell binding. We will also be making a traditional bookcloth covered wraparound […]
Read More Japanese Bindings & Wraparound Case //January Workshop//SUNDAY 10 DEC 2017 11.00 am – 16.00 pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 73-96 Ludham Building, Mansfield Road, London NW5 4SF Join our workshop and make a bespoke Solander box, -also known as Clamshell box- a popular and versatile drop-back structure that can be used for storing or presenting books, prints, photographs or […]
Read More Boxmaking Workshop //December WorkshopSUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2017 11.00 am – 16.00 pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ In this exciting, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to make two beautiful non-adhesive books structures: the Long Stitch and the Buttonhole Stitch bindings. Both bindings have exposed decorative sewing on the spine […]
Read More Long Stitch & Buttonhole Stitch Bindings //NOVEMBER WORKSHOP//SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER 2017 11.00 am – 16.00 pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ Join this exciting workshop and learn how to make three different book structures: a concertina book, a 4-hole stab binding and a single section case binding. You will learn about basic bookbinding techniques, […]
Read More Introduction to Bookbinding //October Workshop//SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2017 11.00 am – 4.00 pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ This workshop will take you through the different stages of making a multi-section handbound book with hard cover, including folding, making endpapers, stitching, spine lining, covering and casing in. You will learn about […]
Read More MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING //SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP//SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 11.00 am – 4.00 pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ In this workshop you will learn how to make a Coptic bound book and a protective slipcase. The Coptic binding is a historical, non- adhesive structure, still popular today for its flexible and […]
Read More COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE //AUGUST WORKSHOP//SUNDAY 9 JULY 2017 11:00am – 16:00pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ Join this exciting new workshop and learn how to make a Secret Belgian Binding, also known as crisscross binding. Originally invented by a Belgian bookbinder in the mid-1980s, this fascinating non-adhesive book structure features a […]
Read More Secret Belgian Binding //July Workshop//SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2017 11am – 4pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ In this workshop participants will make three handmade books using different Japanese sewing techniques: the 4-hole binding, the noble binding and the tortoise-shell binding. We will also be making a traditional bookcloth covered wraparound case […]
Read More Japanese Bindings & Wraparound Case //June Workshop//
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