Introduction to Bookbinding //October 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, […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING //SEPTEMBER 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 […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE //AUGUST 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 […]

Secret Belgian Binding //July 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 […]

Japanese Bindings & Wraparound Case //June 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 […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING //MAY WORKSHOP//

SUNDAY 14 MAY 2017 11am – 4pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ Join us for 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, […]

BOX-MAKING WORKSHOP //APRIL WORKSHOP//

SUNDAY 9 APRIL 2017 11.00 am – 4.00 pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ 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 any […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING //MARCH WORKSHOP//

SUNDAY 12 MARCH 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 paper […]

Coptic Binding & Slipcase //February Workshop//

SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY 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 […]

Long Stitch & Buttonhole Stitch Bindings //January Workshop//

SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2017 11:00am – 16:00pm @ The Create Place 29 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ In this exciting new 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 and lots […]