NOVEMBER WORKSHOP

Sunday 17th November 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 grain, bookbinding […]

JAPANESE BINDINGS & WRAP-AROUND CASE//OCTOBER WORKSHOP

Sunday 13th October 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 that […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING // SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP

Saturday 27th April 2025 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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, making […]

TETRAPAK PRINTMAKING // workshops

Saturday 12th October 2024 /or/ Saturday 14th December 2024 /or/ Saturday 11th January 2025 2.00pm – 5.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN In this fun, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use recycled tetrapak cartons to create unique intaglio printing plates. Using an etching needle, craft knife […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING // jULY WORKSHOP

Sunday 14th July 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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, making […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLiPCASE // june workshop

Saturday 22nd June 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 beautiful format. It […]

Multi-Section Case Binding // MAY WORKSHOP

Sunday 19th May 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 grain, bookbinding […]

SECRET BELGIAN BINDING // APRIL WORKSHOP

Sunday 21st April 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN Join this exciting 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 3-piece cover […]

BOXMAKING: SOLANDER BOX // mARCH WORKSHOP

Sunday 17th March 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 other loose and fragile […]

Soft Cover Exposed SPINE Bindings // February workshop

Sunday 14th February 2024 11.00am – 16.00pm @We Make Books Studio, V22, 3-9 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UN 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 and lots of potential […]