jANUARY WORKSHOP

Sunday 14th January 2024 OR Sunday 21st January 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 […]

JAPANESE BINDINGS & WRAP-AROUND CASE//DECEMBER WORKSHOP

Saturday 2nd December 2023 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 […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE//NOVEMBER WORKSHOP

Saturday 4th November 2023 or Sunday 5th November 2023 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 […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING//OCTOBER WORKSHOP

Saturday 7th October 2023 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 […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBInDING//September workshop

Saturday 9th September 2023 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 […]

SECRET BELGIAN BINDING //JULY WORKSHOP

Saturday 15th July 2023 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 […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE //june workshop

Saturday 10th June 2023 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 […]

BOXMAKING: SOLANDER BOX //MAY WORKSHOP

Saturday 20th May 2023 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 […]

LONG STITCH & BUTTONHOLE STITCH BINDINGS //APRIL WORKSHOP

Saturday 15th April 2023 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 […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING // mARCH WORKSHOP

Saturday 18th March 2023 OR Sunday 19th March 2023 11.00am – 16.00pm @We Make Books, 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 […]