SECRET BELGIAN BINDING //MARCH WORKSHOP//

Saturday 14 March 2020 11am – 16pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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 & WRAP AROUND FOLDER //FEBRUARY WORKSHOP//

Saturday 15 February 2020 11:00am – 16:00pm @ We Make Books Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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// January Workshop

Saturday 18th January 2020 11.00am – 16.00pm @ 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, […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE IN BINDING //DECEMBER WORKSHOP//

Sunday 15th December 2019 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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, […]

LONG STITCH & BUTTONHOLE STITCH BINDINGS //NOVEMBER WORKSHOP//

Sunday 17th November 2019 11.00am – 16.00pm @We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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 […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE //OCTOBER WORKSHOP//

Sunday 13 October 2019 11.00am – 16.00pm @ We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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. […]

FRENCH LINK STITCH BINDING //SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP//

Sunday 15th September 2019 11.00am – 16.00pm @We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP In this workshop, participants will learn how to make a hardcover book using the French link stitch technique, featuring a beautiful exposed spine, with tapes mounted into the covers. A non-adhesive book structure, the French link […]

SECRET BELGIAN BINDING //AUGUST WORKSHOP//

Sunday 18th August 2019 11.00am – 16.00pm @We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP Join this 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 3-piece cover […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING //JULY WORKSHOP//

Sunday 14th July 2019 11.00am – 14.00pm @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, […]

JAPANESE BINDINGS & WRAPAROUND CASE //JUNE WORKSHOP//

Sunday 16th June 2019 11.00am – 14.00pm @We Make Books, Studio 2 181 Mansfield Road, Ludham Building, London, NW3 2HP 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 […]