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 […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING //February WORKSHOP

Saturday 11th February 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 […]

JAPANESE BINDINGS & WRAP-AROUND CASE //December workshop

Saturday 10 December 2022 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 folds […]

MULTI-SECTION CASE BINDING //November workshop

Saturday 12th November 2022 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 paper grain, bookbinding cloths, and […]

COPTIC BINDING & SLIPCASE //October workshop

Saturday 15th October 2022 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 […]

SECRET BELGIAN BINDING //September workshop

Saturday 17th September 2022 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

Saturday 16th July 2022 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 […]

JAPANESE BINDINGS & WRAP-AROUND CASE

Sunday 19 June 2022 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 folds […]

LONG STITCH & BUTTONHOLE STITCH BINDINGS

Sunday 15th May 2022 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 in […]

INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING

Saturday 9th April 2022 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 […]