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Introduction to Bookbinding
COURSE FULL

Spend a day learning the basics of bookbinding from scratch. You will learn about paper, folding, sewing and covering three different single section notebooks with decorative papers: a soft cover pamphlet, a pamphlet with pockets front and back, and finally making a hard case pamphlet.

With the time left, using your skills learnt, you will design and experiment making your own single section notebook. Please bring any special decorative papers for this project or paper memorabilia to make a special notebook for yourself or as a gift. If you do not have any,
don't worry, there will be plenty of beautiful papers available on the day for you to choose from.

By the end of the day, you will have several completed handmade notebooks to take home.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those wanting to improve their bookbinding skills.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Tuesday 25th March 2025
Tutor Nicci from The Index Bindery
Time 10.00am - 3.00pm
Ref 3683
Fees £75
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Make a Collage Keepsake Book

We all have odd photos, postcards, memos, business cards and bits and bobs lying around that we don’t want to throw away but for which we can’t find a place. 

In this workshop we will be making a hardback book with many useful pockets for storing such things; alternatively it can be used simply as an album for photos or recipes, with plenty of space on each page for your own notes. It also makes a lovely present. In short, it is an extremely versatile structure.

The fun of this workshop is not only the making of the book structure itself but also the decoration of it with collage elements that we will make ourselves. No experience in collage or book art is required and you may come without any idea of what you would like your keepsake book to look like - with collage inspiration tends to come with the bits and pieces!

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Thursday 8th May 2025
Tutor Yvonne Appleby
Time 10.00am - 4.00pm
Ref 3718
Fees £80
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Make a Hardback Watercolour Sketchbook

This course aims to give you the initial skills and experience to put together a hardback book from pre-cut materials. You will be concentrating on how to sew and assemble a case bound, flat back, book. This course is a good grounding before you embark on bespoke book sizes,
using challenging covering materials, and variations of case styles. You should also come away with a book you will be able to use or give as a gift.

We will be learning to sew a multi section watercolour sketchbook using pre cut to size 350gsm paper. Using pre-cut boards we will learn how to make a hard cover case for our book using a popular book binding material called ‘buckram’. You will be able to choose your colours from
an array of off cuts from Ludlow bookbinders. We will add precut end papers, prepare our book for casing in by dressing our spine, to give strength to our book and then finally we will learn about making a decorative label for our book. We will have a chance to deboss our personalised title using a hot foil stamping machine. The last step will be to put it all together, casing in our book block and attaching our label.

This workshop is open to anyone, however it will be helpful if you already have a little bit of bookbinding experience, for example by attending our Introduction to Bookbinding workshop, or previous craft experience.

All materials, a light lunch and refreshments are included in the workshop fee.

Date Tuesday 13th May 2025
Tutor Nicci from The Index Bindery
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Ref 3684
Fees £75
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Paper Dandelion

Learn how to make a 3D Dandelion out of paper. In this morning workshop you will be guided through the basics of paper flower making, showing you how to cut out and assemble pieces to create your own paper Dandelion.

The workshop is designed for complete beginners, so no experience is necessary. It gives you the opportunity to play with different types of paper, including recycled and scrap paper, and learn a bit more about the things you can do with this versatile material.

At the end of the workshop, you will have your very own paper Dandelion to take home with you along with a template and instructions for you to be able to make more at home.

All materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date Saturday 17th May 2025
Tutor Kate Kato
Time 10.00am - 12.30pm
Ref 3741
Fees £55
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Paper Feathers

In this afternoon workshop you will learn how to make 3D Feathers out of recycled paper. You will be guided through the different steps of drawing out your feathers with templates and then cutting and shaping them.

The workshop is designed for complete beginners, so no experience is necessary. It gives you the opportunity to play with different types of paper, including recycled and scrap paper, and learn a bit more about the things you can do with this versatile material.

At the end of the workshop, you will have made your own collection of feathers to take home with you along with a template and instructions for you to be able to make more at home.

All materials are included in the workshop fee.

Date Saturday 17th May 2025
Tutor Kate Kato
Time 1.30pm - 4.00pm
Ref 3742
Fees £55
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