Upcoming Classes
Boxes! How we love boxes! Miniature boxes perhaps even more so.
Join me and make 2 lidded boxes; one will close with the satisfying click of magnets and the other is a beautiful hexagonal shape. Please note - There will be some measuring and cutting of board required in this class. A selection of decorative papers will be available to choose from and co-ordinating buckram which is a sturdy book and box covering material.
You will learn through demonstration and practice the all important skills of measuring, cutting and covering. Participants will leave with 2 completed boxes along with instructions and skills to reproduce others at home.
All equipment and materials will be provided along with step-by-step demonstration and practice.
Stapleford Granary has car parking and is within walking distance of Shelford Railway Station.
During this one-day class you will create your own unique, multi sectioned artist's journal. The sections of these journals will be filled with a mixture of beautiful papers graded from off white to black, with each section wrapped in a decorative paper which makes this exposed spine both colourful and interesting. This journal has a wrap around soft cover and lays completely flat when in use making it ideal for journalling or sketching.
Suitable for all, whether you are a beginner or wanting to learn a new book structure.
Stapleford Granary has a car park and is within walking distance of Shelford Railway Station.
Slight controversy over the title of this binding as the inventor (Anne Goy) wishes it to be known as CrissCross Binding but let's not split hairs or threads. This one is a beauty combining the best of western and Japanese bindings resulting in a closed spine which lies flat when open; a very versatile book that can be used as a journal, sketchbook or even photograph album.
This workshop is suitable for everyone whether you are a beginner or are looking to learn a new technique. All equipment and materials will be provided along with step-by-step demonstration and practice.
Stapleford Granary has a car park and is close to Shelford railway station.
Would you like the opportunity to work on your own project but struggle with motivation or space at home? Or just want some company of like minded bookbinders?
If so, this is an ideal chance to spend time in my studio where you can use my tools and equipment to work on a project of your choice using your own materials. However if you would like me to prepare any boards for you do let me know in advance and I can advise you of the cost.
There are a range of presses and sewing frames available to use as well as my usual tools kits and cutting mats.
I will be on hand to offer some guidance but this is not a teaching session - as I am likely to be working on my own project, or preparing for forthcoming classes alongside you.
During this one day class you will learn to make two decorative chain stitched books, one with a hardbound cover and the second will be bound in either leather or 'washable paper'.
This is a lovely and very practical binding, it has an intricately stitched spine and lays flat when in use making it a very practical book. These would make ideal notebooks, journals or sketchbooks. There will be a range of decorative cover papers and coloured threads to choose.
All equipment and materials will be provided along with step-by-step demonstration and practice. Suitable for beginners.
Stapleford Granary has car parking and is also close to Shelford Railway station.
In this one day class you will learn how to make a hardbound, hand stitched, half bound book. An opportunity to dip your toes into the wonderful world of bookbinding or expand your skills.
We will be using a choice of beautiful papers for covers and buckram or bookcloth for the spine and corners.
You will leave with the skills and materials to reproduce this again at home.
All materials, tools and equipment will be provided. Suitable for beginners
Stapleford Granary has car parking and is within walking distance of Shelford Railway Station
These beautiful and versatile structures are a perfect place to start, or continue, your bookbinding journey.
This long weekend course takes you, step by step, through four new structures: Long stitch binding, Islamic style, Wrapper (suitable for use on old and damaged or new books) and Posh Paper, all held together in a lined and lidded box. These books make gorgeous gifts and, as with Beginning Bookbinding, the techniques and skills are interchangeable allowing you to develop your own creative finishes.
The class is designed for beginners and it is not necessary to have any previous experience. This series focuses on more 'artsy' structures whilst Beginning Bookbinding focuses on more 'everyday' styles. The classes can be taken in any order.
Stapleford Granary has easy car parking and is within walking distance from Shelford Railway station.
Book in a Box.
Learn how to make a hardbound, hand stitched, book and a beautiful matching slipcase to keep your book in.
This is an ideal course for those who would like to start bookbinding or those who wish to brush up their skills. It is also ideal preparation for attending a book and page repair course. We will be using a choice of beautiful papers for the end papers and to line the slipcase.
You will leave with the skills to reproduce this again at home. All materials, tools and equipment will be provided. Suitable for beginners
Miniature books are always admired and loved.
In this class you will learn how to scale things down and produce a selection of beautiful miniature books that will be fully functioning and useable. You will make a leather long stitch book as well as some different hardbound and folded book structures. These will make ideal gifts, keepsakes, necklaces or even Christmas tree decorations.
All materials will be provided, suitable for beginners.
Stapleford Granary has car parking and is within walking distance of Shelford Railway station.
During this one day class you will learn how to make your own A5 soft leather long stitch sketchbook, lined with a beautiful Japanese paper.
These gorgeous books will be filled with a heavy weight Fabriano paper and finished with either a leather tie closure or a metal stud.
You will have the opportunity to design your own stitching patterns to make your book more individual but don't worry there will be examples to help you. The photograph shows a range of beautiful books made in a class.
There will be a selection of coloured leathers and coloured threads to choose from.
The paper used for the sections makes these ideal as both sketchbooks or journals and perfect for using if you come to the Sketchbook Diaries Class with Chrissie Nicholls.
Suitable for beginners.
Sketchbook Diaries
With Chrissie Nicholls, the author of ‘The Diary of an Artist in Lockdown’.
Learn ways and tricks to document your life visually, using collage, hand lettering, illustration, maps and so much more.This packed workshop will give you the confidence to start recording not just the wonderful things that happen in life, but also the small details and the tricky moments.
We all know journalling is good for our souls and peace of mind but not everyone can sit and write, some of us want to include drawings and some of us speak in images rather than with words. We’ll also cover sketchbook nerves and how to overcome that first mark on the page.
If you can draw, think you can’t draw, haven’t drawn for a while, then this workshop is for you. All levels welcome, everyone will learn something and take away a sketchbook and head full of ideas!
Please bring one of your hand made books with you to use for this workshop.
More information about Chrissie can be found here: www.inkpotandpen.com Instagram @inkpotandpen
During this class we will make 3 items: Two stationery containers, a pen pot and a hexagonal tray, along with a post it note book. Ideal gifts for the forthcoming festive season.
There will be a selection of beautiful papers to choose from including Japanese chiyogami and marbled papers and co-ordinating buckram which is a sturdy book and box covering material.
Doug Mitchell, a highly experienced book conservator, will lead the day, under his guidance and tuition you will learn the basics of book repairs using a variety of cloths, papers, tissues and adhesives. Through a mix of demonstration and practice you will learn how to: Deconstruct a book in a safe and systematic fashion, repair both individual pages and sections, prepare your book should it require resewing, replace the end papers, undertake any repairs to the cover in order to allow new material to be added.
*Please note - To get the most out of this one day class I would recommend that you have some bookbinding experience and that you have made a 'cased in' book, to enable you to understand how to deconstruct your book for repair.
All materials and equipment will be provided, but you will need to bring with you one or two hard cover cloth bound books, no bigger than A5 and with a stable book block, (as time is limited), that you are happy to replace the end papers on.
Boxes! How we love boxes! Join me and make your own lidded box that closes with a satisfying click due to the incorporation of magnets. A selection of decorative papers will be available to choose from as well and co-ordinating buckram which is a sturdy book and box covering material. You will learn through demonstration and practice the all important skills of measuring, cutting and covering. Participants will leave with one completed box along with instructions and skills to reproduce another at home.
Japanese-style Album
This binding is one of the earliest 'book' shaped bindings dating back to China in the 14th century. Today these books are used as sketchbooks, notebooks and with a little extra reinforcement, which you will learn in this class, albums or scrapbooks. During this workshop you will learn one of the four stitch styles used in traditional Japanese bookbinding . These are beautiful structures to which you can add a variety of creative finishes.
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