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.

As with other classes, this workshop is taught so that you can repeat at home.

All equipment and materials required will be provided along with step by step demonstration and practice. This class is suitable for beginners.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with car parking.

 I came across a rather lovely book many years ago when in Italy on holiday, which has inspired this  small journal. It will have hand torn pages with deckled edges -perhaps a new skill to learn, and will be housed in its own portfolio case making it a very versatile book that can be used as a journal, sketchbook or general notebook.

As with other classes, this workshop is taught so that you can repeat at home.

All equipment and materials required will be provided along with step by step demonstration and practice. This class is suitable for beginners.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with car parking.

Boxes! How we love boxes! 

During this new class we will make larger box, with a drop back lid which will be lined with a beautiful paper. This paper will be used on the plinth and lid to give a glimpse of what is inside.

You will learn, through demonstration and practice, the all-important skills of cutting and covering.  Although we will work to the same template there will be the opportunity to personalise with covering and lining materials.

A beautiful selection of papers will be available to choose from as well and co-ordinating buckram which is a sturdy book and box covering material.

Participants will leave with one completed box along with instructions and skills to make another

All equipment and materials will be provided along with step-by-step demonstration and practice.  

Madingley Hall  is lovely  venue with car parking.

 I came across a rather lovely book many years ago when in Italy on holiday, which has inspired this  small journal. It will have hand torn pages with deckled edges -perhaps a new skill to learn, and will be housed in its own portfolio case making it a very versatile book that can be used as a journal, sketchbook or general notebook.

As with other classes, this workshop is taught so that you can repeat at home.

All equipment and materials required will be provided along with step by step demonstration and practice. This class is suitable for beginners.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with car parking.

The Sewn Boards Binding, brought to prominence by American binder Gary Frost,  is the subject of many conversations and variations and with good reason. As well as being an adaptation of ancient Ethiopian binding techniques it also looks 'bang up-to-date' with its crisp edges and streamlined opening ability. It is a great extension to existing binding skills and is also a very helpful starting point for new binders as it does not require the traditional casing-in process! As with other classes, this workshop is taught so that you can repeat at home.

All equipment and materials required will be provided along with step by step demonstration and practice.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with Car Parking

The historic and beautiful 'coptic' binding is a very popular class.
The binding allows the book to lie perfectly flat and also to open to 180 degrees, making it popular amongst other things as a journal, travel book or artist sketch book. Also, the exposed spine stitching has enormous visual appeal. During the day you will learn how to prepare the pages for binding as well as decide on your own personal decorative style for board covering before getting to grips with the stitching. You will also have creative input on the appearance of the spine itself.
Suitable for beginners.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with Car Parking.

 This  new Batwing Box is a fabulous box  structure to add to your collection of  boxes or to make as a first box. This is a  beautiful box to both make and use. It is  quite ingenious and opens up to reveal  a  rectangular tray  - useful for  transporting your  bookbinding tools or  using on your desk.  This box was  originally developed by Bep  van  Gesteren. You will have a selection of  beautiful  papers, buckrams and ribbons  to choose from thus creating an individual box for you to go home with.

As with other classes, this  workshop is taught so that you will leave  with the skills to be able to make another at home.

All equipment and materials required will be provided, along with step by step demonstration and practice. Suitable for beginners.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with Car Parking

"In bookbinding, a dos-à-dos binding (from the French meaning "back-to-back") is a binding structure in which two separate books are bound together such that the fore edge of one is adjacent to the spine of the other, with a shared lower board between them serving as the back cover of both. When shelved, the spine of the book to the right faces outward, while the spine of the book to the left faces the back of the shelf; the text of both works runs head-to-tail." (Straight from Wikipedia!)

We will be stitching two multi sectioned book blocks to make our Dos -à -Dos book.

Madingley Hall is a lovely venue with Car Parking.