Bookbinding workshop - make a hand sewn butterfly stitch book

I’m thrilled to be offering this popular workshop this winter! We’ll make a handbound book on hand dyed leather tapes, using traditional bookbinding methods and materials . This book opens completely flat and will be bound in a unique exposed spine stitch.

You’ll learn:

How to hand materials, tools and adhesives

How to dye leather

How to hand sew our text blocks to create a beautiful exposed stitch over leather tapes

How to prepare our pages for sewing

How to personalise your cover with foil blocking

How to make a hard cover with cloth

’Casing in’ our book blocks

The cost includes use of all professional tools and high quality materials, including an selection of carefully selected bookcloths, linen thread and archival papers. Everyone will leave with a unique book to take away, and the skills to make more at home.