Learn how to make your own journal with a decoratively stitched leather or ‘washable paper’ spine, which includes space for an integral pencil or pen. This is a beautiful, interesting and versatile book structure that opens flat when in use. There will be a variety of coloured threads and a range of cover papers available to choose from including some  hand marbled paper.

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 easy parking 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 but exposed 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 easy car parking and is close to Shelford railway station.

 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 from.

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 had easy car parking and is also close to Shelford Railway station.

This 5 week evening course will enable you  to make a very versatile collection of  books that are designed to show their  decorative stitching as well as being very  functional. They all lay flat when opened  and in use, making them ideal as artist's  books for sketching, painting or  journalling. The collection, all filled with  watercolour paper,  consists of two  hardbound Long Stitched bindings, a  Crossed  Structure binding, made with  either a  leather or washable paper cover  and a  two sectioned Origata  binding. These bindings are all  chosen to  compliment each other and  when  completed they will be housed in a  matching slipcase in order to display their  decorative spines.

This course is suitable for beginners, or if you have already completed the Beginning Bookbinding 5 week course will enable you to build on your skills, and provide you with a wonderful set of decorative, contemporary books .

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

These beautiful and versatile structures are a perfect place to start, or continue, your  bookbinding journey.

The  5-week programme 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.

Boxes! How we love boxes!

Join me and make your own three tiered lidded box with a lid that closes with a  satisfying click due to the incorporation  of magnets. Your box will be covered in  buckram and the internal trays lined with  a Japanese paper of your choosing . 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.

This weekend course is held  in the wonderful setting of Madingley Hall where you can also stay overnight. There will also be an opportunity to have a meal at the local pub, The Three Horseshoes on the Saturday evening if you should wish to do so. On other weekend courses at this venue this has proved to be a really enjoyable part of the weekend.

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

Madingley Hall  is a wonderful venue with easy car parking. Overnight accommodation  needs to be booked directly www.madingleyhall.co.uk 

During this one-day class you will learn a 'speedy' leather or vegetarian ‘washable paper’ binding and then construct your own refillable journal with a mixture of papers, envelopes and pockets to suit you,  finished off  with a matching integral pencil and elastic closure. 

This structure is ideal as a Travel Journal or Gardening Journal and would also make a fabulous Cookery Journal with places to pop all those quickly-jotted recipes from friends or the treasured notes from family. The choice will be yours on the day.

Lots of appropriate cover papers will be available but if you have a special one in mind, please bring it along.

Suitable for all, whether you are a beginner or wanting to learn a new book structure.

Madingley Hall has easy car parking

 Sharp tools are essential to our bookbinding and     during this  three-hour session you will make your own leather handled paring knife from a blank and a strop to take away with you.

Paring knives are an essential tool for using with leather and I will be offering a day learning how to pare leather later in the year.

Richard will teach you to sharpen your own tools using the techniques and holding devices demonstrated during the session.

All materials and equipment will be supplied and you will leave with your own knife and strop.

Stapleford Granary has easy car parking and is within walking distance of Shelford railway station.

Over this full  weekend of bookbinding you will learn the  techniques to complete four beautiful book structures along with a lined slipcase to hold your treasured prototype collection. All of the skills you will learn can be 'mixed and matched' so that you have a myriad of design possibilities after the course. You will make a Quarter Bound Single Section, a Hard Bound Journal, along with a Japanese Stab stitch book and a Concertina binding, finishing the weekend with a lined slipcase. 

All materials and equipment are included in the fee and you will also be provided with most of the the materials to reproduce these books at home.

This weekend course is held  in the wonderful setting of Madingley Hall where you can also stay overnight. There will also be an opportunity to have a meal at the local pub, The Three Horseshoes on the Saturday evening if you should wish to do so. On other weekend courses at this venue this has proved to be a really enjoyable part of the weekend.

Madingley Hall has easy car parking and overnight accommodation. If you wish to stay overnight please book directly with Madingley Hall. www.madingleyhall.com