Craft Bookbinding Workshop

Make your own hardback notebook or sketchbook in our beautiful Peak District studio.


Zantium Studios
Zantium Studios
4.7 (3)

6.5 hours

Class size 1 to 3 (public classes), 4 to 8
  £135 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Join us for a one-day Bookbinding Course at Zantium Studios. Located on the edge of the Peak District, we offer the perfect place to relax and learn a new craft.
Make your own hardback notebook or sketchbook using traditional methods and materials. Books can be old friends or the start of a new story… This workshop will introduce you to the basics with impressive results.
Through precise folding, stitching, pasting, and pressing you will produce a unique hand-bound book to take home. Present it as a gift or keep for yourself as a journal, sketchbook, recipe book, or commonplace book. Your greatest challenge will be deciding which decorative paper, bookcloth, and ribbon to choose! Open to both beginners and those with experience.
Our tutor Holly is a professional bookbinder for Scriveners Books in Buxton. She exhibits at Artists’ Book Fairs and has customers across the world.
“Thanks to Holly’s clear instructions and encouragement, I went home with a hardcover notebook to be proud of. As if the course itself wasn’t enough, to do it at Zantium Studios was a joy.”
Courses take place in the airy purpose-built studio where class sizes are kept small. Delicious picnic-style lunches are included with a choice of sandwiches and snacks - plus Alison’s legendary homemade cakes.
What you'll get
  • Professional, friendly tuition
  • Delicious lunches & refreshments
  • Step by step instruction on how to create a hardback book from scratch
  • Your own handcrafted notebook or sketchbook to take home
Tools & equipment are provided.
Please note: an additional materials fee applies (payable to the tutor at the end). This covers cartridge paper, linen thread, sewing tapes, greyboard, mull and glue plus an attractive assortment of patterned papers and coloured bookcloths. Materials fee: £15.
A tasty light lunch is included in the course fee. Please let us know of any special dietary requirements. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available all day to help yourself, and there will be homemade cake mid-afternoon.
Free parking on site.
Accommodation is available via Zantium Studios at an extra charge:
  • 'Godfrey Hole Cottage' - On-site. 2 bedrooms. Sleeps 3.
  • 'The Counting House' - Georgian townhouse in Wirksworth, 1 mile away. 1 bedroom. Sleeps 2.
Knowledge required
Beginners and those with experience are welcome.
What to bring
  • An apron if you wish
  • Your glasses if you need them for close-up work
Location

Zantium Studios - Godfrey Hole House, Wirksworth, Near Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4DF

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Zantium Studios
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4.7 (3)

Zantium Studios have been offering creative courses for over 20 years.
We are based on the edge of the beautiful Peak District.
  • Purpose built studio in the Derbyshire Dales
  • Professional tuition & quality materials
  • 6 to 8 people per class
  • Delicious lunches & refreshments
  • Accommodation available onsite and nearby
  • Course gift vouchers
  • Private classes/celebrations for small groups
  • Relaxed friendly atmosphere

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