20 Courses

bookbinding with cass

I am passionate about making the craft of bookbinding fun and accessible. I'm particularly inspired by nature and working with remnant materials, transforming what might otherwise end up in landfill, into unique and usable books. Online workshops and kits, in-person classes and commissions.

learn bookbinding

Learn Bookbinding - Workshops & Bookbinding Supplies. I first became interested in bookbinding at university while studying illustration. As an illustrator of books it was natural for me to want to make my own. Having the ability to bind my own books meant I was able to present my ideas to publishers as a high-quality, faithful representation of the potential published book (which is essential as a Children’s Author-Illustrator). I also became interested in self-publishing my own work as short-run batch productions and selling them via book shops and zine fairs. I learned to bind books as a student and I was aware at the time of the difficulty and expense in locating the ‘correct’ tools and materials. These problems lead me to take traditional bookbinding techniques and develop them in a way that makes bookbinding more accessible to everyone. I have been teaching my unique, user-friendly workshops for over 10 years in educational institutions and to the public and they are always enthusiastically received. I look forward sharing my craft with you soon!

stephen glendenning

bookbinders of lewes

I have been a professional bookbinder for nearly 40 years and in 1992 helped set up Bookbinders of Lewes. My work ranges from restoration, presentation and limited editions to special commissions for companies, institutions and private collectors. I also teach different aspects of bookbinding, individually or in small groups and belong to both The Society of Bookbinders and Designer Bookbinders, attending talks and seminars.

bloom and curll bookshop

Over the last 16 years Bloom and Curll has traded as an independent bookshop in the heart of Bristol. Alongside selling books we have held poetry evenings, homework clubs, chess events, bookbinding workshops, writers in residence, pupils for work-experience, shared reading groups, book clubs, micro-cinema, one-woman theater and much more it has always been at these events that the bookshop has felt most alive and most of use to the community of people that have joined us along the way.

book works

I’m very against trying to pin things down, either with meaning or in time, because I think that the moment you fix it, something dislodges it. And I’ve always been quite reluctant to define what an artist’s book is for similar reasons, because I think the minute you define it, you immediately want to do something outside of the scope of what an artist’s book is. It’s as if you are cornering yourself, or being asked to come up with a position. I always thought that they are all just books. Or all just works. – Jane Rolo, Founding Director, from Again, A Time Machine: from distribution to archive

este libro

Spanish for ‘This Book’ Este Libro hand makes a range of Coptic Bound books, albums and diaries, as well as Coptic Binding Kits and screen printed textiles. Started in 2016 by me, Esther Williams, Este Libro has grown from making sketchbooks in my bedroom to curating a range of hand crafted bespoke products from my studio in Somerset. Each screen print is designed by me, influenced by abstract art and 1950’s interior design, I cut the stencils by hand and print onto cotton layer by layer, building the design one colour at a time. For wholesale enquiries or bespoke services please email me at esther@estelibro.com or send me a message via the contact page. If you’d like to do learn how to make a book yourself have a look at the workshops page or subscribe to the Este Libro newsletter (at the bottom of the page) for info on workshops near you!

ist certified uk

he IST is the professional body for specialist, technical and managerial staff. Whilst we have been serving our members for over 70 years, our aim is to continually move forward and expand our horizons so that we can best position ourselves to support our members, and the wider technical community, in respect of their needs within the ever-changing and challenging 21st century. We reach out to provide focused support for technical practitioners, specialists and managers in the creative, digital, engineering and science technologies, working across a broad range of sectors including industry, local authorities, schools, FE, HE, research/analytical/health facilities, government departments and organisations in the UK and overseas. We are licenced by the Science Council to award to their science/technical registers at Chartered Scientist (CSci), Registered Scientist (RSci) and Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) levels, and also provide professional registration as a Registered Practitioner for technical personnel for whom the the Science Council registers are not appropriate, at MIScT(Reg) or FIScT(Reg) level. Come and join us and help us enhance career opportunities for the technical community. More information can be found in ou

old school crafts

Us From this… School House interior…to this! When we moved into the Old School House in 2012, we could see the potential that the building had to offer. With over 40 years of our own combined experience in education, it seemed right to try to breathe new life into the educational history of the building, which had closed as a village school in the mid 1960s. We have always been interested in crafts and creative activities, including music and arts. We’ve always looked for new opportunities to learn and develop craft skills, and these have often been quite unplanned – the spontaneous purchase of a spinning wheel at a local auction for example, or the pile of bookbinding equipment we found in a local antiques store. The enjoyment gained from gaining mastery of a new skill or technique, particularly of a craft from times gone by, is a genuine pleasure, and one that we would hope to share with those who attend workshops at Old School Crafts.

number 6 studio gallery

number6 Studio Gallery became a community arts facility in 2005 and was then successfully operated and developed by the Nidderdale Visual Arts Charity for 16 years. In September 2021, a new non-profit organisation began operating the space. The newly formed Number 6 Studio Gallery CIC; a community interest company, operates primarily to benefit the creative community of Nidderdale, by maintaining the premises, the timetable of users, organisation of classes, courses, workshops and exhibitions