Bookbinding Intermediate (2-day course)
Advance your basic bookbinding skills, by trying your hand at new techniques including breathing new life into an old book.
- Booking essential
17 & 18 September - Applying your skills from the beginners course, students will craft a refillable journal from an old book and fill it with three handbound softback notebooks, then they’ll breathe life back into an old book by learning how to recase. Lastly, students will learn how to create their own album (flexible use as an album, scrapbook or heavy sketchbook). Though this course builds on the skills learnt in the beginners course, it will be suitable for enthusiastic beginners or students with prior crafting knowledge.
What students will make: 1 x refillable journal (example below) 3 x soft back notebooks – to go inside the journal 1 x re-cased hardback book 1 x hardback album
Your tutor Lauren, has been practicing bookbinding for the last four years, and alongside her day job in the space industry, she runs Bound by Lauren, where she makes and teaches a range of bookbinding skills.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Concession Young Person (Under 25's)) | £180.00 |
| All | £235.00 |
The basics
- Booking number
Call 0344 249 1895
- Accessibility
Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Meeting point
The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre is located in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the Coleshill Estate Office for the car park and look out for signs directing you to the Timber Store.
- Suitability for children
Not suitable for children under 14. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- What to bring and wear
All tools and materials included. Wear practical clothes suitable for crafting. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Other
Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
Upcoming events
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Christmas Edition
14 November: make Christmas-themed items as you learn the fundamentals of blacksmithing.
Make a Large Willow Bird Feeder
7th of March, 24th of July and 14th of November. Enjoy a short course learning about the traditional craft of willow weaving. Make a bird feeder to take home.
Make a Pair of Silver Stud Earrings in a Day with the Bishopsland Educational Trust
14 November: Create your own beautiful pair of sterling silver stud earrings, using traditional silversmithing techniques, that you can take home at the end of the day.
Needle Felting: Make a Christmas Robin
21 November: Learn the fundamentals of needle felting, sculpt a realistic robin, using pure sheep’s wool and a special barbed needle.