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Beginners Bookbinding - Artist book

  • Margate school of arts 31-33 high street, margate Margate, Kent, CT9 1DX england (map)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TIME OF CLASS IS YET TO BE DECIDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suitable for complete beginners, all materials and tools are provided. 

Learn how to make handcrafted notebooks from the expert Aimee at Woodle Books. 

The participants will learn how to fold and manipulate paper using specialist tools and how to apply this to bookbinding. The participants will make a pamphlet notebook; this is a simple single section notebook with hard covers. An extensive choice of cloth and endpapers will be available to make the notebooks unique. 

There will, for the first time, be a choice of papers to use for the book block. You can decide between 150gsm cream smooth paper or 150gsm arctic white paper that has a slight texture, or combine the two! Making your very own unique artist book.  This also makes the perfect little notebook to keep with you in a bag to jot down ideas and in Aimee’s case, lists! 

Upon completion everyone will leave with their own set of beginners tools, a hardbound notebook and the opportunity to purchase a copy of Aimee’s Beginners guide to bookbinding

Beginners bookbinding is a gateway to the wonderful world of bookbinding and aims to dispel the idea that it can't be done at home or easily by everyone. This 2 hour class will be suitable for anyone with an interest in books and a love of stationery.

 Over 16 only.

Earlier Event: July 3
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