All our courses are FREE to Wounded Injured and Sick (WIS) veterans, for other veterans, a 10% discount is available. To apply for any of this training, or to find out more, simply e-mail us at [email protected] or call the workshop on 01672 851979.
Beginners’ Introduction to Bookbinding Sessions – As part of the Phoenix Centre’s Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) at Tedworth House, Tidworth, we have provided monthly introductory bookbinding lessons available to those who are participating in the programme. These last under two hours and are designed to give WIS veterans a taste of the basic skills and techniques we use, and an introduction to the tools and materials required for bookbinding. Every student goes away with a high-quality notebook that they will have made themselves. These sessions are great fun and very therapeutic, aiding both concentration and confidence.
In addition to the introduction courses at Tedworth House, introduction courses are also available at:
- The Royal Maritime Club – Portsmouth – through Veterans Outreach Support (VOS). Contact Wendy Pearson [email protected]
- Veterans Tribe Scotland (VTS): Contact Gerry McGregor for more details on: [email protected]
- H4H Scotland Students can contact Emma Weir at: [email protected]
Training Courses – We run a progressive series of courses in bookbinding that cater for the absolute beginner and cover all the skills needed to achieve a Level 3 City & Guilds certificate in bookbinding (for a list of the available courses, see our course list below.) Courses are normally held in our own classroom at the Daffodil Barn, and are normally run as full-time 3-day or 5-day course, however, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic many courses had to be cancelled and on-line tutorials via Zoom were developed and have proved very successful. See the table of courses below. In addition we have developed some one-day workshops to enable people undertake parts of the C&G courses in smaller chunks.
City & Guilds Awards – There is no requirement to apply for City & Guilds awards, but our members are automatically registered, and application for these nationally recognised qualifications is strongly encouraged. Courses and awards are available at Level 1, 2 and 3, and each course covers the syllabus of one City & Guilds “Unit”. By completing a Unit, a WIS member can achieve a single craft Award. For example, the successful completion of the Beginners’ Course (Unit 118) qualifies for a City & Guilds Award.
WIS members who wish to apply for a Certificate in Bookbinding simply need to complete the two Units for each Level and also one of our Craft Design courses. Awards and Qualifications are graded: at Pass, Merit and Distinction.
COURSES AT THE DAFFODIL BARN (WOODBOROUGH), TEDWORTH HOUSE (TIDWORTH), ROYAL MARITIME CLUB (PORTSMOUTH) (VOS) AND ON-LINE ZOOM COURSES – 2024
| DATE | COURSE | LOCATION |
| July 2024 | ||
| 2-4 Jul (Tue-Thu) & 8-9 Jul (Mon-Tue). |
C&G Level 1 – (Unit 118) Pamphlet & Multi-section binding. (THIS IS AN ONLINE ZOOM COURSE). For complete beginners, this is the first unit in the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will gain a core knowledge of the basic skills and make single and multi-section bindings in quarter, half and full cloth. | This is an online zoom course. |
| 4 Jul (Thu) | BBV Introduction to Bookbinding Session For Veterans Tribe Scotland (Fife, Dunfermline or Kirkcaldy?) Contact Gerry McGregor for further details at: [email protected] | |
| 5 Jul (Fri) | One-day workshop For Veterans Tribe Scotland (TBC) Contact Gerry McGregor for further details at: [email protected] | |
| 16 Jul (Tue) (1030-1230) |
BBV Introduction to Bookbinding Session at Tedworth House. This short session is for RRP Students at Tedworth House only. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook. | |
| 18-21 Jul (Thu-Sun) | C&G Level 3 Module – Laced-on Bindings. An optional assignment in the C&G Level 3 curriculum, this offers an alternative style of binding, where you will make a limp vellum cover, attached to a text-block with leather thongs. | |
| 29 Jul – 2 Aug (Mon-Fri) |
C&G Level 1 Unit 119. Photograph Albums & Slip Case. For those with a little bookbinding experience, this course is the second unit necessary for the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will learn how to make two different types of photograph album, one with folded guards, and one with stiff boards, and a lined cloth slipcase. (Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop) | Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop. |
| August 2024 | ||
| 5-9 Aug (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 2 – (Unit 221) Non-Adhesive/Historic Bindings. This course is the second unit in the Level 2 C&G certificate in Bookbinding. You will learn how to make a range of non-adhesive bindings, including a Coptic binding. For those with a little bookbinding experience. (Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop) | Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop. |
| 20 Aug (Tue) (1030-1230) |
BBV Introduction to Bookbinding Session at Tedworth House. This short session is for RRP Students at Tedworth House only. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook. | |
| 22 Aug (Thu) | One-day workshop For Veterans Tribe Scotland (Sauchie) Contact Gerry McGregor for further details at: [email protected] | |
| September 2024 | ||
| 3-5 Sep (Tue-Thu) | C&G Level 3 Module; Leather Reback Alongside the cloth rebacking module, this course will teach you the fine skills involved in sympathetically rebacking a leather book. These two courses combine as a mandatory assignment for the C&G Level 3 Diploma in Bookbinding. |
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| 10-11 Sep (Tue-Wed) | C&G Level 3 Module; Cloth Reback Following on from leather rebacking, this course will teach you the fine skills involved in sympathetically rebacking a cloth book. These two courses combine as a mandatory assignment for the C&G Level 3 Diploma in Bookbinding. |
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| 12 Sep (Thu) | C&G Level 3 Module – Edge Decoration Edges are another surface for the binder’s creativity to shine but they are often overlooked. They act as an important protective barrier as well as being a key design element of a fine binding. In this workshop, Kate will show you how to achieve the perfect glass smooth finish to your edges and work through a variety of decorative finishes. From basic sprinkling and sponging through graphite, marbling, paste, gauffering and gold leaf. |
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| 17 Sep (Tue) (1030-1230) |
BBV Introduction to Bookbinding Session at Tedworth House. This short session is for RRP Students at Tedworth House only. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook. | |
| 18-19 Sep (Wed-Thu) | Two-day Multi Section Workshop for Veterans Tribe (Scotland). For further details contact Gerry McGregor at : [email protected] | |
| 24-26 Sep (Tue-Thu) & 1-2 Oct (Tue-Wed). (On- line ZOOM Courses) |
C&G Level 1 Unit 119. Photograph Albums & Slip Case. For those with a little bookbinding experience, this course is the second unit necessary for the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will learn how to make two different types of photograph album, one with folded guards, and one with stiff boards, and a lined cloth slipcase. | (On- line ZOOM Course) |
| 27-29 Sep (Sat-Mon) | Level 3 Module – Qtr Vellum Binding (Part 1) An optional assignment in the C&G Level 3 curriculum, Part I of the Qtr-Vellum binding course where you will learn to make a laced-on hard binding with french groove, which will be covered with quarter vellum and decorative paper sides. |
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| October 2024 | ||
| 4-6 Oct (Sat-Mon) | Level 3 Module – Qtr Vellum Binding (Part 2) An optional assignment in the C&G Level 3 curriculum, Part 2 of the Qtr-Vellum binding course where you will learn to make a laced-on hard binding with french groove, which will be covered with quarter vellum and decorative paper sides. |
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| 8-10 Oct (Tue-Thu) | C&G Level 2 – Unit 201/202 Design and Sampling. This course is for those who would like to achieve a certificate in Level 1 or 2 Bookbinding and who have little previous arts experience. You will put together a portfolio of samples relating to bookbinding, its materials and learn about colour and design. | |
| 14-18 Oct (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 1 Unit 119. For those with a little bookbinding experience, this course is the second unit necessary for the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will learn how to make two different types of photograph album, one with folded guards, and one with stiff boards, and a lined cloth slipcase. (Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop) | Course is held in the Daffodil Barn workshop. |
| 22 Oct (Tue) (1030-1230) |
BBV Introduction to Bookbinding Session at Tedworth House. This short session is for RRP Students at Tedworth House only. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook. | |
| 28 Oct- 1st Nov (Mon-Fri). |
C&G Level 1 – (Unit 118) Pamphlet & Multi-section binding. For complete beginners, this is the first unit in the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will gain a core knowledge of the basic skills and make single and multi-section bindings in quarter, half and full cloth. |