This course is for those who would like to achieve a certificate in Level 1 or 2 Bookbinding and who have no previous arts experience.  You will put together a portfolio of samples relating to bookbinding and its materials, and learn about colour and design. To book a place on the above course please email:  [email protected] 

Learn how to create your own elegantly marbled paper for book coverings.

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 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.  Some bookbinding experience is necessary.

This session introduces people to the basics of bookbinding and gives them a taster of the craft and enables them to make a small notebook. 10.00am to midday in the Avon room.

An opportunity to learn how to make simple repairs to paper, a useful skill to have in working with books.

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.

This session introduces people to the basics of bookbinding and gives them a taster of the craft and enables them to make a small notebook. 10.00am to midday in the Avon room.