North Wales and North West Newsletter July 2026

Autumn Gathering update, 2027 programme preview, a workshop review and another Bookbinding Beginnings.
2 Jul 2026
Screen printed leather

North Wales and North West Newsletter June 2026

The NW2 newsletter with news, workshop reviews, and another regional member’s Bookbinding Beginnings.
1 Jun 2026
Small concertina book made of woven tapestry pages.

North Wales and North West Newsletter May 2026

Our May newsletter leads on the various SoB funding opportunities currently available; plus regional news, new books and other bits and bobs too.
18 May 2026
Image from visit to the Gladstone Library in Hawarden

North Wales and North West newsletter April 2026

The NW2 April newsletter, but it's all true — no All Fool’s Day spoofs, not even the bluebell glue story on p6!
1 Apr 2026
Image from visit to the Gladstone Library in Hawarden

North Wales and North West newsletter March 2026

Our March newsletter reports back on our AGM and Spring Gathering, with various other diverse items of news and reports back, and much more besides.
2 Mar 2026
Image from visit to the Gladstone Library in Hawarden

North Wales and North West newsletter February 2026

Our February Newsletter doubles up as the region’s annual report for the previous year. Here’s a re-cap of what we got up to in 2025.
2 Feb 2026
The Portico Library Bookbinding Workshops

The Portico Library Bookbinding Workshops

12 Jan 2026

NW2 Autumn Gathering 2026

8 Jan 2026

NW2 Region Programme of Events 2026

8 Jan 2026
Fine binding in tan and black goat with green onlays of leaves.

North Wales and North West newsletter January 2026

Our first NW2 newsletter for the year! NW2 regional stuff, plus a shout out for the Midlands Region too.
5 Jan 2026
An array bindings in hand-coloured bookcloth with screen printing

North Wales and North West newsletter December 2025

Our December newsletter outlines our 2026 events programme, and features a bookbinding exhibition in the north east.
1 Dec 2025
Psalter (book of the psalms), Germany 1646. An early printed book displayed on a Perspex cradle

North Wales and North West newsletter November 2025

Lots of news this month, a workshop review and Paul Johnson’s Bookbinding Beginnings, plus lots of kit needing a new home.
3 Nov 2025
A binding by Tim Foster: recycled oak boards, ceramic inserts, marbled effect goatskin, beeswax and Danish oil finish; wooden box to both contain and display the book.

North Wales and North West newsletter October 2025

Review of our Autumn Gathering, images & info on the bindings created for our 2025 Binding Project, and our 2026 dates, events, workshops and tutors.
1 Oct 2025
A row of large red gas cylinders with piping

North Wales and North West newsletter September 2025

News and reviews, and our 2026 dates.
1 Sep 2025
An array of botanical cyanotypes including ferns and insects,

North Wales and North West newsletter August 2025

A sunny workshop review in our August newsletter. And member profiles too.
1 Aug 2025
A sepia-toned or salt print photo of a group of binders wearing white aprons with tables covered in sheets of paper. The apprentices are at the front, one quite young.

North Wales and North West newsletter July 2025

Our July newsletter leads on our regional Autumn Gathering to which all are invited. Plus usual features, news, and (mis-)adventures in bookbinding.
1 Jul 2025
Advertisement in foundational hand 'Bookbinding of every description is done by W H Smith and Son in their own Workshops. Prices et cetera can be obtained here.'

North Wales and North West newsletter June 2025

The June newsletter has the usual regular columns, as well as a feature on the heyday of soon-to-be-history W H Smith’s presence on the High Street.
1 Jun 2025
Photo of people at a workshop with Dominic Riley

North Wales and North West newsletter May 2025

Another newsletter, another workshop review, another Bookbinder Beginnings and more news from round and about. Download here.
1 May 2025
Photo of three books covered in brightly-coloured Tyvek, with two stripes across the spine and foredge ties

North Wales and North West newsletter April 2025

Packed full of regional and national stories, and a chance to win a copy of Jen Lindsay’s Fine Bookbinding, Download and read on . . .
1 Apr 2025
Photo of a headband being sewn with black and blue thread with a stripe of white, on a book with mottled blue edges speckled with silver

North Wales and North West newsletter May 2025

Our March newsletter sees the return of the My Bookbinding Beginnings column, a workshop review and more. Download here.
1 Mar 2025
Photo of merchandise with the Society of Bookbinders fiftieth anniversary logo, including mugs, t-shirts, keychains, and badges

North Wales and North West newsletter February 2025

Our February newsletter doubles up as the regional annual report for 2024. We look back on our busy 50th anniversary year, in Kelsall and Manchester.
7 Jan 2025

North Wales and North West newsletter January 2025

We kick off our new year of bookbinding activity with Kathy Abbott’s on-line stub binding workshop. Download to find out more....
7 Jan 2025
Photo of a stack of thick paper longstitch bindings with brightly-coloured thread

9 April 2025 - Creating an Eco Sketchbook

27 Nov 2024
Photo of the spine and boards of a fine binding with onlays of irregular wavy lines in cool colours and gold-tooled dotted lines.

12 April 2025 - Dominic Riley: Tudor style leather covering

27 Nov 2024
Photo of a binding with a red leather spine and white boards with a blue dripped design, with the boards laid on top of the spine leather.

10 & 11 May 2025 - Glenn Malkin: Making an Off-Boards (or Three-Part) Binding

26 Nov 2024
Photo of a dark grey cloth binding with a blank white label and yellow elastic foredge closure

11 June 2025 - The A5 Travel Journal

25 Nov 2024
Photo of a box with three compartments, covered in alternating green and pink decorated paper. The outer two compartments are open, with the centre still closed.

14 June 2025 - Lori Sauer: The Magic Box

25 Nov 2024
Photo of a cyanotype or blueprint of a stem and leaves, sponged irregularly to vary the tone.

12 July 2025 - Lynne Connolly: Cyanotypes

24 Nov 2024
Photo of the interior of Gladstone Library, with a vaulted timber roof and bookcases lining the walls. The photo is taken from a balcony, and sunlight shines through the windows.

6 August 2025 - Visit to North East Wales Archives & Gladstone Library

23 Nov 2024
Photo of a paper binding with one side green and the other blue marbled paper, woven together across the spine

17 September 2025 - A crossed structure notebook

22 Nov 2024
Photo of an array of colourful decorative papers.

13 September 2025 - Our Autumn Gathering and NW2 Binding Project display

22 Nov 2024
Photo of a stack of bindings with brightly-coloured solid spines and decorative paper sides. The spines have exposed kettle stitches and a longstitch panel in the centre.

11 October 2025 - Barry Clark: Creating Multiples

21 Nov 2024
Photo of a folded section on a sheet with eight pages printed on each side

12 November 2025 - Making a single section hardback book

20 Nov 2024
Close-up off the tail of a book with a black, purple, and green sponged pattern on the cloth, and a similar pattern on the textblock.

8 November 2025 - Ruth Brown: Creating and Using Your Own Book Cloth

20 Nov 2024
Photo of the tail of a stub binding, with the boards open on the table and the pages fanned.

29 November 2025 - Kathy Abbott: Stub Binding

19 Nov 2024

6 December 2025 - Christmas lunch / social

19 Nov 2024