With Michael Burke, bookbinder and specialist in ancient and medieval bindings This lecture tells three stories of extraordinary ancient books that were lost for centuries and then found again. All three stories have in common that the manuscripts were deliberately buried underground. The various reasons for their burial, and the occasions of their discovery will...
In this workshop we will make a complete miniature artist's book, using a concertina structure. It will involve working with an original print (provided) for the interior pages, adding a variety of paper cutting and piercing techniques to create decoration and texture. The Japanese hole punch is great for making decorative patterns, and you will...
The Bradel binding is a version of a case binding used extensively on the continent. However, there appear to be several approaches to its construction including this fabulous one where the spine and boards are applied to the book block separately. This gives the opportunity to incorporate design elements using different materials for the spine...
In 2024 we celebrate 50 years since the founding of our Society. The day will revolve around three illustrated talks. Barry Clark on The SoB at 50, Glenn Malkin on the late Paul Delrue's life in bookbinding, and David Lanning will take us on A Virtual tour of the Tannery and the Leather Manufacturing Process....
This 'Step-box' can be made in any size but great accuracy is required. We will construct a four-sided 'Step-box', complete with four trays and a lid. Materials: £12 Tools list: please bring along your usual tool kit, but the following will be required: cutting mat, craft knife, propelling pencil, ruler, straight edge, set square, bone/Teflon...
How to rebind a precious medieval book that has been badly bound and what you discover in the process. With Richard Nichols, an independent book conservator, who has spent 44 years working in Archive Services and Record Offices This talk will give a fascinating insight into the world of book repair and conservation from a...
Sponsored by our national O&E Group In this two-day workshop Mylyn will demonstrate a contemporary twist to the classic butterfly stitch. You will learn how to create your own cloth tapes to lace into the boards. We will then cover the boards in paper or cloth before Mylyn guides you through the decorative stitch itself,...
Leather has long been the premier material for book covers. In this workshop with local bookbinder Barry Clark we will combine this ancient material with two traditional sewing methods - long stitch and link stitch. It requires no glue as the folded paper sections are sewn direct to the cover. Holes are punched into the...
In this workshop we’ll be making a Japanese pouch book using traditional techniques and a mix of traditional and modern materials. This elegant book utilises an inner binding for strength and to aid longevity, as well as a beautiful, sewn, outer binding and corner caps. In addition to the pouch book we will make samples...
As part of our regional celebrations of our 50th anniversary we are curating two exhibitions at Manchester Central Library: one of design bindings, and one featuring work created at our regional workshops. We will visit both exhibitions and also be treated to a display of private press books from the Library’s extensive collection. Please book...