Multi Section Bookbinding with Kate Holland

Rediscover the joys of making with your hands and engage with the ultimate portable technology - the book.

Learn to make a multi section hardback book and rediscover the joys of making with your hands, engaging with the ultimate portable technology - the book. In this workshop, Kate will guide you step-by-step in the traditional craft of bookbinding. You will learn to fold paper into sections, sew those sections together using French link stitch, tip on endpapers and make a hardcover case with cloth spine and decorative paper sidings before casing in. These processes form the bedrock of all Western bookbinding and you will leave with enough basic bookbinding skills that will enable you to continue and elaborate at home. This session is suitable for all (8+ children to be supervised). All materials and tools will be provided. Some of those tools are sharp!

Kate is a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, a Homo Faber Master Artisan and a QEST scholar. Her books are in collections at the British Library, Bodleian, Yale and Berkeley Universities as well as many private collections all over the world. She represented bookbinding as part of the Harewood craft Biennial. She is a regular binder to The Booker Prize and featured in a film on BBC The One Show exploring this. She teaches bookbinding at Bath Spa University and West Dean College. She also runs private courses from her workshop and regularly lectures.

Details:

Is there an age limit for the workshop?
Anyone can attend our workshops, though unfortunately we do not allow children under 8. Those under 16 we do request are accompanied by an adult. Please do get in touch if you'd like to discuss.

What should I bring?
You don't need anything - we'll provide everything you need for this workshop.

What are my transport/parking options getting to you?
There is parking in Bath in several locations - the nearest to Walcot Methodist Chapel would be the Podium car park or the Cattlemarket car park. Train services to Bath Spa are very regular and the walk to Walcot Methodist Chapel takes around 25 minutes.

Cancellation Terms
Please ensure you can attend the workshop before booking, as tickets for the On Paper Festival are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you are ill, shipwrecked, or unable to attend for any other reason, we are unable to swap your date, though you are more than welcome to find a friend that can take your place.