Pamphlet Bookbinding Workshop

Tutor: Maudie Casserly
Level: Suitable for all
Date: A half-day course on Thursday 15 May 2025, 10:30am–1pm
Price: £10

This taster workshop is part of West Dean: Craft Here, Craft Now and London Craft Week. The interactive West Dean: Craft Here, Craft Now exhibition presents a collection of crafted objects and shares the hidden stories behind their making. The series of bookable taster sessions and more in-depth workshops including bookbinding, automata, patchwork and leatherwork, find out more at westdean.ac.uk

Course details

This workshop in basic pamphlet bookbinding looks at the simplest form of binding: sewing a single textblock section into a thicker paper cover.  It is a simple and extremely rewarding process and one that can be easily adapted, once practised, to include more complex designs and decorations.

Materials and Equipment provided
All necessary materials and equipment will be provided for use on the course.

About the tutor
Maudie is a book and paper conservator and bookbinder. Having worked at various institutions and companies over the years, including the Victoria & Albert Museum and The National Archives, Maudie now works for herself, taking on commissions from museums, libraries, collections and private individuals. In additional to practical conservation and binding, Maudie also teaches a range of online classes in bookbinding to students all over the world.

General information
Short courses are open to anyone aged 18 and over.
The course fee covers tuition and materials where stated. You will need to bring all other items listed under the ‘Materials to bring’ section.

Refunds and cancellations

Please note, West Dean: Craft Here, Craft Now London Craft Week workshop bookings cannot be exchanged, transferred or refunded.

We reserve the right to cancel a class in unusual circumstances. We try to avoid this where possible, but sometimes it is unavoidable. In this situation, a full refund will be given. We’re sorry that we cannot be financially responsible for extreme weather conditions, travel disruption or any other situations that are outside our control.

Access
If you have any specific access needs, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing: bookingsoffice@westdean.ac.uk

This venue has steps to the front reception, with limited access via a side gate to the ground floor. There is a small lift to higher floors or stairs.

Safety
Short course students are required to sign a safety compliance form as part of West Dean Health and Safety regulations.

Disclaimer
The information given is accurate at the time of publication. However, West Dean College reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require.