Designer Bookbinders & The Society of Bookbinders Joint Workshops, 2023-2024

We are delighted to announce the 2023-24 season of DB & SoB Joint Workshops.

This year, as usual, the workshops offer a range of topics suitable for dif-ferent levels of experience and interest and take place over a weekend in venues around the country. Many are in the tutor's own studio and all tu-tors are established, experienced teachers.

We have managed to keep the fees for this year's programme at the same level as last year; £185 for members of either Society and £205 for non-members and hope you agree they represent excellent value. * Full Details are on both Societies' websites, but for a quick taste of what's on offer take a look at our listing below.

*Bursary help may be available;
DB members please contact secretary@designerbookbinders.org.uk
SoB members please contact vicechair@societyofbookbinders.com

If you belong to both societies you should apply to only one of them for a bursary.

25th-26th November 2023 Course Full, waiting list only
Millimetre BInding, Dominic Riley
Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2NW
Scandinavian elegance embodied. This workshop is a good introduction to working with leather, both by hand with a knife, and a using a paring machine.

10th-11th February 2024 Everybody Loves a Box, Lori Sauer
Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 6HJ
We are all familiar with the slipcase and the clamshell box. Both are im-portant for protecting special bindings, but if you have budget constraints or a quick deadline then this is the perfect workshop for you.

16th-17th March 2024
Paper covered In-boards binding, Arthur Green,
Green's Books, Worcestershire WR8 0EA
The workshop celebrates this early 19th century style. Students will make a model, from folding sections and sewing 2-up on a sewing frame to round-ing and backing, lacing on boards and covering.

13th-14th April 2024
Sharpen up! Peter Jones
Kelsall Community Centre, CW6 0SB
For some, sharpening tools can seem daunting; this short course aims to give you a little theory, some guidelines and advice on getting tools sharp initially, keeping them sharp, and some confidence.

18th-19th May
Over the Edge and Across the Boards, Kate Holland
Corsely, Wiltshire BA12 7PA
There are thirteen different planes on a book where you can express your creativity, and edges and leather comprise over half of them.

8th-9th June 2024
Endpapers for Fine Bindings Kathy Abbott
Barony Centre, West Kilbride, KA23 9AR
A workshop aimed at intermediate and advanced learners, designed to develop your skills, accuracy and cleanliness when making endpapers for fine bindings.

Places are limited and bookings are taken via the DB website. https://designerbookbinders.org.uk/education/designer-bookbinders-society-of-bookbinders-joint-workshops/

If you are unable to book online, or for any queries, please contact nes-ta.jointworkshops@gmail.com 07984 001830.

These workshops offer structured, intensive learning in a friendly and supportive environment and we really hope you find something of interest here to tempt you!

Nesta Davies (nesta.jointworkshops@gmail.com) (DB)
Joshua James (joshua.jointworkshops@gmail.com) (SoB)

City Lit Courses in Bookbinding,
Book Arts, Conservation & Repair Autumn and Winter 2023-24
Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 4BA

Bookbinding

City Lit bookbinding: Intermediate
Course Date: VD322 Mon 9th October 2023 - 11th March 2024
18:00-21:00
Tutor: Gavin Moorhead
An intermediatelevel course for students with some experience. Learn new skills and techniques. Develop and build on existing knowledge in traditional and contemporary bookbinding, including leather paring and fine binding.
Full fee £639.00 Senior fee £511.00 Concession £415.00

Try it out: Bookbinding
Course Date: VD212 Saturday 29th October 2023
10:00-17:00
Tutor: Kate Rochester
Dip your fingers into bookbinding. Learn a little about the history, materials and craft of bookbinding while making an attractive binding to take home. A chance to discuss further study in bookbinding at City Lit.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00

Beginners' bookbinding
Course Date: VD284 Mon 25th September - 30th October 2023
10:30-16:30
Start your bookbinding journey with this accessible, 6week introduction to techniques and structures. Learn how to make simple folded books progressing to a more complex stitched binding and explore the world of handmade books.
Full fee £ 389.00 Senior fee £ 311.00 Concession £253.00

Beginning miniature bookbinding
Course Date: VD410 Thurs 26th October - 16th November 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Royston Haward
Explore the charm of tiny books in this introduction to miniature bookbinding. You will discover the history and appeal of this unique style and make three adorable miniature books to take home. Suitable for beginners.
Full fee £ 269.00 Senior fee £ 215.00 Concession £175.00

Bookbinding: notebooks and folders
Course Date: VD369 Saturday and Sunday 4th-5th November 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Ina Baumeister
Learn to make single sheet folded books, a simple multisection sewn book and a folded slipcase. This weekend course is an opportunity to make an exciting range of notebooks and folders and learn some useful bookbinding techniques. Suitable for beginners.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00

Bookbinding: Japanese books and boxes
Course Date: VD416 Thursday 23rd November - 14th December 2023
10:3016:30
Tutor: Sue Doggett
Explore the elegant sewing patterns found in Japanese binding. Learn how to make books, make a foldout case, sew traditional and contemporary designs, and experiment with creating your own. This course is suitable for beginners.
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00

Beginners' bookbinding: evening course
Course Dates: Fri 12th January - 15th March 2024
18:00-21:00
Tutor: Royston Haward
Explore the exciting world of craft bookbinding in this comprehensive introduction to the letterpress book. Learn about the tools and techniques required to bind a book with unique hand decorated papers.
Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00

Visible stitches, spectacular spines: experiments in exposed sewing
Course Date Fri 1st March - Saturday 22nd March 2024
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Sue Doggett
Explore the creative possibilities of visible sewing in bookbinding through structure and materials. Experiment with wrapping, folding and piercing to produce a set of books where the spine is the star!
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00

Bookbinding: 10 projects for beginners
Course Dates: Thursday 25th April - 27th June 2024
18:00-21:00
Tutor: Kate Rochester
An exciting range of graded projects to introduce you to bookbinding. Come armed with enthusiasm and walk away with a stack of small books and a heap of information on materials, tools and techniques.
Full fee 389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00

Bookbinding: simple leather binding
Course Dates: Thursday 25th April - 16th May 2024
10:30 - 16:30
Tutor: Ina Baumeister
Discover how leather, combined with simple sewing and cutting techniques can create a wonderfully flexible and stylish bindings. Create books with folded and crossed structure covers and include some decorative elements to personalise your work.
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00

Techniques and skills

Bookbinding: gold tooling on leather
Course Date: VD300 Thursday-Sunday 21st-24th September 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Tracey Rowledge
This course is a great introduction to goldtooling and the creative use of the medium. Learn how to gold tool on leather with various hand tools, using BS Glaire and gold leaf.
All levels welcome.
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00

Bookbinding: gold tooling on paper
Course Dates: 16th-19th April 2024
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Tracey Rowledge
Learn how to develop a language with gold tooling on paper using hand finishing tools, BS Glaire and loose gold leaf. For all levels, from beginners to those with experience in gold tooling using hand finishing tools and gold leaf.
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00

Fine binding masterclass 1: endpapers
Course Date: VD327 Friday 1st-15th December 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Kathy Abbott
This masterclass is aimed at intermediate and higherlevel learners and is designed to develop your skills in making endpapers for fine bindings. You will be taught how to make three different types of endpapers, all with their own suitability for bindings. A chance to improve your skills, accuracy and cleanliness when laminating endpapers.
Not suitable for beginners.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00

Fine binding masterclass II: rough edge gilding
Course Dates: 16th-17th March 2024
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Kathy Abbott
A weekend masterclass to learn the ancient art of roughedge gilding. Gilding not only adds a luxurious sparkle to the edges of your pages but also protects the edge from dust. Roughedge gilding is not rough at all, it just retains the look of individual pages, not a solid block. Limited class size due to the content of the course. Suitable for those with bookbinding experience.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £299.00

Bookbinding: box making
Course Date: VD327 Mondays 6th November - 11th December 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Ina Baumeister
Learn how to make slipcases and clamshell boxes. Get creative with decorative and plain papers, cloth and board to complete beautiful containers to house your books and objects.
Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £253.00

Book Arts

Artist's book Club
Course Date: VO105 Mondays 6th November - 11th December 2023
10:00-13.00
Tutor: Sue Doggett
On this intermediate course, you will explore the world of Artists' books and develop your skills and creative ideas in creating books as art. If you are interested in working on tutorsupported, independent projects and you welcome the opportunity to share your work and your ideas with other makers, this course will support your progress and help you to develop your concepts through the structure of the book.
Not suitable for beginners.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00

Creative arts for bookbinding III: papercutting
Course Date: VD441 Saturday 9th December 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Lara Mantell
Learn how to manipulate paper into abstract or representational designs. Paper cutting and folding techniques encourage you to explore silhouettes, pattern, imagery, colour and scale to develop your own approach. Techniques can be adapted for use in book arts and bookbinding projects to create pages, covers and structures.
Full fee £ 69.00 Senior fee £ 69.00 Concession £ 69.00

Book arts dropin
Course Date: VD336 Thursday 5th October 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Sue Doggett
A oneday, tutor supported book arts workshop. This short course is ideal for students who would like some technical or conceptual advice and the space to work on a personal project. Students will work independently with onetoone support.
Full fee £ 59.00 Senior fee £ 59.00 Concession £59.00

Conservation and Repair

Book conservation and repair: paper and clothbound books
Course Date: VD202 Wednesdays 27th September - 13th December 2023
10:30-16:30
Tutor: Peter Spain
Learn about the cleaning, repair and conservation of paper in flat documents and in book format, and the repair and conservation of paper and clothbound books. For those with some bookbinding experience
Full fee £ 649.00 Senior fee £519.00 Concession £422.00

Book conservation and repair workshop: intermediate
Course date: VD245 Wednesfdays 27th September - 13th December 2023 -
10:30-16:30
Tutors: Gavin Moorhead
Ideal if you have some bookbinding conservation experience and want to develop your skills further by working on your own projects with advice and guidance. Each term will include demonstrations that focus on a different aspect of book conservation.
Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00

Enquiries: visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
Enrolments Phone line: 020 7831 7831 MondayFriday 10:0018:00 (last calls taken at 17:45)

Inperson classes 2023, with the Dragon Press Bindery in Carmarthen, Wales

We are happy to offer the following programme of tuition in our studio near Carmarthen.

Beginner level no experience required All materials and tools for these Saturday daytime or Thursday evening classes will be provided. Just bring yourself and an apron, or wear clothes you don't mind getting mucky!

Traditional bookbinding for beginners I
Thursday evening class held over 10 weeks:
29th September - 30th November 2023, 18:00-20:00
This course will lead you from folding a piece of paper to producing multisection, hard cover cloth bindings.
£300 plus £25 materials fee per person.

Leather long stitch pocketbook
Saturday 4th November 2023, 10.00-16.00
An historic binding type that beginners can master; your result will be a beautiful, medievalstyle soft leather journal/notebook.
£70 plus £10 materials fee per person.

Simple screwpost album/scrapbook
Saturday 18th November 2023, 10.00-16.00
Learn how to make a protective yet elegant album for treasured contents, with interchangeable pages and a full cloth, or cloth and decorative paper, cover.
£70 plus £10 materials fee per person.

Christmas crackers
Saturday 2nd December 2023, 10.00-13.00
Have fun creating unique, handmade crackers for presents or your own celebrations.
£35 plus £10 materials fee per person but you will need to provide your own gifts for inclusion.

Intermediate level For these three or fiveday classes, accommodation (including meals) is available in our home on a firstcome/firstserved basis for nonlocal students. Please contact us early if you are interested, otherwise there are several nearby B&Bs.

Cloth and leather rebacking, including leather dyeing
Monday 18th September - Friday 22nd September 2023
This workshop will take a close look at the minutiae and appropriate applications of traditional rebacking techniques, building your skills and confidence in this area.
£475 plus £20 materials fee per person.

Edelpappband
Monday 16th October - Wednesday 18th October 2023
A refined version of the German Pappband case binding, covered in decorative paper with leather details.
£285 plus £25 materials fee per person.

Victorianstyle letter folder
Monday 13th November - Wednesday 15th November 2023
Become more familiar with 19th Century trade techniques in producing this superior portfolio, made to house loose documents and ephemera while resembling a period quarter leather binding.
£285 plus £30 materials fee per person.

Please see www.dpbindery.com for more details.

Evening Course at Book Works, London

Shepherds Bookbinding Course, Wiltshire

A varied and exciting list of Bookbinding courses planned for the months January December 2023 2022 at the Daffodil Barn, Wiltshire.

September 2023
25th-29th C&G Level 1 Unit 118 Pamphlet & Multisection Bindings with Mylyn McColl

October 2023
3rd-4th C&G Level 3 Repairing a cloth bound Book (Cloth reback) with Lester Capon
9th-13th C&G Level 2 Unit 220 Leather Case Binding with Mylyn McColl
17th-19th C&G Level 2 Unit 201/202 Design & Sampling with Mylyn McColl
21st-23rd C&G Level 3 Qtr Vellum Binding with Kathy Abbott & 28th30th

November 2023
10th C&G Level 3 Edge Decoration with Kate Holland
13th-17th C&G Level 1 Unit 119 Photograph Albums and Slip case with Mylyn McColl

December
4th-8th C&G Level 1 Unit 118 Pamphlet & Multisection Bindings with Mylyn McColl
12th-14th C&G Level 3 Repairing a Leather bound book (Leather reback)with Lester Capon

The courses can be found by visiting www.bookbinding.co.uk/Course/coursetimetable.html.

Although the courses are linked to the C&G qualifications and standards it is not a requirement to register for City & Guilds qualification when undertaking a course.

For all enquiries and/or to book a place contact Wendy Lagden at wl@bookbinding.co.uk

The School for Bookbinding Arts, VA, USA

Lasting Impressions: Block Printing Decorative Papers
28th-29th September 2023 (ThursFri) 9:30am-4:30pm
$295 + $65 materials [hold material fee until class]

PopUp Book Making
2nd-3rd October 2023 (MonTue) 9:30am-4:30pm
$295 + $55 materials [hold material fee until class]

Introduction to Paper Repair
5th-6th October 2023 (ThursFri) 9am-4:30pm
$295 + $35 materials [material fee due with tuition]

Book Sewing Intensive
11th-12th October 2023 (WedThurs) 9am-5pm
$295 + $45 materials [material fee due with tuition]

Endbanding Intensive
13th October 2023 (Fri) 9am-5pm
$225 + $25 materials [material fee due with tuition

Hand Papermaking
16th-17th October 2023 (MonTue) 9:30am-4:30pm
$295 + $50 materials [material fee due with tuition]

Ex Libris by Hand: Carve & Print Bookplates
19th-20th October 2023 (ThursFri) 9:30am-4:30pm
$295 + $50 materials [hold material fee until class]

Book Repairs for General Library Collections
27th October 2023 (Fri) 9am-4:30pm
$225 [no material fee]

The Art of Japanese Bookbinding
2nd-3rd November 2023 (ThursFri) 9:30am-4:30pm
$295 + $50 materials [hold material fee until class]

Further information on schoolforbookbindingarts.com

Sign up to receive their annual course catalog by emailing workshops@cattailrun.com
or call (540) 66226783

Bookbinding courses at Dillington House, Somerset

Dillington is a beautiful country manor house with excellent residential accommodation and catering, set in lovely grounds. The bookbinding room is light and spacious with beautiful views. Good materials, tools and equipment are all available.

Sadly the centre will be closing in its present form at the end of September 2023, so take this last opportunity to enjoy learning in this idyllic settin...

A Spread of Star Books
25th-27th September 2023
Tutor Nesta Davies
Structural paper play using the concertina fold and multilayering to construct star books with context and narrative and a sevenpoint book structure. Suitable for bookbinders, book artists and complete beginners.

Booking and further details on all courses below are available from the website www.dillington.com/learn

Bookbinding Courses with Doug Mitchel

2023 Course Dates

Higham Hall www.highamhall.com

Bookbinding: Subject to be decided
6th-9th October 2023

Doug has been a Book Conservator for over 50 years. He completed a 5year apprenticeship at John Dickinsons in Hertfordshire, gaining a City and Guilds distinction in bookbinding and print finishing at the Watford College of Technology. He continued his training by later working for the British Museum Bindery and Foreign Office Press in Whitehall before joining the British Library in 2001 as a Book & Paper Conservator and Gold Finisher at the Centre for Conservation where he later achieved a level 3 NVQ qualification so that he can mentor interns and foreign students.

He has made presentation books for the Princess Royal, Prince Charles, The King of Morocco and the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Doug is a member and regular face of the Society of Bookbinders Conferences and regional Workshops and has lectured at the York conference in 2007, and Warwick in 2011. Although now retired he continues to hold workshops in various aspects of Bookbinding, historical book structures, Restoration, Paper Conservation and Gold Finishing at adult education colleges, S.O.B. regionals and independent conservation studios. He has over 27 years teaching experience.

For further information on these courses, Doug can be contacted at booksurgeon@gmail.com

Alan Fitch Binder of Books & Teacher of Bookbinding, in Rural Norfolk

There are available a variety of 1 to 1 courses, which run from April to September, offering the opportunity to learn in an idyllic location and relaxed atmosphere. All necessary materials required for each course are included in the course fee. Course dates are by mutual agreement.

Over the period of each course you will be guided through all the aspects of bookbinding, relevant to each course. There are at present four courses available:

5 Day Courses. Each course runs from Monday Friday (09.00-17.00).

Basic Course This course has been designed for the beginner and covers all the basics of binding a book.

Refresher/Repair Course This course is designed for the student who:
Has completed the Basic Course but would like to spend more time developing their basic skills before moving on to finer things.
Has had some experience in the past of binding a case bound, round and backed book but would like to refresh their skills.
Would like to develop their skills in repairing old cloth cased books.

Full Leather Course This course is for the person who wants to develop their bookbinding skills and progress to binding in leather. (To attend this course it is important that you have attend the Basic Course or something similar.)

2 Day Course

Bookmaking Course This course has been designed to allow you to spend two days making a variety of types and styles of book, which require very little specialist equipment or tools.

Accommodation is available

For further detail please telephone +44 (0)1953 718348,
or view the web site at www.abinderofbooks.co.uk

Fully equipped bindery in Winchester for Amateur Bookbinders

Southern Bookcrafts Club is unique in operating a fully equipped bindery in central Winchester for amateur bookbinders.

The club was founded more than 30 years ago and our purpose remains the same to provide our members with extensive working space, comprehensive equipment, material, facilities and training to develop their bookcraft skills. Club membership is available to all and enables members access to the bindery at any time except when training is being undertaken. For bookbinders wishing to start or develop their business, club membership provides a low risk, low cost facility that avoids the need for heavy investment or substantial overheads.

Our other primary purpose is to keep the craft of bookbinding alive by introducing it to as many people as we can in an affordable and accessible way. So, for nonmembers we also offer a range of highly regarded introductory courses including taster sessions, beginner and intermediate training courses.

Club days on Tuesday and Friday mornings provide a great opportunity for members to share their knowledge and ideas with some enjoyable and goodhumoured conversation!

Further information is available at www.southernbookcrafts.org or via training@southernbookcrafts.org

Black Fox Bindery Workshops, London

One of the reasons why I fell in love with the craft of bookbinding is because you never stop learning. From Book & Paper Conservation to Book Arts is a huge arc under which lies a multitude of subjects, techniques and skills. Black Fox Bindery offers a variety of teaching resources from taster courses to intensive, from one day to longterm.

The bindery is fully equipped with presses, hot foil blocking machines, paring machines, tools and materials. There is enough space to accommodate 5 students comfortably at any one time and is fully insured.

Workshops and Courses
Over the previous years Black Fox has hosted a selection of successful workshops, covering a variety of subjects and techniques. Although these haven't followed an annual schedule I am more than happy to organise different courses throughout the year when time allows and I am very happy to take requests.

Black Fox Bindery also plays host to guest binders or makers who may not have space of their own to teach. This is a great opportunity for all involved; I get to see a new teaching approach, my students have access to different techniques and the guest gets paid to pass on their skills.

One to One Tuition
One to one tuition has been invaluable to my personal progress in bookbinding and I emphasise the importance of it for focussed skill and technique development. You may have a certain amount of bookbinding experience but may feel that there is room for improvement or you could be a total beginner wishing for concentrated time within a bindery. I can offer one to one tuition tailored to your needs.

I can provide tuition on a daily basis or as part of a structured longer term course. Costs are £150 a day, with working hours usually from 10am to 5pm with an hour for lunch. For further information regarding one to one tuition please contact me (Nicky Oliver) at: nicky@blackfoxbindery.com

Bench Rental
The Black Fox Bench Rental service is provided for those who are fed up of practising bookbinding on their kitchen worktops and lacking the equipment that they need. It is an opportunity to come into a fully equipped bindery to work on personal projects whether it be a job, competition piece or a gift for example. The cost of this service is £55 a day which includes access to the equipment, presses, tools and a little guidance from me if needed.

Further information and booking is available from
www.blackfoxbindery.com/workshops

Scottish Borders

Onetoone or twotoone tuition in a private studio located in a beautiful rural setting in the Scottish Borders: close to Berwick on Tweed with easy access by road or rail.

Personal tuition from an award winning craftsman! All tuition tailored to suit the skills level of the individual student. If there is a particular technique or a skill you are looking to develop or improve, or if you are a complete beginner taking your first steps into the art &craft of this ancient discipline, contact Mark Ramsden via bookmanconservation.co.uk, or call 01361 882028 or email me bookman@btinternet.com.

Otter Education Classes in Winchester and Midhurst, UK

Whether you're looking for a serious commitment or simply want to learn something new and have fun while doing it, there's nothing more important than being taught by an experienced Arts & Crafts Instructor. Marysa de Veer has been offering her services to people of all ages since 1993, and is here to give you the personalised attention you deserve so that you can reach your full potential.

Please visit her web site to view the full range of tuition options available.

Teaching Opportunities at the London Centre for Book Arts

Come and teach at the LCBA! The centre is looking to add more workshops to their schedule. If you have an idea for a workshop to teach at the Centre, please let them know by filling in the form on their web site.

You can see examples of their current workshops at londonbookarts.eventbrite.co.uk

The Maureen Duke Educational Award

The Norie Trust is a small charitable trust based in the South West of England. The Trust funds various projects, many of which are associated with literature and the arts. The Trust also assists communitybased projects which aim to improve the quality of people's lives.

The Trust has generously offered the Society funds of £2,000 a year for the next 5 years to fund an educational award to assist professionals in the book field. The Trust wishes to recognise Maureen Duke's inspirational teaching and dedication to education and the award will therefore be known as The Maureen Duke Educational Award.

The recipient of the award each year should be a bookbinder, book conservator, book restorer or book artist who has worked professionally in the U.K. for the last two years prior to the award. They should be intending to continue to work professionally, preferably in the UK.

SoB's Education & Training Task Force has been asked by the Trust to administer the award and after discussion it has been agreed that the award panel will consist of the Chair of the Society and the Chair of E&T. The applicant will be required to submit the following:
Hand written letter of application
CV
A brief outline of the nature of study wishing to be undertaken, indicating how this will enhance their work, and their plans for the future
Full Breakdown of costs fees, travel and subsistence
Images of work completed in the 2 years prior to application
Two references

The recipient will be required to write a report of their study and experience gained for others in the field.

Applications should be sent to: Claire Redfern, 21 Moat Way, Goring by Sea, West Sussex, BN12 4DR.

An Introduction to Bookbinding with Mark Cockram at Studio 5, London

Case Binding

Rationale This module develops the students' ability to use basic materials such as cloth and a number of machine made papers. It will allow students the opportunity to explore differing adhesives and covering techniques in the production of case bindings.

Aims
to develop hand skills related to paper and cloth work and hand foil work
to enhance professional skills, awareness and responsibility
to stimulate creativity in design
to develop awareness of choice of suitable styles

Learning Outcome On completion the student will be able to:
select suitable styles of case binding
fold sections
be familiar with various sewing techniques
forward the book to the required standard
make a case binding including the use of modern design techniques

Assessment Strategy Assessment will be in line with the STUDIO 5 criteria and will be evident through examination and discussion of 5 finished items of work. The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the techniques to a good standard and understand the reasons for their use. The Module is delivered over 6 days with all materials included. Fee £700

Bradel Binding

Rationale This module develops an awareness of strength and structure specific to this type of binding. It will give students the opportunity to work with leather and apply the relevant techniques involved in the production of the disappearing spine Bradel binding.

Aims
to introduce the student to leather binding and manipulation
to identify the correct materials specific to the binding style
to understand the need for and limitations of the binding style
to apply the relevant techniques
to assess the suitability of the binding style

Learning Outcome On completion the student will be able to:
select suitable text blocks in need of this structure
forward the book to the required standard
make a Bradel binding including the use of modern design techniques

Assessment Strategy Assessment will be in line with the STUDIO 5 criteria and will be evident through examination and discussion of 1 finished item of work. The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the techniques to a good standard and understand the reasons for their use. The Module is delivered over 6 days with all materials included. Fee £700

Box and Enclosure Making

Rationale This module is intended to develop the students ability in making 3 styles of boxes for the books made during the 2 previous modules. The student will be able to select and use suitable materials and incorporate style and design ideas.

Aims
to identify the correct materials specific to the box style and use
to explore design and material manipulation
to apply the relevant techniques
to understand internal measuring

Learning Outcome On completion the student will be able to:
select suitable box styles and construction methods
apply the techniques for making boxes including a two tray drop back box
apply techniques suitable for various uses

Assessment Strategy Assessment will be in line with the STUDIO 5 criteria and will be evident through examination and discussion of 3 finished items of work. The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the techniques to a high standard and understand the reasons for their use. The student will be expected to be able to demonstrate and rationalise design, process and protection. The Module is delivered over 6 days with all materials included. Fee £700

Artist's Book or Complete Book (Option A)

Rationale This module is intended to develop the students' ability to explore print, book manipulation and creative journeys with the book.

Aims
to identify differing print techniques
to explore the book as a means of artistic and social expression
to apply the relevant techniques, working practices and mediums

Learning Outcome On completion the student will be able to:
select suitable print techniques and mixed media
forward the book to the required standard and manipulate as required
to understand the relationship of the artist and the book

Assessment Strategy Assessment will be in line with the STUDIO 5 criteria and will be evident through examination and discussion of 2 finished items of work. The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the techniques to a high standard and understand the reasons for their use. The student will be expected to be able to demonstrate and rationalise working processes. The Module is delivered over 6 days with some materials included. Fee £700

Introduction to Contemporary Bradel Design Binding (Option B)

Rationale The Introduction to Contemporary Bradel Design Binding gives students the opportunity to make a Design Binding using contemporary and traditional techniques and materials.

Aims
to expand existing skills and techniques whilst learning relevant traditional skills
to explore Design Binding with contemporary arts practices
to apply the relevant techniques, working practices and mediums

Learning Outcome On completion the student will be able to:
select suitable construction methods forward the book to the required standard and manipulate as required to boldly go where no one has been before

Assessment Strategy Assessment will be in line with the STUDIO 5 criteria and will be evident through examination and discussion of 2 finished items of work. The student will demonstrate an ability to apply the techniques to a high standard and understand the reasons for their use. The student will be expected to be able to demonstrate and rationalise working processes. The Module is delivered over 14 days with basic materials included. Fee £1,400

The STUDIO 5 BEGINNERS COURSE is delivered in 3 modules of six days each. Upon successful completion the student will be issued with a Studio 5 Certificate. The fee is £2,100.00 per person. The fee covers all tuition, hand tool use, workshop equipment as required and materials as outlined in the module information. A 50% non returnable deposit is required to confirm booking, full payment being made no less than 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the course. The modules can be delivered in a block or days to suit the individual student. Two further modules, options A and B are individually priced.

To book a place or for more information please contact us at:
Mark Cockram
Studio Five
First Floor The Mews
4652 Church Road
Barnes, London, SW13 0DQ
Tel: 0208 563 2158 https://studio5bookbindingandarts.blogspot.com/

CBL Ascona, Switzerland

The Association centro del bel libro in Ascona is the parent institution of an internationally known and recognised technical school with the specialised areas of Bookbinding and Design and Book and Paper Conservation. The Association exists for the continued development and ever higher qualification of its instructors in both areas. Competitions and exhibitions help inform the public about their activities and expand public awareness of the book. The Association makes it possible for experts in related fields and for interested laypeople to acquire knowledge and skills pertaining to the book through special courses of instruction. The Association is a not for profit organisation. Its departments assure the smooth functioning of the school and an especially well organised office assists course participants with their stay in Ascona. The Directorate, among other duties, is charged with attracting new supporting members for the Association to ensure the continued work and development of the School. Should you be in agreement with the stated goals of the Association we would be pleased to welcome you as a new member!

Department of Bookbinding and Design The study areas of Bookbinding and Design offer discerning bookbinders the opportunity of technical and creative challenges. Course participants have the opportunity to further their qualifications through learning internationally recognised methods and techniques, are able to hone their skills and increase their knowledge, evaluate themselves and be inspired by colleagues. They will exchange ideas and find paths in creativity and through self reflection; paths which open up by being away from job demands and daily stress, away from routine, and the pressures of time and expectations of productivity. The annually changing course offerings are continually enhanced by timely developments to expand students depth of understanding. They include classic hand bookbinding techniques, such as the French full leather binding, the Bradel technique, as well as hand gilding. Another area of program concentration is the contemporary design of bookbindings, in which design, technique and material complement each other and fulfil the functional and qualitative aspects of a book.

Department of Book and Paper Conservation The study of book and paper conservation at the centro del bel libro ascona assures further education specifically for book and paper restorers and delivers timely, inclusive and internationally recognised competencies in theory and practical applications. Scientific bases of restoration, restoration ethics, as well as documentation and decision making are encouraged and fostered in order to increase the knowledge of course participants in these areas. The opportunity to engage in dialogue in related disciplines, support and evaluation of innovation, and most of all development of practical skills to assure correct restoration and conservation measures all are addressed in this context. The exchange of ideas among experts, and the addition of highly specialised guest lecturers provide the best conditions for exploring all relevant subjects in depth. Highly qualified teachers, a pleasant study and work environment, course participants from countries world wide, and the much renowned southern joie de vivre facilitate learning, ignite the desire to learn and communicate, and reward the student with improved self confidence. Building on these facts, it becomes an easy task to develop conventions for the protection of our cultural heritage, the book a task which the centro del bel libro ascona has set itself and which it fulfils.

Further information regarding courses programs can be found on the schools web site at: www.cblascona.ch

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