Japanese Bookbinding Workshop - Sunday 4th January 2026

Working in a relaxed and friendly environment, and using minimal hand tools and materials, you will make two beautiful hardcover books.

Following a brief introduction to the world of bookbinding, you will be shown the traditional Japanese binding technique known as stab binding, specifically a method called 4-hole stitching.

With guidance from your experienced and knowledgeable tutor, you will then have the pleasure of making two hardcover books, each covered in handmade Japanese Chiyogami decorative paper - delicate in design, allowing your binding to be the star of the show!

This workshop is designed for beginners. The workshop will run from 10.00am until 4.00pm, with a pause for a ploughman-style lunch. Your lunch and all the materials to make your two hardback books will be provided, as will a workshop apron for you to wear during your day.

Let us introduce you to your new obsession; making beautiful handmade books, just because!

Places on this workshop are limited to 8.

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Our workshops are for adults aged 16+. Exceptions can sometimes be made for those aged 12-16, by prior arrangement. Booked places on our workshops are non-refundable and non-transferable. If we should have to cancel a workshop for any reason, a substitute date for the same workshop will be arranged. If this cannot be achieved, a full refund will be given. Participants bringing along valuables and personal property to a workshop do so at their own risk and participants are responsible for their own safety when attending a workshop.  For more details, please read our Terms and Conditions.

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