To make a beautiful leather book requires time and experience, but the reward of doing so yourself is worth it. Learn everything you need to know about the basics of binding a book in leather with well-established British bookbinder Kate Holland. These techniques include sewing sections, rounding and backing, trimming edges, adding headbands, attaching boards, making a hollow, paring leather, covering with leather and putting down endpapers. You will leave this course with new skills and most importantly a book that is bound in the leather of your choice. This course is suitable for anyone who has already acquired some bookbinding experience.
Kate Holland
