Beginners Bookbinding Workshop – Junk Journal

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Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 7 customer ratings

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Class Name: Beginners Bookbinding Workshop – Junk Journal
Learners per Class: 7
No. of Sessions: 1
Length of Session: 5 hours

Booking Info

£68.00

Introduction

In this beginners’ book binding workshop we will make a junk journal from recycled items. This could be things like magazine pages, patterned paper, music sheets, envelopes, maps, paper bags, greetings cards to name just a few! It can be used like any other journal but is much more visual. Full of pockets, pull outs, and flaps they are often used for keeping a diary full of keepsakes or as an art journal.

Give yourselves a treat, a day of crafting and creating! Create a junk journal from start to finish that is full of character and totally unique. Make a cover, learn how to sew in your pages and decorate with embellishments to make it your own. This is a bookbinding workshop that is full of fun! Hurry up before it’s fully ‘booked’ 🙂

Session schedule

We will start the workshop by making the cover. These can be decorated any way you like.

Next you tutor will demonstrate how to create your signatures (pages) and show you on how to bind these into your cover. Don't worry we will be there to help you with every step of this process to get it nice and secure ready for all your journalling fun!

Finally to finish off your journals we will be decorating, adding embellishments, pockets, tuck spots, fold out sections and tabs to help make you journals extra special and unique.

Who is this class suitable for?

What should I bring with me?

Materials will be provided however it is always nice to include things that you like and that mean something to you in your journals. Here is a list of suggested items that you may wish to bring:

- Old greeting cards
- Old letters/envelopes
- Any nice papers or wrapping paper
- Old calendars or diaries especially those with pictures
- Images you like from magazines
- Old books that you don’t mind cutting up
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Writing paper/notecards

Please bear in mind that any item you bring could be included in your journal and should only be items you don’t mind cutting up, sticking in etc.

Also glasses are a must if you wear them as we will be threading a needle and using sharp tools in this workshop.

There is a lunch break on this workshop so feel free to bring some lunch with you or pop into town to get something during the break. We also have a fridge and a microwave that you are welcome to make use of if you want to bring something hot to eat.

What will I take home?

Your Tutor: Lisa Goddard

Mixed media artist and art journaller

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7 reviews for Beginners Bookbinding Workshop – Junk Journal

Rated 5 out of 5
karen dyson-marshall (verified owner) – 12th June 2018
The best day ever, but went far to quick, I would recommend this course to anyone that loves journaling or books.
Rated 5 out of 5
Amanda (verified owner) – 29th June 2019
Fab session. Time flew by. Lisa is a great tutor and I learnt so much. Will be looking to do more journal workshops with her in the future. Highly recommended. 5 star!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Evelyn (verified owner) – 29th June 2019
Really enjoyed the workshop. Could spend days doing this forgetting about the world!
Rated 5 out of 5
Debbie (verified owner) – 11th January 2020
Loved this workshop and I have an actual book to show for my day!
Rated 5 out of 5
Sam (verified owner) – 11th January 2020
I had such a great day and loved learning a new skill. Really fun day, thank you!
Rated 5 out of 5
Rachael Carrington – 11th January 2020
Lovely workshop with lovely company. Learned a new craft and enjoyed every minute. Thank you 😊
Rated 5 out of 5
Yvonne Abdul (verified owner) – 14th July 2024
Second time doing this workshop and just as enjoyable as the first one. Different techniques from the previous session added interest and with Lisa’s expertise I was given the confidence to make a completed book that I was very happy with. I look forward to attending another workshop soon and can highly recommend to anyone who might be unsure of signing up, as Lisa, the tutor, is very good at making everyone feel comfortable and confident with what they are doing.