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Bookbinding Workshop with London Centre for Book Arts

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Close-up detail of Japanese notebook for bookbinding craft workshop

Come experience the art of bookbinding with experts from the London Centre for Book Arts.

Participants in this two-hour workshop will have a choice of unique materials to create their very own notebook using a binding technique called Japanese Stab Binding.

London Centre for Book Arts (londonbookarts.org) is an artist-run, open-access studio providing workshop programmes for the community and access to resources for artists and designers. Making Books: A guide to creating hand-crafted books by the London Centre for Book Arts was published by Pavilion Books in August.

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