Bookbinding workshops 2025

Here are my upcoming bookbinding workshops for 2025. I will be scheduling more dates as the year progresses. These group workshops are suitable for a range of abilities: from beginners and improvers.

1. Stiffened Paper Journal

Where: Graphic Studio Dublin
When: 10am – 4pm, Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February 2025

What: The Stiffened paper binding is simple and functional binding looks very similar to the modern adhesive-bound soft back book. However this binding is much more durable as the signatures are sewn together. This binding is highly versatile and suitable for a diverse range of books: from notebooks, journals and sketchbooks or to bind periodicals/magazines together.

Book here: Stiffened Paper Journal

2. Poetry Chapbook

Where: Graphic Studio Dublin
When: 10am – 4pm, Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April 2025

What: This workshop will focus on laying out, printing and binding your own A5 poetry or short story book. Over the weekend, we will explore some basic layout & design principles; learn how to use Open Office or Microsoft Word to lay out a simple poetry book; use free software for the imposition of pages (laying out signatures correctly for print). Then we print, bind and create our own beautiful chapbooks.

By the end of the workshop, you will have bound at least one copy of your chapbook (circa 28 pages) and have the skills, PDF file and knowledge to create a limited edition of handmade chapbooks.

Book here: Poetry Chapbook

3. Art of Making Books

What: In this five-day workshop, participants will explore the potential of artists’ books: experimenting with sculptural book structures that use printed matter from nature as a starting point to create vibrant and textural printed artworks. This course will help to demystify the bookmaking process enabling you to create one-of-a-kind artists’ books. This workshop is a week of play, print, experimentation and bookbinding fun in the magical landscape of the Burren.

Where: Burren College of Art
When: 11th – 17th August 2025 OR 18th – 22nd August 2025

Book here: Art of Making Books

One-to-one bookbinding workshops

I am also available to give one-to-one workshops either in my studio or at yours. Get in touch with me and I’d be happy to tailor something to suit your needs.