Art & Culture, Arts & Crafts, Craft Demonstration

Bookbinding – Leather Travel Notebook Class

16th Mar 25, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Fabrication Crafts York
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16th Mar 2025: 13:00-16:00
£60 a head. Maximum 8 participants. Hot drinks included.
Suitable for beginners but some previous craft experience is helpful. All tools and materials provided.

Based on a 3rd-Century book found in Egypt, come make your own leather notebook using historically appropriate methods. Made of leather, lined in papyrus, and tied shut with multiple ties, this rustic notebook is modelled after the Nag Hammadi Codices. Along the way learn more about the methods used to make this book and how & why they were made the way they are.

This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate YO1 8AS

Access: The class room area is accessed via the Fabrication shop and is located on the ground floor towards the back of the shop space. The shop has two steps up from the street. Inside there are a further two steps from the front of the shop to the back of the shop. Toilets are on the first floor accessed by 2 flights of stairs. If you have any specific access queries relating to the course content, don’t hesitate to contact Anachronalia.

16th Mar 2025: 13:00-16:00
£60 a head. Maximum 8 participants. Hot drinks included.
Suitable for beginners but some previous craft experience is helpful. All tools and materials provided.

Based on a 3rd-Century book found in Egypt, come make your own leather notebook using historically appropriate methods. Made of leather, lined in papyrus, and tied shut with multiple ties, this rustic notebook is modelled after the Nag Hammadi Codices. Along the way learn more about the methods used to make this book and how & why they were made the way they are.

This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate YO1 8AS

Access: The class room area is accessed via the Fabrication shop and is located on the ground floor towards the back of the shop space. The shop has two steps up from the street. Inside there are a further two steps from the front of the shop to the back of the shop. Toilets are on the first floor accessed by 2 flights of stairs. If you have any specific access queries relating to the course content, don’t hesitate to contact Anachronalia.

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