Leather Bookbinding Workshop - Saturday 31st January 2026

10am - 4pm, January 31, 2026

Lechlade Craft Barn, Orchard House South, Downington, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3DL

Join us for a fun day in the barn with guest tutor Kelly and make your own beautiful leather bound journal or sketchbook.

In this workshop, you will:
- Learn how to understand paper grain
- Correctly fold and cut paper using traditional tools.
- Pick, prepare and measure a piece of leather, choosing from different colours and thicknesses.
- Learn how to sew the book together (No glue here!) using the traditional medieval long-stitch technique, with stitches showing on the spine to add that extra bit of contrast and detail!
- Finish the book with a choice of different methods using straps, buttons, studs or something a bit more adventurous!

At the end of this workshop, you will have a beautifully bound book as well as the skills and knowledge to create more at home.

Cost: £70 to include tea & coffee and biscuits. Some materials are included but there is an extra cost for the leather and clasps of £8-£20, depending on what you use, and is payable to the tutor on the day.
If you have some leather yourself that you would like to use, please bring it along and we can check its suitability.

Please bring: lunch

Customer cancellation deadline: 16th January

NOTE: The Craft Barn is accessed via external stone steps with handrails and may not be suitable for anyone with mobility issues.

Click here to see cancellation information.