Sat 17 Oct
|Farsley, Sunny Bank Mills
BUTTONHOLE BOOKS: BOOKMAKING FOR IMPROVERS, £50
A 3-hour workshop exploring the buttonhole binding, a decorative exposed-spine stitch that creates strong, flat-opening books.
Time & Location
17 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Farsley, Sunny Bank Mills, Sunny Bank Mills Farsley, Farsley, Pudsey LS28 5UJ, UK
About the event
This workshop is taking place at Sunny Bank Mills on Saturday 17th October 2026, 10am - 1pm.
Bookings must be made directly through Sunny Bank Mill's booking platform
OVERVIEW:
This workshop is a follow-on from my Intro to Bookmaking short course, where we will take binding a step further and explore the buttonhole binding structure. This elegant exposed-spine binding uses a cut-out window in the cover through which the sewing is visible, creating both a functional and decorative feature. It produces a durable book that opens flat, making it ideal for sketchbooks, journals, or artist’s books.
WHAT YOU’LL DO/MAKE/TAKE AWAY:
We’ll begin with a quick re-cap of folding, piercing and sewing techniques from the intro workshop before moving into the buttonhole method. We’ll examine and visually deconstruct example books to understand how the sewing and cut outs interact with the cover, followed by a finished book with decorative stitching visible on the…