Sun 12 Jul
|Bingley, The Yorkshire Craft House
JAPANESE STAB STITCH: BOOKMAKING FOR IMPROVERS, £50
Learn Japanese stab stitch in this 3-hour workshop - a traditional, non-adhesive binding with both simple and decorative variations.
Time & Location
12 Jul 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
Bingley, The Yorkshire Craft House, 109-111 Main St, Bingley BD16 2HT, UK
About the event
This workshop is taking place at The Yorkshire Craft House in Bingley on Sunday 12th July 2025, 10am - 1pm.
Bookings must be made directly through the Craft House booking platform here.
OVERVIEW:
This workshop is a follow-on from my Intro to Bookmaking short course, where we will take binding a step further and explore Japanese stab stitch. This traditional binding is both simple and decorative, using stitching patterns along the spine to hold the book together. We’ll start with the classic 4-hole stitch before moving on to more decorative variations, creating a series of soft-cover books that showcase the beauty and versatility of the technique.
WHAT YOU’LL DO/MAKE/TAKE AWAY:
We’ll begin with the standard 4-hole stitch to understand the foundations of stab binding. Once we’ve mastered this, we’ll move on to experiment with a range of decorative stitches—such as hemp-leaf and tortoise-shell patterns—each giving a different rhythm and texture to…