Bookbinding - leather or pleather journal
Create a leather or pleather covered journal with and eye-catching exposed stitch and decorative inside pages. This book makes for a great sketchbook, memory book, journal or bespoke gift, with lots of opportunity to personalise. The focus will be on using remnant and recycled materials to make your book, with lots of tips and guidance on everyday materials you can incorporate. You are welcome to bring along your own papers to work into your book or if you have a theme in mind the workshop can be tailored to fit. Cass teaches a variety of bookbinding workshops so if you have another book structure in mind, please get in touch to discuss. This workshop is suitable for beginners or those who might have dabbled in bookbinding before.
All tools and materials will be provided.
Price: £55/person for eight participants
Who it’s for: The workshop is aimed at adults but can be tailored for teenagers if a member of support staff is available to assist.
Length: 3.5 hours
Cass Barron - Bookbinding with Cass
Cass is a self taught bookbinder who has a particular interest in working with pre-loved and everyday materials. She first delved into bookbinding while studying Fine Art Sculpture at Glasgow School of Art, making her own sketchbooks to record her creative process.
After a brief stint in Newcastle and at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where she studied a Masters in Art Museum and Gallery Education, Cass moved to Edinburgh to take up the role of Development Officer with Voluntary Arts Scotland, where she worked for 8 years, providing support to voluntary-led creative groups across Scotland.
In her early Edinburgh days, while volunteering with Remade in Edinburgh, a donation of leather (from an old sofa) re-ignited Cass’s interest in bookbinding and has led to her developing a range of upcycled bookbinding workshops, which she now teaches full time, both independently, under the name ‘Bookbinding with Cass’, and in collaboration with a range of artists and venues across Scotland as well as offering kits and workshops online.
"I get a real buzz out of sharing my passion for bookbinding and inspiring others to see the creative potential of pre-loved materials that might otherwise end up in landfill. It’s great to see people leave each workshop with a unique and usable book, ready to start its creative journey, plus the skills and know-how to make more at home."