make a book like this
  • learn how to make a blank-paged, hardback A6 book with hand-painted cover in a single day
  • two tutors for a group size of just four to six
  • eight hours exhilarating book-making
  • delicious homemade lunch and refreshments included
  • exclusive follow-up access to online tutorials and email support - no note-taking needed
  • discounted equipment and materials for sale in the smallest quantities
  • a special day for you and your friends

Making a professional-looking book requires careful practical skills and exact attention to detail, but with our guidance anyone can do it. We have small groups and two tutors on hand to help you achieve success.

THINK YOU CAN'T DO IT?
THINK AGAIN!

Few things match the wonderful sense of achievement gained from holding a book you have made with your own hands.

The range of skills used to produce a book is surprising. Our intensive course brings a shimmer of satisfaction to your fingertips!

I am still enjoying the thought of our great day making a book with you. I love my little book and know exactly what I am going to put inside it.
Caroline Benge - Book-Maker

After our course you will never look at a book the same again. We show you how books are constructed and introduce you to the fascinating world of paper, cloth and board - the simple ingredients that become such treasured objects.

Our course is intensive but fun. We have designed a roller coaster ride to allow you to achieve in one day what you might expect to take a week. We remove routine aspects from the process and provide a suite of equipment for each person to use for themselves. And no note-taking is necessary.

So, buckle up, knuckle down and prepare to amaze yourself!

Making a book in a day can be just the start. There are endless possibilities for creating book-based objects. Our course paves the way for a fascinating hobby.

And we're on hand to provide support, materials and equipment.

Painting a cover is a wonderful antidote to the precision needed in making a book. The painting session lets your creative spirit fly free. Bold, expressive techniques using quick-drying acrylic paint are needed to produce a design in the time available. Feel liberated!

We are confident you will have a wonderful and inspiring time. All the materials needed to make your book are included in the price - and so are food and refreshments. You'll have eight hours of direct tuition in very small groups with two tutors, and the chance to buy discounted equipment. All for little more than the cost of a restaurant lunch!

Being on one of our courses is a great social activity. Enjoy the thrills, the spills, the trials and the tribulations, then relax between times with friends old and new. And end the day swapping tales of book-making adventures!

You may want to produce your own series of books with printed content. We can give advice on using your own PC to publish text and create digital images.

We also offer web design services and comissioned art, words and design.

Bookingham Palace - this way make a book like this A book in a day, run by husband and wife Alan O'Cain and Juliet Lunn MORE about us