Booking opening soon for Summer School 2024!
WHY LEARN BOOKBINDING WITH US?
With over 15 years of experience teaching bookbinding and associated arts, Isabelle offers a comprehensive range of courses and workshops aimed at both beginner and advanced students.
Long and short courses in bookbinding and related book arts are offered from the bindery in an inner-Western Sydney art enclave.
We strive to give you the best possible experience, working through every stage of transforming paper, leather and other raw materials into a finished book. All book-binding courses are complete in themselves - and guests complete the course with attractive volumes of their own creation, that make ideal gifts and mementos.
Here at the bindery, we are committed to helping you achieve your bookbinding goals, whether as a hobbyist or professional.
We ensure that our classes are accessible online and in-bindery. Which is why there are courses specially written and designed for each. Whether you want to expand on your crafting skills or start your book collecting journey, we have something for you.
Contact at: hello@owlandlion.com.
TRADITIONAL BOOKBINDING
Our traditional binding courses offers professional fine binding classes in a relax setting. You will not find a more comprehensive course of sequential bookbinding classes anywhere.
- Level 1 - Introduction to bookbinding
- Level 2 - Round and flat-back case binding
- Level 3A - Case binding 1/4 leather
- Level 3B - Case binding full leather
- Level 4 - 19th century binding in quarter leather
- Level 5 - Tight-back full leather binding
- Masterclass - Re-binding with gold finishing
- Masterclass - Introduction to gold finishing
- Masterclass - Gold finishing for beginners
- Masterclass - Gold finishing advanced
- Bespoke box making
ONLINE LEARNING
Our online classes are not just an after-thought. These classes have been specially written for an online format. There are lots of creative courses on offer, best of all, you get to bind in the comfort of your own home!
- Hardbound journals and sketchbooks
- DIY backyard marbling
- Venetian journals
- Stab binding
- Beginners bookbinding
- Box making
- Sketchbook printmaking
and much, much more!
Keep an eye on the website to see what’s coming up