Add to your handprinted book with collage elements from old books or magazines. Don’t worry if you don’t want to cut up a vintage book, there’s always a solution! Linda demonstrates how to find a home for the collage motifs and how she’s integrating them to the page.

Linda’s working into her handprinted sketchbook. See how she’s exploiting the different characteristics of pens and using them with wash to add drawings to the pages.

If you’ve made your own handprinted sketchbook then hopefully you’re readily excited to work into it. There are lots of ways to start, but surprisingly, cutting can be a great method! Using a knife we’ll edit, select and begin to play with the structure of the book.

Use your hand printed paper to make your own handmade sketchbook. Laura will show you how to prepare the papers and cover for stitching, then how to bind a simple exposed spine book.

Don’t be put off by blank white pages in your sketchbook again. Join Laura as she demonstrates how you can handprint your own sketchbook. In this first part, she’ll show you some ideal techniques to print your pages.