We love working in concertina sketchbooks. In this post we’ll share our tips for the best paper to use when making your own concertina books and you’ll also find a link to our worksheet of instructions to make your own.
Making ATC Books
What are you going to do with all those ATCs? In this workshop Laura will show you several ways to use them including making tiny sketchbooks!
Don’t have this workshop in your library? You can add it to your collection here.
What are you going to do with all those ATCs? In this workshop Laura will show you several ways to use them including making tiny sketchbooks!
To access this post, you must purchase Making ATC Books.
To access this content, you must purchase Making ATC Books, or log in if you are a member.
What are you going to do with all those ATCs? In this workshop Laura will show you several ways to use them including making tiny sketchbooks!
To access this post, you must purchase Making ATC Books.
Photobook Finishing Touches
Join Laura to see her completed Photobook including a look at the cover, and a page-by-page walkthrough with an insight into the thought processes and techniques she’s used.
Don’t already have this workshop in your library? Add it now for £1.50.
Join Laura to see her completed Photobook including a look at the cover, and a page-by-page walkthrough with an insight into the thought processes and techniques she's used.
To access this post, you must purchase Photobook Finishing Touches.
To access this content, you must purchase Photobook Finishing Touches, or log in if you are a member.
Join Laura to see her completed Photobook including a look at the cover, and a page-by-page walkthrough with an insight into the thought processes and techniques she’s used.
To access this post, you must purchase Photobook Finishing Touches.
Photobook: First Steps
Now you’ve made your photo book is time to start working into those pages. Join Laura as she guides you through the first steps in her own book, and shares ideas for how to get started with simple media and a thoughtful approach to composition, mark making and colour.
Don’t already have this workshop in your library? Add it now for £1.50.
Now you’ve made your photo book is time to start working into those pages. Join Laura as she guides you through the first steps in her own book, and shares ideas for how to get started with simple media and a thoughtful approach to composition, mark making and colour.
To access this post, you must purchase Photobook: First Steps.
To access this content, you must purchase Photobook: First Steps, or log in if you are a member.
Now you’ve made your photo book is time to start working into those pages. Join Laura as she guides you through the first steps in her own book, and shares ideas for how to get started with simple media and a thoughtful approach to composition, mark making and colour.
To access this post, you must purchase Photobook: First Steps.
Photo Book
Do you have a pile of photo prints that you aren’t sure what to do with? Join Laura to bind them into a book that you can use as an album, or treat as a sketchbook.
Don’t already have this workshop in your library? Add it now for £1.50.
Do you have a pile of photo prints that you aren't sure what to do with? Join Laura to bind them into a book that you can use as an album, or treat as a sketchbook.
To access this post, you must purchase Photo Book.
To access this content, you must purchase Photo Book, or log in if you are a member.
Do you have a pile of photo prints that you aren’t sure what to do with? Join Laura to bind them into a book that you can use as an album, or treat as a sketchbook.
To access this post, you must purchase Photo Book.
Traveller’s Journal
A traveller’s journal or notebook is an ingenious idea of a refillable cover which can hold a range of booklets. In this collection of workshops we’ll show you how to make your own beautiful fabric cover and binding. Next you’ll learn how to make booklets to pop inside and we’ll share ideas of what to fill it with!
Working into Printed Sketchbook No. 2
See how Linda is making one of Laura’s printed sketchbooks her own!
Handmade Books
In this collection of three video workshops Laura demonstrates exciting techniques to design and construct your own unique book forms and decorative covers. She explains exactly how to achieve a simple stitched binding, how to create totally unique folded books from multisided geometric shapes and how to personalise the covers of an altered book using a decorative felt wrap. Watch these step by step instructions and you’ll have everything you need to know to make your own highly individual examples!