Hands sewing thread through paper to make a notebook.
Credit: Sam Walton

Age UK Silver Sunday: Bookbinding

Create your own notebook in this hands-on workshop, as part of Age UK Silver Sunday.

Sunday 5 October, 11.30 and 14.30

About Age UK Silver Sunday: Bookbinding

Hands sewing thread through paper to make a notebook.
Credit: Sam Walton

Learn the intricate art of folding, stitching and hand-binding to create your own notebook to take home.

This workshop is part of Silver Sunday in partnership with Age UK, and is designed for adults over 60. Each element of Silver Sunday should be booked separately. Tickets for this event will give you access to the timed Bookbinding workshop only.

Silver Sunday

Join a day of developing your skills and growing your knowledge, with an exclusive taste of some of our most popular courses and a keynote lecture with Patricia Lovett MBE.

What can I do as part of Silver Sunday?

  1. take part in a two-hour workshop. Choose from Bookbinding, Old English or Memoir Writing. These must be booked in advance
  2. attend a keynote lecture by Patricia Lovett MBE and learn all about making medieval manuscripts and the tools of the time. We recommend booking in advance to secure your place, however there may be some drop-in spaces available on the day. The event will also be livestreamed if you’d like to tune in at home
  3. explore the Library at your own pace.

See the full programme of the day below.

More information

Programme for Silver Sunday

11.30 – 13.30 or 14.30 – 16.30: Workshops

Two-hour Bookbinding, Old English and Memoir Writing workshops will take place at 11.30 and 14.30.

These must be booked in advance.

14.00 – 15.30: Keynote lecture

Patricia Lovett MBE will lead a keynote lecture.

We recommend booking your space in advance, however there may be some drop-in spaces available on the day. The event will also be livestreamed if you’d like to tune in at home.

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