Letters to the Future: a writing and bookbinding workshop
Letters to the Future: a writing and bookbinding workshop
Edinburgh-based bookbinder Cass Barron and writer Julie Galante are teaming up to deliver this special letter-themed workshop and would love you to join them!
Originally inspired by the Book Week Scotland 2020 theme, this workshop invites you to create a book of memories and letters to the future, resulting in a unique personal project or gift for a loved one.
Via a series of pre-recorded online videos, tutorials, and writing prompts, Cass and Julie will lead you through the making process and provide you with writing guidance. We’ll discuss letter-writing as a means for communicating, storytelling, and processing our own thoughts. We’ll go through some writing exercises that explore themes of self-reflection, hopes, dreams and ambitions for the future, resulting in a hand-bound collection of uplifting, inspiring and poignant letters.
The book structure will involve making and decorating envelopes, stitching them together using an exposed French link stitch and adding a hard front and back cover – a great structure for storing your own writing as well as cards and letters you have received.
You may opt to receive a kit containing all the tools and materials you will need to create your book – this consists of good quality bookbinding tools, a range of recycled, vintage and decorative papers, stamps, and a few surprises… trust us when we say it will be a joy to open!
This version of this workshop is entirely self-paced: you’ll have access to all the online workshop materials to work through at your own pace, and come back to again and again.
This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with writing and/or bookbinding experience. You don’t have to consider yourself a maker or a writer to take part – Julie and Cass will guide you through and will be available to answer questions along the way.
Purchasing Options:
Kit with tools- includes materials/tool kit and online access to all workshop contents, including step-by-step video tutorials.
Kit without tools - For those of you who have received one of Cass’s bookbinding kits in the past, you’ll already have some of the basic bookbinding tools (awl, needle, bone folder, etc.) to hand – choose the ‘no tools’ option if you’d rather not receive the tools again.
No kit - online workshop only, no materials included. We’ve curated a delightful array of custom materials and goodies for the kits we send out, but we know that there are some of you who would prefer to source your own materials. You’ll be provided with a comprehensive list so that you can gather everything you need to create your envelope book. Select ‘no kit’ in both drop-down boxes for this option.