Fabrication Crafts run a variety of bookbinding classes leeds
Fabrication Crafts run a variety of bookbinding workshops leeds as a weekend course and evening courses. Using a variety of techniques
We have a number of of craft classes in Leeds City Centre. Ranging from sewing & historical dressmaking course, through to bookbinding workshops. Also textile printing, bookbinding classes, jewellery making leatherwork and felting
There are cookery classes, crafty hen parties and outreach learning as well
Get in touch if you want to try a skill but nothing is listed as yet, and we’ll look at putting one on
Classes for complete beginners, through to intermediate and more specialist skills
All classes run at our Fabrication2
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£40.0010th June 2026 – Bookbinding Class: Making the Naughty List – a 16th-Century stationery binding
Bookbinding Classes, Classes York, Craft Classes, Exhibitions and Events, Exhibitions and Events in York, Heritage Craft Skills Workshops, Heritage Crafts Workshops, Past classes3 hour class Max 10 participants, £40 a ticket. Originally used to list the priests who did not attend mass in the Vatican, recreate this surprisingly modern looking late medieval/ early modern binding based on a surviving example in the Vatican library. This class will take you through preparing your pages, sewing, lining your cover with decorative papers as well as creating an elaborately cut label for the cover. Suitable for complete beginners to bookbinding. Ages 16+ This class will be held in Fabrication York at 32 Stonegate, York YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. -
£30.008th Oct 2023: 13:00-16:00 £30 a head. Maximum 6 participants. Hot drinks included. Suitable for beginners but some previous craft experience is helpful. All tools and materials provided. Based on a 16th-Century book in the Vatican library, come make your own lay flat sketchbook, using only paper, card, needle, and thread. Along the way learn more about the types of books used by ordinary folk during the later medieval period for accounts, ledgers, and pocket notebooks. This class will be held in Fabrication York at 19 Coney St, York YO1 9QL Access: The Fabrication shop has level access to the street. The class area is on the first floor accessed via 2 flights of stairs (can potentially be moved into the shop area by request). Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via three sets of fire doors. If you have any specific access queries, don’t hesitate to contact Anachronalia.Read more -
£45.00Pyrography Masterclass
Classes York, Craft Classes, Craft Classes & Workshops, Exhibitions and Events in York, Heritage Craft Skills WorkshopsPyrography Masterclass: £45 3 hour class 1pm-4pm An in-depth, beginner-friendly journey through the ins and outs of creating your own stunning pyrography art. You’ll learn the dos and don’ts of safety, technique and how to select materials, including the chance to practice different techniques on different woods. You’ll then get to put your new skills into practice by decorating an item of your choice to take home, followed by learning how to finish and care for your pyrography piece. Sabrina of FiftyEleven is a second-generation pyrography artist and heritage cabinet maker who has been creating fanciful and practical items in sustainable woods for 15 years. Working from her home studio, occasionally assisted by some overenthusiastic chickens Max 4 users 16+ 32 Stonegate, YORK, North Yorkshire, YO1 8AS Access: The Fabrication shop has 3 steps up from the street and 2 further steps inside to access the rear of the shop. The class area is located at the rear of the shop floor. Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via stairs only. -
£30.0011th Nov 2023: 13:30-16:30 £30 a head. Maximum 8 participants. Hot drinks included. Suitable for beginners but some previous craft experience is helpful. Make your own re-useable pocket notebook. Perfect for notes on the go. All materials and tools are provided. Held at Fabrication, 19 Coney Street, York. Access: The Fabrication shop has level access to the street. The class area is on the first floor accessed via 2 flights of stairs (can potentially be moved into the shop area by request). Toilets are on the first floor and accessed via three sets of fire doors. If you have any specific access queries, don’t hesitate to contact Anachronalia.Read more