Making a Sketchbook → Ring Binding
12/04

The course is in Czech language. /// Whether you’ve been friends with a pencil or paints since childhood or are just getting to know each other, you definitely shouldn’t miss having the right sketchbook. And what is the right one? The one you make yourself, tailored to your needs. During the workshop, we will introduce you to a simple binding technique using bookbinding rings. We’ll guide you through the entire process of creating a sketchbook – from folding the sheets into a book block to binding the sketchbook itself. We will also use old posters and collected papers for the production. So, in addition to a new sketchbook, you will take home inspiration on how to creatively use waste materials.

What to expect during the workshop?

1. Introduction to the Reformát project
2. Selection of papers and materials for covering the book covers
3. Assembling the pages with the cover and trimming the book block
4. Covering the book, drilling, and binding the book block onto the rings
5. Finishing touches (adding an elastic band, decorating inner pages with stamps, adding a pocket, etc.)

Why take the workshop with us?

• We approach creation sustainably by upcycling unused materials. All the paper in our workshop comes from second-hand sources.
• In our bookbinding workshop, history meets new technology. During the workshop, you will have the opportunity to work with both modern and several decades-old bookbinding machines.

Instructor Tereza Vaňková

Tereza has been practicing bookbinding since her studies at the VOŠ Hellichova, where she specialized in Book Graphics. She further deepened her interest in graphic design and visual arts at the University of Hradec Králové, where she completed the programs of Graphic Creation and Multimedia and Art Education. She has extensive experience in leading art workshops for children. She specializes in bookbinding and linocut, focusing primarily on creating photo albums and notebooks, which she decorates with various types of bindings.

/ workshop date: sobota 12/04/2025
/ time: 13.00–16.30
/ course capacity max. 8 participants
/  for beginners and the advanced
/ For beginners and advanced participants
/ the workshop is suitable for children aged 10+ (with a guardian)
/ the workshop price includes materials and components