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Fabric bound stitched journal created by a student

Bookbinding and Journal Making Workshop | Farmland Museum | Sun 29 March

£85.00Price
Sunday 29 March 2026 - 10.00 - 4.00 pm - Farmland Museum - CB25 9PQ
 
Suitable for 14+ (accompanied by an adult).
 
Join Zakiya, our guest tutor from Fanoggins, for a BOOKBINDING & JOURNAL MAKING workshop where you'll learn how to use a 3-hole pamphlet stitch to create a 4-signature hardbacked journal with a beautiful fabric spine.
 
This workshop is suitable for beginners and perfect for those who have already created a spiral-bound journal and want to enhance their work with stitching. This sits between spiral binding and coptic binding (which we'll be offering soon). 
 
Junk journalling is an extremely varied craft involving techniques from a range of disciplines. However, this workshop focuses on some extra skills to elevate your junk journalling work:
 
  • pamphlet stitching
  • heat embossing
  • sewing
  • collaging
  • using liquid pearls
 
The whole procedure will be explained from start to finish by Zakiya and also with the aid of real-time footage on a large screen showing each step up close.
 
The session will start with a brief introduction about the craft and the plans for the day.
You'll choose your own papers to use in your 4 signatures. Zakiya will then demonstrate how to stitch your signatures (pages) before they are glued and put in a press in order to apply pressure while they dry.
You'll then concentrate on making your journal's front and back covers.
 
By this point, you may be feeling a tad peckish, so you can head over to the Docky Box Tearoom for lunch.

In the afternoon, Zakiya will demonstrate the technique of heat embossing where you'll understand how to use embossing powders and a heat gun to create some lovely adornments.
 
You'll also be able to use washi tapes, ephemera, pockets, stamping, bands, stickers  ... to decorate your inside pages.
 
At the end of the session, you'll take your newly created hardbacked (stitched spine with fabric covering) journal home where you can continue to add to it if you wish.
 
We’ll supply everything you need to craft your junk journal, but you’re welcome to bring your own photographs, magazines, old books, drawings and ephemera to use in your journal. You can also bring your own fabric for the spine if you prefer.

Tickets cost just £85.00 and include
 
🎁 free entry to the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey
🖌️ use of equipment on the day, materials and tutoring
🍵 tea/coffee & refreshments 🧁 throughout the day
 
The fabulous Docky Box Tearoom at the Farmland Museum has some truly scrumptious food to tempt you at lunchtime🍲; plenty of yummy treats, so you won’t go hungry 🥔❣️
 
This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out to you/the recipient a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁
 
Email: enquiries@blendedmonkey.co.uk
Phone: 07417 522366☎️
 
Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid
disappointment 😥
 
Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey Milton CB25 9PQ
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  • Booking, Cancellation & Refund Terms & Conditions

    • The purchaser of the workshop may cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks before the workshop date with a full refund.

    • If we need to cancel a workshop at short notice for reasons beyond our control, such as illness or mechanical breakdowns, the first option is to rearrange a mutually convenient date or receive a refund. In the event of cancellation for any reason, we are unable to reimburse travel, accommodation or any other expenses that you may incur in relation to the cancelled course.

  • Meet our Guest Tutor

    "I am passionate about the art of junk journal making, book binding and making my own unique papers. I enjoy teaching my craft in the form of small-group workshops, so others can learn how to make and bind beautiful paper journals, and employ techniques such as embossing, signature stitching, momigami ... and I love teaching the fabulously creative art of paper making.

    Fanoggins is all about books (currently) - junk journals and rebound novels, to be exact. I create them so you can use them for whatever your heart desires. Thoughts, feelings, emotions, memories, plans, dreams, shopping lists, habit trackers, you name it; my one-of-a-kind, handbound journals serve as their ideal home."

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