Doug Mitchell – (Bookbinding)

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Highly-respected expert in Bookbinding and Book Restoration. Conservator at the British Library in London as well as a tremendously experienced & popular Tutor. More courses run due to demand! Doug is truly the best at his craft (so many people keep on telling us this) and is always highly-praised by his students here at Higham.  Binding is a fantastic skill used to restore old tomes and to create new ones and the genuine techniques employed can often be traced back centuries.  
FEEDBACK FOLLOWING DOUG'S COURSES: (scroll this box for more) "Excellent as ever.""Fantastic weekend, course and tutor wonderful as usual.""Course content and tutor excellent." "Doug was kindness itself." "The tutor excellent." "Excellent weekend, thank you." "Very good course, with clear instructions." "Always a joy to come and be so well tutored and well fed. Many thanks to the Higham team and Doug. I hope to return soon." "Excellent as always" "Fab course as always. Very Comfy room. Wonderful food (note to self eat less!!) Thank you for a lovely time." "Fantastic W/E as usual" "Wonderful , I have really enjoyed the course, learned loads from a fantastic tutor, facilities & food excellent. Couldn’t ask for anymore."

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FULLY BOOKED: BOOKBINDING: RESTORATION

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Old books are irreplaceable, but often their pages and bindings show signs of fragility, decay or damage. This course focuses on the processes of deconstruction, repair and conservation that can extend a book’s usable life for many decades. Students are invited to bring along at least three books (no larger than A4) to be guided 

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FULLY BOOKED: ADVANCED BOOKBINDING: A QUARTER LEATHER BINDING MODEL

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Making books covered in leather is always a challenging but most satisfying thing to do, no matter how many times you do it. We will be making a 19th century smooth spine, quarter-bound book in goatskin leather with decorative paper sidings. We will be making endpapers and hand sewing the text-block, taking the book through 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOOKBINDING: BEGINNERS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

An introduction to the basics of hand bookbinding using techniques that have hardly changed in centuries. See how paper is prepared then hand sewn into a single-section pamphlet and a multi-section book. Learn how to prepare the book for covering, using traditional methods with modern materials. Gain experience and insight into book construction and how 

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