Workshops & Courses

Upcoming workshops and courses

Workshops and courses at Green’s Books are run in small groups and provide step-by-step tuition in various bookbinding and conservation techniques. Unless otherwise stated, they are held at our studio in Ledbury and run from 10:00am to 4:30pm with refreshments, handouts, and materials included in the fee.

For details and booking, please contact enquiries@greensbooks.co.uk

Cancellation policy: Students wishing to cancel their attendance at a workshop are asked to give at least one month’s notice; whereupon they may receive a full refund, less a £10 administration fee. Subject to availability and at the discretion of Green’s Books, places may be rescheduled.

Parchment Repair, Saturday 22nd November 2025, £130 plus a £7.50 materials fee.

Two places left!

A practical workshop for book conservators exploring methods and techniques for repairing parchment. The workshop will concentrate on parchment repairs using new repair-parchment and gelatine based adhesives. The session will focus on: the selection and preparation of new repair-parchment, the preparation of gelatine-based adhesives, the application of repairs, and locally toning parchment.

Leather Paring and Sharpening for Bookbinders, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th March 2026.

Details coming soon.

An immersive two-day seminar for librarians, archivists, volunteers, and anyone working with collections of historic bindings who would like to understand more about the books that they handle. Leaving aside fancy decoration and the printed word, the course will focus on the structural features of bookbindings, their development over time, and the reasons they degrade. Participants will experience a variety of historic bindings first-hand. The course will also include sessions on materials and formats, and safe handling.