Wiltshire Courses

City & Guilds Level 3 - Gold Tooling - 2026 (tbc)

£450.00

City & Guilds Level 3

Gold Tooling

Dates: tbc 2026 - 3 days

A mandatory assignment in the C&G Level 3 curriculum.

Some bookbinding experience, particularly of working in leather, is recommended for this course.   Flora Ginn will teach you the traditional skills and methods of decorating a leather book spine and leather label using 23.75ct gold leaf.  You will learn to use rolls, hand tools, gauges, and fillets. 

All images shown are of students' work completed on a course (with permission).

Please contact our Administrator Wendy Lagden - wl@bookbinding.co.uk - after course payment has been made.

Price includes use of all tools and materials.

Taught by Flora Ginn

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

We must be informed of any cancellations at least two weeks prior to the commencement of the course.  If we are not informed in this time, a £50.00 administration charge will be levied up to 48 hours before the commencement of the course.  After this time no refunds will be given.  Whilst every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of courses.  Shepherds Bookbinders Ltd reserve the right to cancel or postpone a course, and will endeavour to give at least 5 working days' notice before the start date.  In these circumstances a full refund will be made, but we cannot be held responsible for any consequential loss.



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City & Guilds information

We offer an optional City & Guilds qualification upon request for an additional fee. It is not a prerequisite for participation.

City & Guilds is one of the oldest vocational education organisations in the UK and the only body to offer internationally recognised qualifications in Craft Bookbinding. For over a century professional bookbinders have undergone training based on a City & Guilds curriculum.  Over time the syllabus had adjusted to industry changes and in 2012 Shepherds was instrumental in revising the Craft Bookbinding qualifications to meet modern requirements.

LOCAL ACCOMMODATION

Our Wiltshire courses are held at The Daffodil Barn in Woodborough, near Pewsey. Accommodation is not included in the course fee. The nearest hotels are in Devizes (8 Miles) and Marlborough (9 miles).Both towns are very pleasant places to stay and are an easy drive.  Closer to Woodborough, there are numerous Guest Houses, Country Pubs and Hotels. To view a selection please CLICK HERE.