City & Guilds Level 1 - Unit 118
(Online course via Zoom with Full Kit)
March 10th -12th & 18th-19th 2026 (5 days)
Pamphlets and Multi-Section Bindings
For complete beginners’, on this first unit of the Level 1 C&G Award in Bookbinding, you will gain a core knowledge of the basic skills of bookbinding, including methods of assessing grain direction of materials, cutting and gluing, and learn how to sew books and make single and multi-section bindings in quarter, half and full cloth.
This course is taught online and tools and materials are sent via DHL to your home address. If you already have a set of basic tools, please book this course with Basic Kit.
All images shown are of students' work completed on a course (with permission).
Please contact administrator Wendy Lagden on wl@bookbinding.co.uk after course payment has been made.
Basic Kit: course cost including materials and DHL postage to a UK address £558 inc VAT
Full kit: course cost including tools, materials and DHL postage to a UK address £643 inc VAT
This Booking is for the Course with Full Kit (tools and materials)
Taught by Mylyn McColl
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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MATERIALS |
- Cutting Mat (A3)
- Large Scissors
- Craft Knife
- Glue Brush
- Bone Folder
- Shoe Knife
- Bees Wax
- Needles (x2)
- Glue pot
- Awl
- Steel Ruler 12"
- Bull Dog Clip
- Propelling Pencil
- Eraser
- Large Paperclips (x2)
- Tote Bag
- Apron
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- 2mm Grey Board -Long Grain (A3 size)
- Context 115gsm Paper-short grain (A3 size)
- Context 115gsm Paper- long grain (A4 size)
Single Section:
- Decorative Paper (A3 size)
- Decorative Paper (A4 size + 200x420)
- Plain Coloured Paper - short grain (A3 size)
- Book Cloth - (A3 size)
- Book Cloth (A4 size) + strips
- Card 300gsm - short grain (200x160mm)
- Decorative Paper - short grain (225 x 165mm)
Multi-Section:
- Book cloth - short grain (A3 size)
- Decorative Paper - short grain (A3 size)
- Sewing Tape (20cm)
- Ribbon (20cm)
- Headbands (4cm)
- Mull (210x210mm)
- Kraft Paper (200x210mm)
- Manilla/250gsm card (110x200mm)
Sundries
- Newsprint Paper - Full sheets (x6)
- White Thread (150cm)
- Coloured Thread (150cm)
- Cord (60mm)
- Card for templates - (A5 size)
- PVA 200ml
Art of the Book
- Art of the Book Sheet
- Mull (270x50mm)
- Plain Coloured Paper - short grain (A3 size)
- Book Cloth (100x300mm)
- Decorative Paper - short grain (A3 size)
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