Part of Sunny Bank Mills Print Festival 2025.
Concertina is a really playful technique that can be used to create a variety of books and sketchbooks and combined with other binding techniques to create more complex outcomes. In this introductory session, Abbie will guide you through the process of constructing a simple concertina as well as making a decorative hard cover which will enable you to add colour and personality to your book.
Hardcovers can be made from a variety of printed papers so please do bring any decorative papers, wrapping paper or old artworks you may wish to use. It’s a fantastic opportunity to repurpose some old paper into a unique book cover. A range of cover papers will also be provided so please do not worry if you do not have any to hand.
This workshop is perfect for beginners or those who have tried other bookbinding processes before as you will be equipped with the skills to combine new and familiar techniques to make artwork that is personal to you.
You will leave the workshop with one handmade book and a helpful guide to keep you going at home.
Suitable for ages 16+. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Artist bio:
Abbie Mooney is an illustrator and printmaker who teaches printmaking and bookbinding in Further Education and as a Freelance Workshop Facilitator.
Abbie’s own practice explores material processes as a form of heritage-making, exploring how collagraph combined with other printing techniques and traditional book arts can enliven heritage narratives.
She is passionate about sharing new and innovative ways of using traditional techniques to keep heritage processes alive.
Sunny Bank Mills
Farsley Town Street
Farsley
Leeds
LS28 5UJ
United Kingdom
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The venue of the Print Festival is on the first floor of the 1912 Mill, which is accessed via one flight of stairs or a wheelchair accessible lift. We will have attendants on hand to offer assistance.
The Market will be loud and busy at times, but areas of the Mills, including the Gallery and Tea Room will be open throughout the weekend for a more relaxed shopping and seating experience.
Free parking, included limited accessible parking is available around the Mill site and on Farsley Town Street. We strongly encourage visitors to use alternative methods of transport for this event, including walking, bus and train travel, and car sharing. Parking is limited on site and you may me turned away during busy periods.
If you need any assistance throughout the weekend, find a Mill Host in a pink hi vis vest, or visit the information point outside the 1912 Mill for support.
For visitor and animal welfare, this is NOT a dog friendly event. This is due to the high numbers of expected visitors.
Assistance dogs are permitted.
