Lovely weather

The lovely weather has brought everyone out: dogs, children, grandparents etc, so we are very busy and meeting lots of enjoyable people. The bookbinding session with Chris Hicks, on Saturday, went really well with lots of interested people coming along. They all wanted Chris to do a course so it was nice to see such a strong interest in this craft.

Chris is currently binding ten special copies of a new book entitled "Piper in Print" which discusses illustrations and printed epehmera produced by John Piper. Using a design based on one of Piper's paintings, each book will be bound in a different combination of coloured leather, thus making each copy unique.

His next large job will be for the Gregynog Press in Wales. This will be a book on the Castles of the Welsh Princes with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. The edition will run to 250 copies each bound in quarter leather with a slip case.

In the meantime Chris continues with his day to day work of repairing and binding a wide variety of books for private customers and libraries.

 You can visit Chris's website at www.book-bindery.co.uk or email him at chrishicksbookbinder@btinternet.com