Top 10 Best Book classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

This workshop will take you through the different stages of making a multi-section hand bound book with hard cover, including folding, making endpapers, stitching, spine lining, covering and casing in. You will learn about paper grain, bookbinding cloths, and different bookbinding tools. You will take home your finished book which can be used as a sketchbook, notebook, journal, photo album or to incorporate your own artwork or writing. All materials will be provided and no previous bookmaking experience is required.

Cooking workshops are a fun and healthy way of entertaining kids. Cooking classes are also a great way to introduce kids to different food and cuisine. The kids make a variety of recipes: homemade pasta, gnocchi, macarons, crepes and healthy dessert. "How is the class structured?" On arrival, kids will find the ingredients laid out and ready to be used. The class will kick off with some fun fact about the recipe. Then, it will be explained what ingredients are used, where ingredients come from and where to get the best ingredients from. The workshop is entirely hands-on. After a demonstration of how to make the recipe, every kid will make his/her meal from scratch. After all the hard work, every kid gets to eat or to take home what they made. "What the kids will learn" "Kids cooking classes help children to develop most of their senses, such as taste, sight, touch, and smell." "They learn how to use safely different kitchen tools." "Kids develop gross and fine motor skills during our cooking class." "They learn to focus and follow directions." "They learn numbers, new words and to measure stuff." "They learn to be organised and multi-tasking."

Hire out the ground floor of our gorgeous studio for 60 minutes. Each floor seats 10 people maximum. With both floors you can have 20 seated in total, and more for standing receptions. MasterPeace Creative Studios is a stunning venue in the heart of Belgravia, London. With its unique combination of exposed brickwork, eclectic professional artwork, and softer finishings, the studio makes for a truly welcoming and inspirational environment. Our versatile space can work for any style of event, including for cocktail parties, photoshoots, PR events and as a meeting room. Price presented is per guest including VAT. Our minimum spends apply which is outlined in our FAQs.

Hire out our full studio - ground floor & mezzanine - for a 60 minute session. Each floor seats 10 people maximum. With both floors you can have 20 seated in total, and more for standing receptions. MasterPeace Creative Studios is a stunning venue in the heart of Belgravia, London. With its unique combination of exposed brickwork, eclectic professional artwork, and softer finishings, the studio makes for a truly welcoming and inspirational environment. Our versatile space can work for any style of event, including for cocktail parties, photoshoots, PR events and as a meeting room. Price presented is per guest including VAT. Our minimum spends apply which is outlined in our FAQs.

Hire out the ground floor of our gorgeous studio for the whole day 9:30am - 9:30pm! Each floor seats 10 people maximum. With both floors you can have 20 seated in total, and more for standing receptions. MasterPeace Creative Studios is a stunning venue in the heart of Belgravia, London. With its unique combination of exposed brickwork, eclectic professional artwork, and softer finishings, the studio makes for a truly welcoming and inspirational environment. Our versatile space can work for any style of event, including for cocktail parties, photoshoots, PR events and as a meeting room. Price presented is per guest including VAT. Our minimum spends apply which is outlined in our FAQs.

In this workshop participants will make three handmade books using different Japanese sewing techniques: the 4-hole binding, the noble binding and the tortoise-shell binding. We will also be making a traditional bookcloth covered wraparound case that folds up to enclose the books. Japanese stab binding is a great method of binding together single pages with your artwork, photography or writing or making beautiful sketchbooks and notebooks. All materials will be provided and no previous experience is required.

In this workshop, you will learn how to make three different book structures: a concertina book, a 4-hole stab binding and a single section case binding. You will learn about basic bookbinding techniques, including folding, making endpapers, sewing, covering and casing in. We will go through all the different tools and materials we will be using as well as the importance of grain direction. At the end of the class, you will leave with three beautiful books and a handout with instructions to enable you to work on your own projects at home! This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or for those who need a refresher.

Join this exciting new workshop and learn how to make a Secret Belgian Binding, also known as crisscross binding. Originally invented by a Belgian bookbinder in the mid-1980s, this fascinating non-adhesive book structure features a 3-piece cover and a distinct, woven-like sewing pattern. The unique cover and sewing technique of this binding allows for the book to be flexible yet firm as well as to open completely flat, making it perfect to use as a notebook, sketchbook, photo album or to incorporate your own artwork or writing. At the end of the class you will leave with your own beautiful handmade book and handouts with instructions to enable you to work on your own projects at home. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience in bookbinding.

In this exciting, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to make two beautiful non-adhesive books structures: the Long Stitch and the Buttonhole Stitch bindings. Both bindings have exposed decorative sewing on the spine and lots of potential in terms of materials selection, colour combinations, stitching and decorating techniques. They open completely flat which makes them ideal to use as sketchbooks, notebooks, photo albums or to incorporate your own artwork or writing. You will learn about different bookbinding tools, materials and techniques, including identifying the grain-direction in paper and card, folding signatures, making covers, creating spine cutouts, experiment with different sewing methods. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience in bookbinding.

Join Shepherds in Victoria and make your own Venetian style Masquerade mask. In this class Join Shepherds in their fabulous shop and get involved in making your very own Venetian style Masquerade mask. Using a plain base mask and a selection of our wonderful papers, cloths, ribbons and other materials, renowned paper artist Jessica Palmer will lead you through a workshop to create & develop your very own Venetian style Masquerade Mask. This class is just in time for Hallowe'en & Winter Balls, trick or treating, or just for the sake of couture! In this three-hour workshop, you will have the opportunity to make up to two masks (or take one home to play with!) All materials will be provided so you just need to get yourself there and enjoy! Now you can Wear your mask to any Halloween or Christmas ball events Do something different with our weekend Meet some other crafting enthusiasts! Keep You will get to make up to two masks to take away with you.

This evening class will give you the perfect opportunity to try your hand at creating your own hand-bound book without having to commit to a full course. Time to discover your new passion! In this class This evening course will provide students with the ideal opportunity to learn a creative and artistic skill, which may be used time and time again. Under expert guidance, students will be taken through all the key stages, techniques and tips of bookbinding in just 3 hours. This short course will introduce you to the basic skills involved in creating a single signature book. This class is aimed at beginners, although welcomes bookbinders of all experiences should you simple want to top up your knowledge and skills. This course will involve sewing, cutting and gluing your materials, as you create your very own book. Shepherds will supply all materials. Now you can Start practicing bookbinding at home and further your skills with the knowledge that you gain from this course Create our own wonderfully personal books as gifts for friends and family Teach others your new skills