Bookbinding and Comic Writing Workshop

About

Learn to make a Turkish Map Fold book, sometimes called ’shepherd’s purse’ or ‘explosion page’, as each sheet dramatically unfurls as you turn the pages.

We’ll be looking at folklore and fairytales, and filling the pages with our own stories. Maybe you’ll write a comic about monsters and mythical creatures, or design a treasure map for your own fantasy world.

Choose from a variety of decorative paper and colourful threads to stitch together a beautiful hardback book using traditional Japanese bookbinding techniques. There will be step-by-step guidance for beginners, however we’d love to see you get creative and come up with your own designs too!

This workshop is best enjoyed by children aged 7 and over.

Any accompanying adults must have a valid membership card or day ticket to Harewood.

About Kat Williams Illustration

Kat Williams is an illustrator based in Leeds whose work ranges from detailed narrative scenes to daft drawings of cats. With a love for character design and drawing people and animals, their first children’s book Great People who Reached for the Stars (written by Louise Page) was published in 2021 by Scholastic. 

Kat also designs and prints a range of stationery and cards, which you can find at illustratorkat.etsy.com.