Bookbinding also involves working with leather. Working with leather for making book covers is not easy, but Karli Frigge developed a technique for a binding completely made of leather, that is quite straightforward. Under the guidance of Aaldert de Lange, you will create a notebook.

Three sections are sewn together to form a book block and then covered with a leather cover. The sections are sewn onto leather bands that will be visible on the cover later. The result is a sturdy and flexible notebook.

Aaldert de Lange has had a passion for books and bookbinding since childhood. At eleven, he was already helping his parents with the sale of books in their antiquarian bookstore. Because his father repaired books with Bison glue, causing the books to no longer open properly, Aaldert decided to learn bookbinding. In addition to giving workshops and selling bookbinding materials and tools, he also restores books at the Bookbinding Center in Echten.

For over 20 years, Tanja Rakic has been involved in offering courses and workshops in bookbinding. She also enjoys organizing bookbinding-related events and trips, such as a workshop at the Abbey of Berne and the Bookbinding Fair in Sint-Niklaas (Belgium).

Boektotaal is a bookbinding and restoration studio located at the Bookbinding Center in Echten (Drenthe province). Boektotaal specializes in offering various bookbinding-related workshops and courses (also on location), and they sell everything related to hand bookbinding, including various tools, decorative papers, bone folders, bookbinding glue, and linen for covering books.