Under the guidance of Tanja Rakic, learn how to create a weaving booklet.

Double sheets are used, into which loose pages are woven. The loose pages are secured with thin strips of sturdy paper. The paper we will use includes Gampi, which is made from the bark of the Abacá tree. Gampi paper resembles fabric and can also be used for embroidery.

Aaldert de Lange was immersed in a love for books and bookbinding from a young age. At eleven, he already helped his parents with the sale of books in their antiquarian bookstore. Because his father repaired books with Bison glue, which caused the book to no longer open, Aaldert learned bookbinding. In addition to teaching workshops and selling bookbinding materials and tools, he also repairs 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, folding bones, bookbinding glue, and linen for covering books.