By Endurance We Conquer is the Shackleton family motto, and we’ll take it as our inspiration for a day of creativity which will see us make our own books, just as Shackleton did in Antarctica.
You’ll learn more about Ernest and other Shackleton creatives, including his aunt Mary, in this fun, hands-on workshop, where you’ll also get to try a little screen printing, you’ll create journals in which to store your most meaningful thoughts! I’ll teach you the Coptic Stitch technique of bookbinding and guide you as you bind your own fabric-clothed journal. You can screen print the Shackleton motto “By Endurance we conquer” in English and Latin (“Fortitudine Vincimus”) on the front cover, or you can choose your own topic and motto if you’d prefer! Coptic stitch is particularly great for sketchbooks as the pages open completely flat so you can draw or write across both pages. And with a choice of inks, covers and writing paper, you can create a book that’s just right for you.

You will also have the chance to bind a small single-signature, softcover notebook, using a choice of naturally dyed botanical covers – feel free to bring your own artwork along to the book-binding workshop if you’d prefer. There is something very special about binding your own sketchbook, notebook, or diary. If you keep a diary or like to write or sketch, this is a perfect way to store your most adventurous thoughts in a truly personal way!