I follow Helen Wells on YouTube. She posted recently about Sketchbook Revival 2026, a free course in April to refresh your sketchbook practice. Heck yes! I love working in my sketchbooks so this was a no brainer.
There’s a pre course class where you make a book to use for the course if you want … of course you can use what you already have, or buy one. I can do a simple sewn signature journal, but not much else. This looked achievable so I have it a go.
I’ll use the Australian Piano Hinge style again. Is mine perfect? Of course not, it’s my first attempt, and anyway nothing’s ever perfect. The paper I used for one element is a bit heavy, so it cracked on the fold. My cutting is slightly off, so some pages are a little bit shorter. But you know what? It doesn’t matter … I love it!
Cath Sheard Art 