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The workshop

Learn to bind
your own notebook.

Spend two hours at the bench where every Studio Monjo notebook is made. The class is open to beginners, with up to eight people at the table.

Sewing a spine at the bench, where your seat is. Plate i · filmed at the studio
01

Choose

Your ruling and a color of waxed linen thread, from the same shelf as the editions.

02

Fold

Flat 105 g sheets become an object between your hands.

03

Stitch

The thread you chose turns the stack into a book.

04

Paint and sign

A line in ink, a wash of color, a date, and a colophon signed by your hand.

A finished journal painted by hand: birds and berries in ink and color

What you leave with

Your own finished
notebook.

You fold, sew, paint and sign it yourself, using the same paper as the studio editions. A line drawing is available if you would rather not begin with a blank cover.

Plate ii

₩59,000 per person.
Up to eight seats.

English classes run on weekday afternoons. Korean and French are available by arrangement.
Private sessions are available for two to eight people. If you are visiting Seoul, send your preferred dates before making plans. Full refunds are available until 24 hours before the class.


you make the notebook. the next pages are yours.

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