Learn Bookbinding Arvostelua 31

I started off originally buying the starter kit so I could spend some quality time with my mom and we both loved it and throughly enjoyed make in our books and found the instructions so easy to follow. From this we have both made books to gift to friends who would appreciate the work that goes into them.
I also ordered the watercolour book kit as a Christmas present for my mom (and one for myself of course), dad seemed quite keen so I bought a third for him too! Unfortunately all my stuff is at my mom and dads and covid-19 had other ideas of us getting together to work on them!
So now I have a couple of refill pack I could work on but none of the tools! ☹️

I brought the starter kit having seen an ad on Facebook during the lock down and thought it would be something different to try. I immediately cracked on with the first book and although wasn't perfect I was happy. I put a question on the facebook group and within a couple of hours Mandy herself had answered my question. I have since ordered a few more kits and have looked around for bits to do it myself and if I have ever asked a question Mandy has always responded.
I am about to put another order in so I have plenty of things to keep me occupied when I move overseas!

Given the current situation Mandy is going brilliantly well to carry on feeding our addiction. Other companies would have stopped!!

Excellent product, fantastic customer service, I will certainly ordering more. Thank you!

Bought a starter kit from this company. Tools are ok except the scissors which are very cheap and chewed up everything they come into contact with - not the "quality scissors" advertised.

Biggest issue was the other items which were not as described. No grosgrain ribbon, only double faced satin(about half the cost of grosgrain). Only about 1m of tape and not the 5m advertised. The "quality designer patterned paper" is just small pieces of wrapping paper. There were no protective plastic sheets (unless you count the cellophane packaging) and there was around 10m of thread and not the 25m advertised. The whole thing felt as though every possible corner had been cut in the hope the buyer, being a beginner, wouldn't notice.

The reviews on the website are unreliable as the owner vets and deletes anything negative.

Just seen the response (got a heads up from TrustPilot to the very genuine email address). Anyone reading the response might very well question why the only one of my points that has been challenged is that regarding the ribbon!

Amazing quality of product and service. Would definitely recommend.

I saw an advert for Learn Bookbinding as as its something I always wanted to do but didnt know where to start, I decided to treat myself. And what a treat! Mandy changed the original paper to dotted paper & I also chose what covers I wanted. When the kit arrived I was blown away by the quality of everything provided. Literally everything one needs to make two beautiful books...and more! The instructions, however, were something else altogether- so clear & in great depth, with step by step photos and written in a way everyone can understand - very few kits I have purchased have ever had such through instructions. My notebooks, now finished, are absolutely gorgeous, I am so impressed! And Mandy has been so helpful and polite, she was like a proud mum when I sent her photos of my books and also recommended books i could read on the subject. You can also purchase further materials so you can carry on making notebooks! If this is a craft you have considered trying I urge you to get a starter kit from Mandy at Learn Bookbinding- you wont regret it.

I have recommended this kit to many friends as an excellent introduction to the basics of bookbinding. Absolutely everything in this kit is supplied to enable you to make two A5 hardback books from scratch. Once this basic understanding of how a book is put together, then it is easy to carry on practising with the refill kits also available on the website, or to try other bookbinding methods either in classes or from good books on the subject. Learn Bookbinding are meticulous about preparing thorough and well-illustrated instructions and this has enabled more than a few bookbinders to make wonderful books for themselves or for sale.

Brilliant bookbinding starter kit with beautiful papers to chose from and everything you could possibly need for the bookbinding process including bone folder, Cork backed ruler, craft knife and even a propelling pencil! The instructions were excellent too leaving no possibility of misunderstanding the process. I'd recommend to others, in fact I already have!

Customer care is great. I asked by Facebook if I could pick the design for the starter kit. The books were for myself to use as sketch books when completed so wanted a design that reflected me. This was no problem. The kit came and all the materials are really high quality. The instructions are so detailed, even I found it easy to do. Will be ordering more refills in the future.

I have received a starter kit from my husband as a gift. The tools and everything were top notch. I wasn't sure as I'm new,but I took a residential book binding course with a different tutor unaffiliated with this company and the tutor was very impressed with every single thing in the kit. I only needed to borrow presses as all the other materials I had. Seriously cannot recommend this company more. I will be ordering again.

Materials in refill kits not as advertised on website. No apology or explanation for substitution until query raised with owner. In fairness she did offer a refund but also sent aggressive and abusive voicemail and email messages

Won't be ordering again

This business has been in existence of around 10 years but didn't have a single TrustPilot review, either positive or negative, until I posted the above yesterday morning. The flurry of positive "reviews" since then is indicative of the way this company deals with any remotely negative comment - deny and cover up.

Please treat positive reviews with caution - responses posted by owner (now removedd) confirmed they are not above offering incentives for positive reviews

Please also treat any £5 off "fake reviews" offer (appropriate choice of name) with caution and make sure it is not just an existing offer dressed up to make you think you're getting a bargain when you aren't getting anything other than the price the product is currently being offered at. Recent posts on Facebook have been offering £5 off the starter kit anyway during the Covid crisis so the "offer" stated below is really just what kit is going for anyway.