Seoul Korean Traditional Bookbinding Class - Hanji Notebook Making

Make your own traditional notebook
with hanji paper and silk

This two-hour Korean traditional bookbinding class takes place in Daeheung-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. You learn the traditional method from your instructor and make a book yourself with hanji paper and a silk cover. All materials and tools used in the class are prepared, and you take your finished notebook home. The instructor leads the class in English and Korean.

Bind a book with the paper of the Joseon annals

Hanji is the traditional Korean paper used to make the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, a UNESCO Memory of the World record. The Joseon royal court, Confucian scholars and intellectuals also used hanji for diaries and notes.

You use this hanji to bind your book in the traditional Korean way.

Decorate the cover with silk in traditional patterns

The cover is made with silk woven with traditional Korean patterns. Threads and silk in a variety of colors are prepared.

Finish with a norigae charm

Finally, you attach a norigae, a traditional Korean decorative knot, to your book. You can take the book you made home right away.

※ Please arrive by 10:30 AM. The instructor waits until 10:40 AM, but after that she needs to focus on the class and cannot help by messenger or phone.