A concertina book is more than folded pages covered in cloth. This is a place to gather memories, cherish special textiles, celebrate important moments, and share stories that words can’t fully tell.

Spend six inspiring hours with textile artist Ana Buzzalino in this online workshop. Use fabric, thread, and your imagination to make a unique textile concertina book. Working with your favorite fabrics, vintage linens, lace, buttons and meaningful keepsakes, you’ll begin a book that reflects your own creative journey and the stories only you can tell.

There is no pattern to follow and no two books will ever be alike. Your concertina book will become a personal canvas, shaped by the colors, textures and memories that are special to you.

Ana will share her own collection of concertina books to inspire ideas and show how you can transform this simple folded structure in countless ways. Learn to make the concertina foundation, craft lovely front and back covers, and enhance your pages with lace, trims, pockets, buttons, beads, and simple hand stitches for extra texture.

You’ll learn how to use transfer paper to add photos, handwriting, old documents, and other keepsakes to your pages, blending memories into your book.

This is a class about slowing down and creating with intention. As each page unfolds, you’ll discover how the quiet rhythm of hand stitching allows memories, ideas, and stories to emerge naturally. Whether you find inspiration in family history, travel, nature, vintage textiles, or just enjoy working with fabric, your book will reflect your creativity.

The techniques you’ll learn extend far beyond a single project. Once you try the concertina format, you’ll discover many ways to use it. Make travel journals, family keepsakes, stitch samplers, and fabric collections. There are endless story possibilities open to you with this technique.

You shouldn’t rush when creating a concertina book. While we’re together, you’ll create the base for your book, learn new methods, and get lots of ideas to keep going on your own. Over days or weeks, as you add treasured fabrics, meaningful details, and quiet stitches, your book will grow into a personal keepsake that tells a story only you know.