Middlesex Bindery

Updates

Posted on May 8, 2019

We will be closed the week of Memorial Day, May 27 - May 31.

Enjoy your holiday.

Holiday Open Studios

Dec 9, 2018 – Dec 9, 2018

Four days of open studios. Gifts! Food! Beer!

Holiday Open Studios

Dec 8, 2018 – Dec 8, 2018

Four days of open studios. Gifts! Food! Beer!

Holiday Open Studios

Dec 2, 2018 – Dec 2, 2018

Four days of open studios! Gifts! Food! Beer!

Holiday Open Studios

Dec 1, 2018 – Dec 1, 2018

Four days of open studios events. Gifts! Food! Beer!

Small Business Saturday

Nov 24, 2018 – Nov 24, 2018

We are participating is Small Business Saturday. Come out and support local artisans while shopping this holiday season. We will have some new and unusual things!

Saturday November 24 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving)
from Noon to 5:00.

Learn more

October open studios

Oct 7, 2018 – Oct 7, 2018

Special two day open studio. Art! Food! Beer! Pumpkin spice!

October Open Studios

Oct 6, 2018 – Oct 6, 2018

Special two day open studios. Art! Food! Beer! Pumpkin spice!

Posted on Jul 9, 2018

Notice: We will be closed August 8 through August 14.

Bookbinding

Journals
Blank or printed journals of many styles and designs
Sketchbooks
Sketchbooks of all types and sizes: charcoal, watercolor, pencil, ink, pastels
Notebooks
Notebooks of all sizes and types
"Matchnotes"
Matchbook sized notebooks with cover designs to your specification, great for weddings or other special and commemorative events
Photo albums
Custom made photo albums with our own unique design
Portfolios
Presentation portfolios custom made with your unique needs in mind
Design bindings
Bindings with bespoke cover designs in leather
Fine bindings
Fine leather covered books
Rebinding
Have a book that can't be repaired? Don't like the cover? Want something special?
Boxes
Protective and presentation boxes of all types
Thesis binding
You worked long and hard on your thesis. Get it out of the drawer and onto your shelf. (Discounts for UML and UMB.)

Book repair

Cloth cover repair
Cover falling off a favorite old book? We can fix it.
Leather cover repair
Leather cover damaged? We can fix it.
Paper repair
Do you have torn pages or have pages fallen out? We can fix it.
Rebinding
Cover can't be saved? Like the book but not the cover? We can fix that

Instruction

Individual instruction
One on one instruction
Group instruction
Take a class with your small group
Classes
Classes on various topics and techniques

Bindery rental

Bindery time
Know what you're doing but don't have the equipment? Rent bindery time for the day in our richly equipped space.

Testimonials

11 months ago

Purchase a hand-bound book, or commission a custom creation. Restore and preserve important family papers and books for the next generation. The Middlesex Bindery combines authentic bookbinding machinery over 100 years old with the latest training from New England's finest bookbinders. Well worth the visit! Surrounded by other artists and craftspeople in the studio building, this resource is fun to visit.

- Kirk F