Hand bound photo album with open pages

Bespoke book

You can commission me to make a bespoke, handmade book or box for a truly unique gift or special occasion. From photo albums and guest books to travel journals, sketchbooks, portfolios and boxes, all made by hand from start to finish using time honoured techniques and archival, sustainably sourced materials.

Please get in touch if you would like to commission me to make a special book, and I'll send you information about the process and a price guide.

Paper tear being repaired

Book repair and conservation

Treatments range from a simple paper repair on a precious document, making a conservation phase box to protect a vulnerable book, or sympathetically re-binding a treasured family heirloom. Wherever possible, I try to preserve as much of the original binding as I can, in order to retain the original character of the book. All work is carried out using the finest conservation-quality materials and adhesives, and traditional techniques.

Clients include the National Trust, museums and private collections. I am part of a team of bookbinders and paper conservators working on an in-situ library conservation project at All Souls College, Oxford.

Every repair is different. Contact me with details, including images if you can, for an estimate.

  • "Beautifully made and gorgeously tactile, two exquisite sketchbooks from Megan. What a delight - so lovely to look at as well as to hold. Absolutely superb quality and so lovely to handle too, they will be a joy to work in."
    Carol

  • "Megan's work is really beautiful and elegant, with great attention to detail. She is attentive and takes time to get to know exactly what you want, and gives advice too. It's been a joy to work with her!"

    Sarah

  • "Megan stabilised, cleaned and restored a first edition book from 1883 for me. She did an excellent job and the repairs were appropriately sympathetic to the original. Megan was most obliging and totally fair with her charging - I highly recommend her services and level of customer care."
    Elizabeth