Laurel Tree Bindery | Laurel Tree Bindery

A stack of Coptic bound blank notebooks.

Custom bookbinding

Specializing in custom work! Careful attention to detail is used to create a unique book to your specifications that will last generations. Laurel Tree Bindery can make you the sketchbook, journal, or bujo of your dreams. Memoirs, baby books, wedding albums, anthologies – we can help from concept through design and production.

Get started

Shop for books

Stab bound Hawaiian photo album

This photo album has gold book cloth on the left side and a Hawaiian floral pattern with bamboo a

Stab bound floral photo album

This photo album has gold book cloth on the left side and the paper has a waxed floral pattern.

Stab bound Egyptian photo album

This Egyptian themed photo album has blue book cloth on the left side and the fabric features a p

Front cover Egyptian themed quarto Coptic bound journal featuring a pharaoh

Egyptian pharaoh themed quarto Coptic bound journal

Egyptian pharaoh themed quarto Coptic bound journal with blue end pages and white 100% cotton tex

News

A purple background with an illustration of Buffalo Street Books – a building with an awning – the text says Book & Zine Fair May 1, 2022 11AM – 5PM

Two craft shows this weekend!

Pamphlet binding class sample of a bound book with a yellow cover and a bicycle in black on the cover.

Pamphlet binding class on Saturday for Virtually Maker Faire

This photograph is two optic stitch books, one brown, and one with orange and brown trees. It's a promotional studio photo for the coptic duo class by Laurel Tree Bindery.

Coptic stitch duo

In this class you will create a dynamic duo of coptic bound journal

This photograph is of a multiple panel book structure held together with gold ribbons. Brown and gold cut out paper is arranged on a white background. This is Jacob's ladder structure example for class by Laurel Tree Bindery

Jacob's Ladder

Create a fun vintage inspired toy using bookbinding techniques!

Eight easy softcover books covered in purple papers and fanned out on top of a softcover case.

8 easy books

A great class for writers, artists, poets, designers, teachers, an

This photo is a front and top down view of two nested accordion structures that are arranged in a circle to form a star. The inside pages are covered in photos of dancers and the front has poetry surrounding cut out leaves. This structure is a Carousel book class example by Laurel Tree Bindery.

Carousel book

Take this circular, sculptural book for a spin!

About

Laurel Tree Bindery is a small bindery specializing in one of a kind books and short print runs of poetry chapbooks, art books, short stories, children's books, genealogies & memoirs, wedding & baby books, and photo books.

Handmade books are made using traditional binding techniques and archival materials. Books communicate ideas & come in endless varieties.

Custom work is our specialty! Careful attention to detail is used to create a unique book to your specifications that will last for generations.