Spellbound Quality Bookbinding

Spellbound Quality Bookbinding Customers, visitors and nosey parkers always welcome, At Spellbound we offer a full range of quality hand binding and repair of old damaged books

The Spellbound partnership is located in the quiet and peaceful Miki Miki valley. Jill Rose is the binding partner and she went through her 4 year apprenticeship with the Government Printing Office. At the time the GPO was the best place to do an apprenticeship. On completing her trade certificate, Jill went to England and worked for 2½ years at a small bindery in Oxford which was a member of the

Blackwells group, a prominent publishing and bookselling chain. On returning to New Zealand she worked for Collins Olympic Stationery for 4 years, before going back to GPO. 17 years later redundancy allowed her to purchase the last remaining remnants of the old GPO hand bindery and install it in the workshop on the lifestyle block she shares with partner Craig.

Nice to see one of my presentation boxes out in public. Unfortunately I can see some things that could have been done a ...
26/12/2025

Nice to see one of my presentation boxes out in public. Unfortunately I can see some things that could have been done a little better. But can't you always see what could have been better?

Merry Christmas everyone.
16/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone.

13/11/2025
Very chuffed winner of the John Sansome Memorial Competition this year. This is a Bradel binding made with a black leat...
04/10/2025

Very chuffed winner of the John Sansome Memorial Competition this year. This is a Bradel binding made with a black leather spine and silver lettering, in a pop top box.

Job with a difference. Presentation boxes made for 5 single glasses and two pairs of glasses. Customer seems happy and i...
04/09/2025

Job with a difference. Presentation boxes made for 5 single glasses and two pairs of glasses. Customer seems happy and it's nice to do something different and creative.

05/08/2025
What a beautiful little thing.
02/02/2025

What a beautiful little thing.

My lovely customer Haami Te Whaiti. So nice to see him being recognized for his good work. Such a lovely man.
27/11/2024

My lovely customer Haami Te Whaiti. So nice to see him being recognized for his good work. Such a lovely man.

Huge congratulations to Haami Te Whaiti (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāi Tahu, Rangitāne) on being awarded the Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka | Sir Kingi Ihaka Award recognising lifetime contribution award in Creative New Zealands The Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi Awards 2024.

Haami Te Whaiti was born in Martinborough, grew up on a farm near Mangakino and became a member of Ngā Tamatoa at Waikato University. For more than 40 years he has worked alongside kaumātua, kuia and whānau to support the kaupapa of Ngati Hinewaka. Haami’s work has helped to see the return of waahi tapu land at Mātakitaki-a-Kupe after 100 years of dispossession. He supported the reconstruction of Mākōtukutuku wharepuni at Te Papa and has curated exhibitions at Aratoi. More recently, he has been a negotiator settling iwi claims.

Haami Te Whaiti is Aratoi's Kaihautu & Curator Māori.

Congratulations to all the 2024 winners!

Trinket box I made for my neighbour's 70th birthday. Gold buckram and purple cloth with hand made purple and gold paper ...
29/10/2024

Trinket box I made for my neighbour's 70th birthday. Gold buckram and purple cloth with hand made purple and gold paper lining. You can't see them, but there are 5 little feet underneath as well.

13/09/2024
Some of my books are included in this travelling exhibition. Photo 1/ Black and red half bound book sitting in an open b...
13/09/2024

Some of my books are included in this travelling exhibition. Photo 1/ Black and red half bound book sitting in an open box in the centre of the photo. Also the green one to the right of it. Photo 5/ Black and red marble paper half bound miniature sitting to the right of the photo.

Goodness me! I hope no one brings me a book this size to repair.
10/03/2024

Goodness me! I hope no one brings me a book this size to repair.

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Mikimiki Road
Masterton
5881

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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