Current dates of available workshops

21.04.2026, 6 PM

16.05.2026, 12 PM

Price of 200 zł.

The Handmade Paper Manufactory in Kobyłka invites you to demonstrations of papermaking and marbling.

During the workshop, we’ll use 14th- and 15th-century equipment to create paper. You’ll learn about the history of paper in Poland and around the world. You’ll learn about filigree and watermarks! You’ll also learn the differences between parchment, papyrus, and handmade paper. Together, you’ll try your hand at the extraordinary, ancient bookbinding method of dyeing paper with seaweed extract. You’ll leave the workshop with a sheet of handmade paper and a piece of dyed paper with fanciful patterns!

We cordially invite you!

Course of the workshops

1. Lecture/story on topics related to the history of paper.
2. Demonstrations of hand-made paper on a sieve – paper-making workshops using materials and equipment recreated from the 14th and 15th centuries. Participants have the opportunity to try their hand at making sheets of paper with filigree and decorative paper, such as flower petals and seeds. To make the demonstration more attractive during the growing season, we suggest arranging floral arrangements on used paper.
3. Demonstration of dyeing handmade paper (known as marbling).
   A colorful and highly effective workshop, complete with a lecture on the history and uses of such paper in everyday life. This is a forgotten method of dyeing handmade paper, performed using a thick carrageenan extract (an extract of seaweed). Pages dyed using this method decorated old books, such as endpapers and covers.

Workshops are held throughout the year in two locations:

the Handmade Paper Manufactory in Kobyłka and the Papierówka Museum in Warsaw’s Old Town.

Information for workshop participants

• Workshop participants should wear comfortable and informal clothing.
• Participants are welcome to bring delicate plants, colorful cut threads or sequins, or cut pieces of colored paper (preferably double-sided dyed), which we can then embed into the paper.
• Due to the nature of the workshop, we also ask that you bring a change of wellies.
• We provide protective fabric aprons for each workshop participant in the studio.
• Works created during the workshop are dried and shipped or delivered to workshop participants after approximately two days.
• Items made by the Handmade Paper Factory in Kobyłka are available for purchase in the gallery.

Information about the duration and price of the workshops

• Duration of the show and workshop: 2.50 – 3 hours
• Workshop participation fee: PLN 200
• The minimum cost for booking a workshop for a small group is PLN 1,000.

Materials for the group

• history of paper
• history of marbling