Wordless Wednesday 18.04.18
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See you in class!
Join us this Sunday for an afternoon of paper fun! In this class students will learn how to hand stitch your own Travelers Notebook inserts.
First, students will learn about the tools of the trade, then we’ll craft the notebooks in an easy to follow book binding method that is suitable for the Travelers Notebook REGULAR SIZE. We will have a selection of papers (grid, craft, etc), that will make for some amazing customized notebooks for your TN. One you learn the skills, you will be able to make all kinds of inserts in different sizes.
Suitable for beginners, everyone leaves with as many 4 or 5 inserts as they can make in the time allotted.
What: Travellers Notebook Insert Making – a Bookbinding Workshop
When: Sunday April 15, 2018. 1pm – 5pm
Where: Paper Plus Cloth, 1340 Queen Street West, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
(photo: Paper Plus Cloth)
The Wayzgoose
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair!!
Wayzgoose started in 1979 as a small gathering of friends and colleagues that attracted about 300 visitors; since then it has grown into an eagerly awaited annual event with visitors from across Canada, as well as many international visitors.
The 40th Annual Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair will bring together a fascinating group of private press printers, bookbinders, print makers, paper marblers and other artisans to celebrate the art of the hand-made books – presenting their work to the public, renewing connections with colleagues, and sharing their expertise with the next generation of artists and artisans.
**NEW THIS YEAR** We have invited ten artisans to present a series of interactive demonstrations, which include: papermaking, hand setting type, letterpress printing, book binding, paper marbling and more!
Sound like fun? One day only – don’t miss it!!
When: Saturday April 28, 2018. 9am – 5pm
Where: Grimsby Public Art Gallery, 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby, Ontario
For more information, please go here.
Wordless Wednesday 11.04.18
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*New Workshop* Travelers Notebook Insert Making!
A brand new bookbinding workshop is scheduled for a couple of weeks away! Join me at the beautiful and inspiring paper goods shop: Paper Plus Cloth for this new class.
Students will learn how to hand stitch your own Travelers Notebook inserts. First, students will learn about the tools of the trade, then we’ll craft the notebooks in an easy to follow book binding method that is suitable for the Travelers Notebook REGULAR SIZE. We will have a selection of papers (grid, craft, etc), that will make for some amazing customized notebooks for your TN. Once you learn the skills, you will be able to make all kinds of inserts in different sizes.
When: Sunday April 15, 2018 1pm – 5pm
Where: Paper Plus Cloth, 1340 Queen St. West, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
Wordless Wednesday 04.04.18
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Sprouts Press ranked in Top 25 Bookbinding Blogs!
It’s official, my little bookbinding blog has been ranked in the Top 25 Bookbinding Blogs by Feedspot!! I’m humbled and honoured to be among some remarkable bookbinding blogs in this list. I’ve included the full list at the end.
It’s interesting to note that I feel myself reflecting on where my blog is today, compared to where it started. I’ll be honest, I miss posts like my ‘Use Your Journal‘ series, and my more introspective and sometimes inspirational posts. Maybe it’s time to get back to my roots and hunker down to write a bit more from the heart.
What do you want to hear about in a bookbinding blog? Leave a comment below.
In the meantime, I’m sharing the love. Here are the other top 25 Bookbinding Blogs as ranked by Feedspot:
- iBookBinding – Bookbinding Tutorials & Resources
- My Handbound Books – Bookbinding Blog
- Paperiaarre | Handmade Books and Other Treasures
- Jeff Peachey
- Ruth Bleakley’s Studio – Handmade Books, Journals and Stationery
- Reddit | Bookbinding: the art and science of elegant hardcopy
- The Rag & Bone Bindery Blog – Playing With Books
- Blue Roof Designs blog | Adventures in Bookbinding
- Reddit | Bookbinding Resource
- Student Bookbinding
- Herringbone Bindery | Flash of the Hand
- han-made bookbinding
- The American Bookbinders Museum Blog
- London Bookbinding
- Welcome to Book Island | Bookbinding in the modern age and beyond
- Jack & Taff Fitterer Blog | Hand Bookbinding & Restoration
- The Binder’s Ticket – Vernon Wiering’s Bindery Miscellany
- Sprouts Press | Hand Bound Books, Crafts & Paper Arts
- Conti Borbone bookbinder
- V FOR BOOKS – a bookbinding blog
- American Bound
- Bookbinder’s Chronicle
- Bookbinding Now
Have fun checking these out – and remember to get up and stretch every 30 minutes!!!
Sprouts Press + Gotamago
Time for another bookbinding workshop!
This Saturday I’ll be at Gotamago, in the east end of Toronto, teaching a class for beginners. We’ll learn three different, easy bookbinding techniques and everyone leaves with finished notebooks!
When: Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 11:00am-3:00pm
Place: Gotamago Studio-Shop, 1231 Woodbine Ave, Toronto
*For more information & to register, please see Gotamago’s website.
Open House!
This evening CBBAG (Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild) is hosting an Open House to celebrate the new bindery!!
DATE: Thurs March 29, 2018
TIME: 6:00 – 10:00 pm
PLACE: 180 Shaw Street Suite 102
*New Location n. of Queen St. W.
For more details about the evening, like activities, prizes and more, go here.
Wordless Wednesday 28.03.18
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