Wordless Wednesday 14.06.17
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Learn the Arrow Stitch!
If you missed last weekend’s bookbinding workshop over at Paperhouse Studios, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Next monday I’ll be teaching another class in this great space! This time it’ll be the Arrow Stitch, featuring hardcovers made from scratch. It’s a great class for beginners and those looking brush up on their technique.
When: Monday June 19, 2017 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Paperhouse Studio, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
Paper Fair at the Post Office!
Tomorrow is the amazing Paper Fair at Toronto’s First Post Office! I’ll be there from 4pm – 7pm, but the show runs 12noon -7pm, so be sure to stop by!
New this year you can find vendors both outdoors and indoors, which means more paper goods to choose from! (Think designers of fancy greeting cards, stationers, bookbinder(s), vendors of paper ephemera, you get the idea!)
What: Paper Fair at Toronto’s First Post Office
When: Saturday June 10, 2017, 12noon – 7pm
Where: Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. East, Toronto
To learn more, please visit the facebook event page here.
Opening Night: Bees (& the Birds) Show!
Tonight’s the night! It’s the opening reception for the Bees Show here in Toronto!
Join us for a few hours to celebrate pollinators and help us raise funds to support them! If you can’t make the opening, no worries! The show runs till June 20th.
What: Opening reception for Bees (& the Birds) Art Show & Craft Market
When: June 8, 2017 from 5pm till 8pm
Where: Toronto Etsy Street Team Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
For more information, please go here.
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Studio Sunday
Today’s Studio Sunday is a throwback to a couple of weeks ago when I took a wonderful paper marbling class over at Paperhouse Studio with the talented Liam Blackburn. 
Last week I promised to continue with the series of posts about the Bradel Binding I was working on (last week was sewn headbands). I’m so thrilled to be able to use paper I marbled myself as the covers. 
This is what the vat looks like just before dipping the paper in. The washed-out design (with terrible ceiling reflections) is actually the paint sitting on top of the fluid. We had about 5 minutes to perfect our designs before the paint started falling into the vat, making it impossible to pick up on the paper. While this wasn’t my favourite design, I did learn a lot from each technique and can’t wait to try it again!
June Bookbinding Classes with Sprouts Press
June’s Bookbinding Classes are open for registration! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to brush up your skills, you’re most welcome to sign up! See below for details.
Hardcover Arrow Stitch Bookbinding
After a brief introduction to bookbinding and the tools of the trade, students will learn how to make their own hard cover book from scratch, using Paperhouse’s gorgeous handmade papers and the Arrow Stitch bookbinding technique.
Students will learn the skill of wrapping boards properly for book covers, and the secrets to stitching the Arrow Stitch.
When: Monday June 19, 2017 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Paperhouse Studio, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
Painted Longstitch Linkstitch Bookbinding
Join us for a day of creative book making! Students will be introduced to the basics of decorating cover paper with acrylic paint and a variety of tools. Followed by a quick introduction to bookbinding and the tools of the trade, students will then learn the Longstitch/Linkstitch bookbinding technique and incorporate the decorated papers.
When: Saturday June 10, 2017 10am – 3pm
Where: Paperhouse Studio, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
For more information & to register, please go here.
Boustrophedon Journals
A big welcome to the newest series of Sprouts Press journals: the Boustrophedon Journal! 
The beauty of this journal lies in the details, which are efficient and surprising. Hard covers (cloth-covered), thick pages that can handle light washes and dry media, and a leather wrap around tie. The surprising part happens when you open the book. 
But let’s back up a minute. The name, Boustrophedon (pronounced “boostro – feedin”), refers to the pages and their folded construction. When you open the book, there are 14 pages, 28 page if you use front and back. Take it a step further and there are 34 pages if you use the 6 hidden pages!! Yes, hidden pages that can be used separately or together as 3 separate panoramas! Perfect for travel sketching. (See my instagram feed for a short video demo of this: @sproutspress)
Learn more about the Boustrophedon Journal here.
Bees (& the Birds) Show
I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be participating as an artisan in this year’s Bees (& the Birds) show over at the TEST Gallery! I’ll be making a series of pollinator themed journals and notebooks (think hexagons, florals and shimmery shiny gold!) that are perfect for garden notes, summer camp and cottage adventures.
When: June 7 – 20, 2017
Where: TEST Gallery, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday June 8, from 5pm – 8pm. We’d love your support as we support pollinators!
For more information about the show, please visit the facebook event page here.
Studio Sunday
This week I’m throwing it back to last week when I practiced my sewn headbands on a Bradel binding. 
Just a simple single bead with silk thread onto a single core. Perhaps it’s because I get to use a needle and thread, or perhaps it’s because of instant gratification (no pressing or drying time!), but I really enjoy sewing headbands. It’s still fairly new to me, but I am hooked!
I’ll be posting more about this project in coming Studio Sundays. See you next week for part two!
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