Craft Ontario!

Posted on January 27, 2017 by sproutspress

You may have noticed my list of retailers has grown over the last few weeks. I’m so happy to share the latest stockist of Sprouts Press handbound journals; the Craft Ontario Shop!

Located in their brand new gorgeous building, the Craft Ontario (formerly Ontario Crafts Council) shop represents the best of the best here in Ontario. You’ll find ceramics, wood pieces, mixed media, glass and more. Find a great selection of Sprouts Press handbound journals: one of a kind books, coptic books, albums, mini books, etc. Definitely go check it out!!

Where: 1106 Queen Street West, Toronto
For more information about Craft Ontario shop, please visit their website.

Wordless Wednesday 25.01.17

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Contest Time!

Posted on January 23, 2017 by sproutspress

For the next week I’m having a giveaway contest over on instagram!! The winner will get a pair of Romeo & Juliet Book Ornaments, and 2 Quick Notes Notebooks!

But this isn’t a plain old boring contest. I’m appealing to all the book nerds out there with something a little different. To enter, in addition to regular instagram contest rules (ie. follow @sproutspress), I’m asking folks to share their favourite line from Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Fun, right?!

You have until January 30 2017 to brush up on your reading. Get to it!!

To see full contest rules, head over to Sprouts Press instagram page here.

Studio Sunday

Posted on January 22, 2017 by sproutspress

While I’m taking a day off today, yesterday I was at CBBAG (Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild). I was teaching folks the joys of deconstructing old books and making them into new ones using the coptic stitch.

If you’ve missed the first couple of workshops for 2017, don’t worry, there are more coming up! Just visit the workshops section of my website to see a full list. If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer your questions via email (sproutspress@yahoo.ca). See you in the bindery!

Latest Project

Posted on January 20, 2017 by sproutspress

Meet one of the latest additions to Sprouts Press etsy shop: an Indigo Journal! This is one of many in this series of unique, hand-dyed, coptic stitched journals. I’ve written a couple of posts about hand dyeing washi paper with indigo, go here for my favourite one!

Despite the fact that I hand dyed the paper for the covers of this journal way back in August, I love the snowflake-like pattern on this piece. It’s the perfect January journal! To read more about this journal here.

Wordless Wednesday 18.01.17

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Studio Sunday

Posted on January 15, 2017 by sproutspress

Today I’m over at the Guelph School of Art teaching folks the ins and outs of coptic bookbinding. Look at those gorgeous windows and all that natural light!!

If you missed out this time around, don’t worry, I’ve got more bookbinding workshops planned to keep you busy during these cold winter months! Take a look at my workshop schedule to see if there’s one near you!

Latest Projects

Posted on January 13, 2017 by sproutspress

I’ve been adding a lot of new journals to my etsy shop lately. One of my favourites, this time of year, is this little wintery gem. I love the soft icy (ice-creamy?) colours and that the gold is metallic.

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This book is part of the Fancy Coptic series, in size small. As always, the closure features reclaimed leather and brass hardware. Along the spine a thick protective paper is sewn for durability but also to keep any bits of paper you save between the pages from falling out. As with all my coptic bound books; it lays flat when open. Sketchers and left handed folks rejoice!!

See it here.

Deconstructed & Reclaimed: A Coptic Bookbinding Workshop

Posted on January 12, 2017 by sproutspress

I’ll be teaching the Coptic stitch in this workshop, I’d love if you joined me! This is the perfect class for those wanting to learn how to make a hardcover book, without the need for a book press.

Learn how to craft your own hand-bound hardcover journal using discarded books. This workshop will introduce you to the tools of the trade, materials, and techniques to deconstruct a book and repurpose it into a new journal, using the Coptic stitch to bind the book.

When: Saturday January 21, 2017 10am – 5pm
Where: CBBAG (Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild), 80 Ward St. Toronto
For more information and to register, go here.