New Workshops!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by sproutspress

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As I’m sure many of you know, I love teaching bookbinding workshops. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of bookbinding and watching everyone’s own personal take on hand-crafting blank books.

So, I’ve teamed up with some of my favourite people and put together some new workshops for you! Some are still in the works, check back later in the summer, but most are listed below. Take a look at the list and see if you’d like to learn the incredibly rewarding craft of bookbinding! And if you’ve already taken a class with me, you have your pick of new bindings to learn!!

Hard Cover Arrow-Stitch Journal – Maker Festival Event!
Learn how to craft your own hand bound, hardcover journal. This workshop will introduce you to the tools of the trade, materials, and techniques to make a hard cover book. Using an arrow stitch to bind the book, everyone will leave with a finished project!

When: Saturday July 25, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather 906 Queen Street West, Toronto

Bookbinding Workshop – Coptic Binding
Learn how to craft your own hand bound, hardcover journal using discarded library books. Deconstruct a book and repurpose it into a new journal, using the coptic stitch to bind the book.

When: Saturday September 12 & October 17, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Where: Burlington Public Library, Brant Hills Branch 2255 Brant Street, Burlington, Ontario

To learn more about Sprouts Press bookbinding workshops, go here.

Stitching Arrows

Posted on June 23, 2015 by sproutspress

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In case you missed it or forgot, this saturday I’m teaching a hard cover bookbinding class. The lovely ladies over at Graven Feather are hosting and I couldn’t be more excited, it’s a beautiful space!

This is a different workshop from the previous classes. I’ll be teaching how to construct a hard cover and then how to sew it all together using the Arrow Stitch (pictured above).

The details:
Saturday June 27, 10am – 1pm
Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto

For more information and to register, go here.

Arrow Stitch Bookbinding

Posted on June 18, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 254/365Join me for a morning of paper fun! I’ll be teaching the beautiful Arrow Stitch binding at Graven Feather on June 27. We’ll go over how to hand-craft a hard cover and then how to bind it together using the arrow stitch. It’s a fairly easy yet pleasing binding, resulting in a really lovely hardcover book that makes a great journal or album!

What: Hard Cover Arrow-Stitch Journal Workshop
When: Saturday, June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

Studio on a Sunday

Posted on June 14, 2015 by sproutspress

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Today I had the pleasure of teaching a bookbinding workshop at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga.

It was a great group with lots of creativity and talent! Everyone left with beautiful books and smiles.

If you want to join in the fun, click the Workshops tab on the top menu bar for a list of upcoming classes.

Arrow Stitch

Posted on June 12, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 248/365

Learn to make your own hardcover, arrow stitched journal! This is a new workshop, exclusively at Graven Feather here in Toronto, scheduled for June 27th.It’ll be a fun morning, I’ll teach the process to make the hard cover and then how to stitch it all together using the arrow stitch. If you’ve been waiting to learn how to make your own hardcover journal, this is it!

What: Hard Cover Arrow Stitch Journal Workshop
When: Saturday June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

For more information and to register, go here.

Workshops, workshops!

Posted on June 7, 2015 by sproutspress

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The low-down on late spring workshops, in case you’re someone who likes to plan ahead.

Bookbinding Workshop (Today!)
Sunday June 7, 10am – 4pm
Guelph School of Art, 125 Wyndham St. North, Guelph
For more information, go here.

Bookmaking Workshop
Sunday June 14, 1pm – 4pm
Mississauga Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
For more information and to register, go here.

Hard Cover Arrow-Stitch Journal Workshop
Saturday June 27, 10am – 1pm
Graven Feather, 906 Queen Street West, Toronto
For more information and to register, go here.

Brand New Workshop: Hard Cover Journals!!

Posted on June 5, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 241/365

Many of you have been asking when there would be a bookbinding workshop for a hardcover journal. Well, the wait is over! June 27 will be the first hardcover journal making workshop!! I’ll be teaching the Arrow Stitch in hardcover book format (the green journal, pictured above). Besides learning a new stitch I’ll also be teaching how to hand-craft the hardcovers, a handy skill. And, as always, everyone leaves with a finished project!

What: Hardcover Arrow Stitch Journal
When: June 27, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
Cost: $75, materials included

For more information and to register, go here.

Bookbinding in Guelph

Posted on June 2, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 238/365

This weekend is my first bookbinding class at the Guelph School of Art! It’ll be a great day filled with paper fun and book crafting, hope to see some of you (this is a full day workshop and I’ll be teaching TWO different bindings!!). There are still a few spots so sign up soon!

About the class:
In this creative class, students will first learn basic expressive techniques to decorate paper and then how to transform this into soft cover hand bound books. We will use easy binding techniques that showcase stitching patterns along the spine. This is a hands-on class, everyone will leave with two finished projects.

When: Sunday June 7, 10am – 4pm
Where: Guelph School of Art (above Wyndham Art Supplies) 125 Wyndham St. N. Guelph

For more information and to register, go here.

Guelph School of Art

Posted on May 26, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 231/365

Introducing a new bookbinding workshop at the Guelph School of Art!

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be instructing a full day workshop at the Guelph School of Art on Sunday, June 7. We will be decorating cover papers similarly to the photo above, but I’ll be teaching 2 new soft cover bindings! This means everyone will leave with 2 hand-crafted journals.

When: Sunday June 7 10am – 4pm
Where: Guelph School of Art, 125 Wyndham St. North Downtown Guelph (above Wyndham Art Supplies)

For more information and to register, please go here.

Learning an old Craft

Posted on May 23, 2015 by sproutspress

Day 228/365

If you’ve been meaning to take a bookbinding workshop but just haven’t got around to it, never fear! I’ve got several scheduled and more in the works around Southern Ontario. Take a look below, maybe there’s one near you!

Bookbinding Workshop
Sunday June 7, 10am – 4pm
Guelph School of Art, 125 Wyndham St. North, Guelph
For more information and to register, go here.

Bookmaking Workshop
Sunday June 14, 1pm – 4pm
Mississauga Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
For more information and to register, go here.