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Join me on July 25 for the next Bookbinding Workshop at Graven Feather! I’ll be showing how to do the Arrow Stitch, a hardcover binding. It’ll be a fun and crafty saturday morning and everyone leaves with a finished project!
What: Hard Cover Arrow Stitch Journal Workshop
When: Saturday July 25, 10am – 1pm
Where: Graven Feather, 906 Queen St. West, Toronto
For more information and to register, go here.
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A selection of mini books, all handmade here in Toronto, by yours truly. Some are more mini than others, but they are some of the smallest books I’ve ever made!
From top left, going clockwise:
Pocket Notebook in Two-Tone Yellow; hardcover and coptic bound, this is a sturdy mini book!
Black and White Little Leather Journal; made from reclaimed leather and matching white and black vintage button.
Mini Book Magnets, Set of 6; the cutest collection of handmade mini magnet notebooks! Great for a colour kitchen, little hands and big dreams!!
Teal Suede Mini Journal; a stylish leather pocket notebook!
Mini Book Necklace; a book pendant from reclaimed leather, keeps your hopes and dreams close to your heart.
Day 268/365
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.
Day 264/365
Wedding season is here! This series of photos is from a piece I completed for a client last week: a gorgeous, stone grey fabric guest book with brass details and ocean blue ribbons. Sounds dreamy!
In case you were wondering; I make all my own covers. In this case, I also made the book cloth, custom to the bride’s request.
Some close ups of the finished piece, it’s all in the details. I’m really pleased with how this book, I love working with clients to find the perfect book for their occasion.
If you want to request a custom book, just go here and fill in my online form. It’s easy!!
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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.
Day 256/365
It’s a great day for a road trip to the Niagara region! Stop by Vermeers Garden Centre in Welland and say Hi to yours truly and many other talented makers!
What: Heirlooms Artisan Market
When: Saturday June 20, 10am – 6pm
Where: Vermeers Garden Centre, 684 South Pelham St, Welland, Ontario
Pro tip: This is an Etsy sponsored event, you know what that means – swag bags!! If you’re one of the first 100 people you’ll get a swag bag with some pretty awesome goodies inside!
For more details and vendor profiles, go here.
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It’s that time again, when I send out the Sprouts Press Newsletter. If you’re already a subscriber, great! If you’re not, but you like reading about my little company, take a minute and sign up! This month there will be a special treat, just for newsletter subscribers!
You have until Tuesday evening to sign up, and can expect the newsletter to arrive (via email) on wednesday morning. Yippee!
To sign up for Sprouts Press eNewsletters, go here.
Day 250/365
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.
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