A Bookbinding Workshop at a Print Museum

Posted on April 22, 2016 by sproutspress

Just a couple of days ago I had the pleasure of teaching a workshop alongside these fine fellows at Mackenzie House Museum here in Toronto. It was a combination bookbinding & printmaking class, geared at learning traditional techniques and using analogue tools and equipment. It was great fun, everyone left with a unique journal they handbound and then printed themselves!

The entire month of April is Print Month over at Mackenzie House! There are more printmaking events happening at the museum, see their website for details.

To see a list of Sprouts Press’ upcoming bookbinding workshops go here.

Makeology Fair TODAY!!

Posted on April 16, 2016 by sproutspress

Today is the first ever Makeology Spring Craft Fair! Sprouts Press will be there with our usual wares, plus a brand new item made just for this show!

Stop by the show if you can, and if you’re able, go early to be one of the first 50 people through the door, and get a swag bag filled with goodies from us makers!!!

For more information and directions, please visit the Makeology site here.

Exciting New Bookbinding Workshop!

Posted on April 12, 2016 by sproutspress

Exciting things are happening at Sprouts Press! April 20, next wednesday, I’ll be teaching a workshop at the gorgeous Mackenzie House here in Toronto!

Mackenzie House is a 19th-century row house museum dedicated to historic politician & publisher William Lyon Mackenzie. They have a few working presses, that are very old (1850’s), and still used regularly. In this workshop, we’ll be hand binding soft cover books, then using one of the historic presses to print the covers!!

When: Wednesday April 20, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Where: Mackenzie House, 82 Bond Street, Toronto
Cost: $45, materials included

To register, please call the museum at 416-392-6915.
For more information please visit the museum’s website here.

The Studio on a Sunday

Posted on April 10, 2016 by sproutspress

Today was a workshop day! I taught the Sampler Bookbinding Workshop over at Graven Feather. Students learned three different binding techniques and left with as many finished sample books!

If you missed this one, don’t fret! The next workshop is in a week, on Sunday April 17. For details and to register, go here.

**Also, don’t forget to enter my giveaway contest over on Instagram! Today’s the last day to enter!! Go here to learn the rules and enter!!

Sprouts Press + Brika

Posted on April 6, 2016 by sproutspress

I’m so happy to announce that you can now find Sprouts Press products on Brika.com!! Woot!! I’ve been impressed with this site and it’s well-curated collection of handmade items for a while now. So naturally, I’m over the moon to be the featured maker this week!!

Part of this feature is an interview, a great Q & A to give you a bit more insight into what I do and why. Here’s a snippet:

“Carolyn Eady’s first job was at the public library, back when she was starting high school. She loved reading and writing before, but this constant exposure to books and the world of publications was new to her. She was blown away by the diversity of what a book could be, and loved every minute of it”.

To read the full story go here.

The Studio on a Sunday

Posted on April 3, 2016 by sproutspress

If you’ve been following along, you know that April is a busy month for Sprouts Press. There are many shows and workshops happening, everyone seems to love journaling and sketching this time of the year.

So, today I’ve been working on a new batch of Adventure Journals, just for this month’s shows: Makeology and the Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair!! If you don’t know about these shows, just click the ‘Shows‘ tab along the top menu bar of my site to learn more.

Hope to see you soon!

Newsletter Sign Up Time!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by sproutspress

Can you believe that spring has started and it’s almost April?! You know what that means: newsletter sign-up time!

This month is a big one, some really exciting news & announcements, *maybe* something special for subscribers (wink, wink) and a concise listing of upcoming events, workshops and general goings on of my little company.

As always, I only send one email per month. It’s a lot of work putting together a nice newsletter, I’d never waste all that energy and time on spam.

If you’re already a subscriber, expect the next newsletter on Monday. If you want to become a subscriber, just go here.

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Sampler Bookbinding Workshop NEW

Posted on March 29, 2016 by sproutspress

Good news for folks learning the craft of hand bookbinding with me: I’ve got a brand new workshop being offered at Graven Feather!

It’s a Sampler Workshop! This means I’ll be teaching three different bindings, and we’ll be focusing on the technique rather than making a ‘pretty’ finished project. I’ve chosen fairly straightforward, easy to remember bindings that lend themselves well to projects you might want to make on your own, at home. These are good bindings to help build your bookbinding repertoire.

What: Sampler Bookbinding Workshop

When: Sunday April 10, 1pm – 4pm

Where: Graven Feather 906 Queen Street West, Toronto

For more information and to register, go here.

Countdown is on!

Posted on March 18, 2016 by sproutspress

Here’s an exciting tidbit: Makeology Spring Craft Fair is less than one month away!! Mark your calendars, start your engines and prep for seriously awesome handmade goodness!!

I’ll be there as a vendor, selling my handbound books, journals, albums as well as my other book-related products (like bookbinding kits!). Also, I’ve got something special in the works, just for this show! It’s a series of journals that will be made only once, and available only at this show – stay tuned for details!

When: Saturday April 16 (one day only!) 11am – 6pm
Where: The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. North, Hamilton

For more details and directions, please see the show’s webpage here.