Summer School!

Posted on August 14, 2017 by sproutspress

Summer (bookbinding) school classes have been going well this year! If you missed last weekend’s class at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, don’t worry – there are more classes scheduled.

The next class is one of my most popular, it’s a one needle coptic binding, with a bit of a twist! Read on for details.

Deconstructed & Reclaimed: From discard to journal

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: Sunday August 27, 2017 10am – 5pm
Where: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 180 Shaw St. #102, Toronto*

*New Location!

For more information & to register, please go here.

NEW Bookbinder’s Toolkits

Posted on August 10, 2017 by sproutspress

If you haven’t already met the new Bookbinder’s Toolkits, please take a moment to check them out now. They’re lovely, tactile, functional and beautiful – I’m so proud of these! And the best part; if you’re not a bookbinder, or you already have a tool-carrying system, these kits come with tools, and without! This means you can use them for other crafts! There’s lots of pockets and even a detachable tool roll.

I’m currently making them in just three colours: Grey, Brown and Dark Green. I’m undecided if I’ll make more colour ways, most likely I’ll just stick to these colours for now, and if there’s interest I may consider additional colours or patterns.

To see the full line of Bookbinder’s Toolkits, go here.

As a fun bonus, these kits work well with my newest online bookbinding class. You can see it over on Skillshare, and get a two month free membership by going here. Yippee!!

Wordless Wednesday 09.08.17

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More Bookbinding Workshops!

Posted on July 21, 2017 by sproutspress

The fall workshop schedule is rolling out! Another batch of classes were just added to my site!

New additions are: Painted Longstitch/Linkstitch and Hardcover Arrow Stitch!! Go check them out here!!

Latest Projects: Cigar Books!

Posted on July 20, 2017 by sproutspress

If you’ve been following me here for a while, you’ll know that these cigar books aren’t actually newcomers to what I do. Maybe you remember my first post about them way back in 2014 as part of my 365 project? Rather, these are an updated version of a previous collection.The leather tie has been updated to a more robust reclaimed leather, in a slightly different hue of brown. And I’ve decided to mimic the construction of the cigar boxes from which they’re made, thus using the entire box with very little waste!

I’ve put the bottom panel of the box as the back cover. And the gorgeously decorated top flaps of these boxes are showcased as the front cover of the book. So when the closed book sits flat, the boards sit in relation to where they did in their previous life.

For more details on either of these notebooks, just click the photos, or go here.

Etsy: Made in Canada save the date!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by sproutspress

Planning ahead and already prepping for fall shows! Speaking of which, I’ll be at the Etsy Made in Canada show again this year, here in Toronto! It’s at the MaRS building, as usual, and runs 10am – 6pm.

As always, there’ll be swag bags too!

For more information, see the show event page here.

Deconstructed and Reclaimed: A bookbinding class

Posted on July 13, 2017 by sproutspress

The next bookbinding class I’ll be teaching is a 1 needle coptic stitch, using reclaimed covers from discarded library books. A great way to repurpose old books!

Want to know what else is exciting about this workshop? It will be one of the first classes offered at the *brand new* location of CBBAG!! Woot!

If you’ve been considering taking up bookbinding, this is a good place to start. I always try to create a respectful and safe learning environment so everyone feels welcome. I’d love to see you in class!

DETAILS
“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: Sunday August 27, 2017 10am – 5pm
Where: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 180 Shaw St. #102, Toronto *New Location!

For more information & to register, please go here.

Wordless Wednesday 12.07.17

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Newest Bookbinding Class: Now Live!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by sproutspress

The August bookbinding workshop schedule is now live! Visit the workshops section of my site to see all classes.

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be offering the popular Deconstructed and Reclaimed: From Discard to Journal class at CBBAG again this summer, in the new location!

“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: Sunday August 27, 2017 10am – 5pm
Where: Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, 180 Shaw St. #102, Toronto *New Location!

For more information & to register, please go here.