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Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild

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Category Archives: workshop

A Beautiful Bound Book: October 2019

Posted on September 15, 2019 by bookadmin — Leave a reply

A Beautiful Bound Book With Joan Byers October 5 & 6, 2019 A two-day workshop creating a unique and personal handbound book. You will make your own book cloth and Continue Reading →

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Super Sewing!

Posted on May 26, 2019 by bookadmin — Leave a reply

Super Sewing! With Joan Byers June 15, 2019 (Saturday) Learn some different ways of attaching individual signatures to a cover to create a decorative pattern. In this workshop we will Continue Reading →

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Make an Impression!

Posted on October 7, 2018 by bookadmin — Leave a reply

Make an Impression! A mini workshop with Joan Byers and Lorraine Douglas October 28, 2018 (Sunday) Embossing is a way of making an impression in relief on paper so that Continue Reading →

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Bookbinding I

Posted on May 21, 2018 by bookadmin — 5 Comments ↓

CBBAG Bookbinding I With Joan Byers August 4-6, 11-13 2018 This is a six full-day course from the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) which introduces the various tools, Continue Reading →

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25 Books for Christmas

Posted on October 23, 2017 by bookadmin — 1 Comment ↓

CBBAG BC Islands Fall Workshop With Joan Byers November 18 & 19, 2017 One Christmas Carol for each of the days leading to Christmas In this workshop we will make Continue Reading →

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Bookbinding I

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CBBAG Bookbinding I With Joan Byers September/October 2017 Dates: (Friday through Sunday) September 30, October 1, 2 and October 14, 15, 16 2017 Six day course introduces the variety of Continue Reading →

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Chinese Folded Sewing Book

Posted on April 15, 2017 by bookadmin — 1 Comment ↓

with Trisha Klus Date May 6, 2017 (Saturday) – 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Description This book is made entirely of 13 folded boxes and enclosures that unfold layer by layer. Continue Reading →

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Paper Repair

Posted on February 17, 2017 by bookadmin — Leave a reply

with Lorraine Butler Date April 30, 2017 (Sunday) Description This class will cover repairing of tears using Japanese paper and wheat starch paste, filling in missing areas of pages using Japanese Continue Reading →

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Binding the “Flowers of Heraldry” (workshop)

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Binding the “Flowers of Heraldry” by Vera Ibbett (1977), Alcuin Society Date: Saturday and Sunday, April 25/26, 2015 Location: Joan and Ginny’s Studio – North Saanich Cost: $75.00 for CBBAG Continue Reading →

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CBBAG Bookbinding I

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CBBAG Bookbinding I With Joan Byers Dates: Friday through Sunday October 23,24,25 and 30,31 and November 1 2015 Six day course introduces the variety of tools, materials and constructions fundamental Continue Reading →

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Upcoming Events

  • Dropped Spine Binding Workshop (March 2020)

    Dropped Spine Binding Workshop With Joan Byers March 21 & 22, 2020 In this two day workshop we focus on binding a blank book with a dropped spine, allowing the book to open flat once bound. This will be a small hardcover book with a cloth spine (If you were in the previous “making book …

  • Event: Chapter meeting, 24 May 2020

    CBBAG BC Islands Chapter Meeting May 24 2020 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm We hold several meetings a year at the University of Victoria and organize at least one field trip. Join us Sunday, May 24, 2020 in the UVic Library (Room 210) at 1:30 pm for reports on upcoming activities and show-and-tell. McPherson Library UVIC Campus …

  • Workshop: Cloth Rebacking

    Workshop: Clock Rebacking With Lorraine Butler April 25 & 26, 2020 (Saturday & Sunday) Learn to restore a cloth-bound, hardcover book, retaining the original cover and spine and rebuilding it structurally. Students can bring their own books to work, subject to suitability. No larger than 8” high, ideally about 5-6”. The text block needs to …

Of Interest

  • AotB 2018 and COVID-19 crisis

    Unfortunately the current Art of the Book 2018 exhibition in Toronto (at Craft Ontario) is now closed as part of the moral general physical-distancing measures in Ontario due to the COVID-19 crisis. And, sadly, it appears that no future date appears possible for the show to appear again at Craft Ontario in Toronto. With respect …

  • CVAC newsletter for February 20, 2020

    The Cowichan Valley Arts Council (cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca) has published their latest newsletter dated February 20, 2020. Events include: Call for participation for the 50th Anniversary Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show (May 4 to 22) “All You Need is Love” showing from February 20 to 26, 2020 (Portals Gallery in Duncan). Botanical Drawing with Coloured Pencis, a two-day …

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