Hardcover, case bound book with sewn tapes, hooked endpapers, cloth and paper covered boards (w/ Joan Byers)

June 24 & 25, 2026

No previous bookbinding experience is needed to enroll in this workshop.

This two day workshop will focus on the basic principles of bookbinding while making a small hardcover book. Paper folding, sewing, cutting, bookbinding tools and more will be covered.

Tools required: basic bookbinding tool kits (we have some if you don’t have one), small weights, finishing or lying presses (please bring one if you have one), a thick paperback book (to practice endbands).

  • Date: June 24 & 25, 2026 (Wednesday & Thursday)
  • Class size: Maximum of six (6)
  • Cost: $180 (includes materials)
  • Location: Joan and Ginny’s Studio, North Saanich (Greater Victoria) BC

Contact for more information:
    Joan Byers
    E-mail: kelpie@shaw.ca
    Telephone: 250-656-7376

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