It’s been a while since I updated my blog! It’s hard to keep active on here and find the time to write, no matter how many times I tell myself to sit down and write something. I do try to keep my social media a bit more active with photos of what I’m doing. My… Continue reading Bookbinding Level 3
I love making books, and I don’t mind making blank books but there is something about binding a text block that contains a story. One of my hobbies, aside from bookbinding, is writing and I have many friends who are writers themselves. As shown in a previous blog post I bound one friend’s first completed… Continue reading Project Gutenberg: Digital Library
One of the last workshops I took in summer was a European Marbling workshop taught by Nancy French for the local CBBAG chapter. Her website is here: http://www.lindenleapaper.ca/ Nancy uses acrylics for her colors and so that is what we used during the workshop. It was a very basic introduction to the art. First, we got… Continue reading European Marbling Workshop with Nancy French
There is so much we learned in this course that it’s hard to know where to start, even just to give everyone an overview! I took this course earlier this summer (we had to take advantage of the sunshine months), and it was very informative. Once again, I took the course through CBBAG and taught… Continue reading Paper Treatment & Repair
This summer I went with a few members of the local CBBAG chapter to the Stratford Perth Museum where we took part in an afternoon letterpress workshop taught by Mike Pomeroy. I learned a ton! It was really fun and I loved it; we’re hoping to organize a two-day workshop so that we can work… Continue reading Letterpress – Workshop
Recently I’ve been asked to make miniature books for a local University. They would like to have their University initials on the front over. I agreed and was talking to Dan about it and he’s been very helpful in teaching me several things, to give me a few options for how I would like to… Continue reading Paste Paper & Stamps
Continuing the book recommendations from my previous post, here are several books that come recommended to me or that I own and consider worth getting! Find the next part here. ABC of Bookbinding: An Illustrated Glossary of Terms for Collectors and Conservators By Jane Greenfield I find this book to be useful, it is has… Continue reading Recommended Books – Part 2
My posts have been a little absent lately! I hope to change that, but some exciting news first – I’ve been accepted into the PhD program for Library and Information Sciences. I’m looking forward to going back into school in the Fall and being able to continue my bookbinding with Dan. To get myself started… Continue reading Bookstores in Vancouver – Vacation
Whoa! Time flew by and as often as I kept reminding myself to write a blog post it just didn’t happen, before I knew it a month had passed since I last updated. Keeping busy, I have been applying for jobs and making a small stack of miniature book key chains on and off throughout… Continue reading The Making of Miniature Book Key-chains
This is step-by-step tutorial for the miniature leather book I posted about last time. Last time I gave sort of an overview of the workshop with James Spyker from the Toronto CBBAG chapter, this time it will be a how-to guide. For this book the signatures are sewn to the inside leather. They can easily… Continue reading Tutorial: Miniature Leather Books
Arielle's Bindery 