A six-day course spread over three consecutive weekends.
On Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, April 11-12 and 18-19, 2026 at Spike Minogue’s studio in Stittsville, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day (with lunch break, please bring lunch).
This workshop is an introduction to the craft of bookbinding, teaching terminology, materials, tools, techniques, and other core bookbinding concepts. The course starts from simple pamphlet binding structures and end with two styles of hardcover books.
Participants are guided through basic bookbinding skills, the principles behind the book structure, recommended materials and suppliers, and step by step bookbinding, and much more! This course prepares you to explore bookbinding on your own or continue with more advanced studies. All tools and shop supplies will be available.
Suitable for beginners and all experience levels, this workshop is the first of the CBBAG core curriculum and is a prerequisite for Bookbinding II.
- Instructor: Spike Minogue, CBBAG certified, North Bennet Street School Bookbinding Diploma (Boston)
- Location: Instructor’s studio, 1237 Carp Road, Stittsville ON
- Cost: Participants must be CBBAG members (student or full member) to join this course. Link to Join CBBAG at all member levels is here: https://www.cbbag.ca/join. Materials costs are included in the workshop fees.
- Registration or more information on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bookbinding-1-in-person-stittsville-with-s-minogue-tickets-1982315524095. Registration closes March 23th, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. A minimum of 3 participants are required for this workshop to run.
- Bring: lunch, snacks, indoor shoes, sweater
- More information: Please contact cbbagworkshops@gmail.com. Participant-requested cancellations will be accepted up to 3 days prior to the published cut-off date for registration and will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee (a minimum of $5). After that, the full fee will be forfeited. In the event of the workshop being cancelled by CBBAG Ottawa, the workshop fee will be fully refunded.
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