Fun six-day course
Saturdays and Sundays, January 9-10, 16-17, and 23-24, 2027 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 core curriculum course builds on Bookbinding I.
The workshop guides students through intermediate bookbinding techniques, such as rounding and backing, trimming a textblock, and sewn end bands necessary for traditional binding structures. Participants will complete (at minimum) two models bookbinding models: one rounded and backed case binding with full paste paper cover, and one cloth and marbled paper binding covered “in-boards”. There will be the option to complete two other small sized version of the bindings, depending on the time available for the individual student.
This workshop will focus on developing new skills and place strong emphasis on refinining through practice the techniques learned in BB1. Participants will learn with a combination of professional tools as well as have the opportunity to use equipment variations for at-home binding.
This workshop is the second of the CBBAG core curriculum workshops and is a prerequisite for CBBAG Bookbinding III.
Instructor: Spike Minogue, CBBAG certified, North Bennet Street School Bookbinding Diploma (Boston)
Location: Instructor’s studio, 1237 Carp Road, Stittsville ON
Workshop 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: Included in the workshop fees
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bookbinding-2-in-person-stittsville-with-s-minogue-tickets-2000313627908
Registration Deadline: 2 January 2027, 11:30 p.m.
Note: 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, the workshop fee will be fully refunded.
Other information
- A minimum of 3 participants are required for this workshop to run.
- Workshop and Refund policy, please see: https://cbbagottawa.ca/workshops/.
- For any other queries, please contact cbbagworkshops@gmail.com.
Photos: Tiffany Eng Moore
