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Four-day workshop Saturday and Sunday for two weekends: March 14-15, March 21-22, 2026, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. In this hands-on, FOUR-DAY workshop, participants will convert two paperback books into durable case-bound editions. Give well-loved paperbacks a new life as… Continue Reading →

Two-day workshop Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (with a break for lunch) At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6. During the 19th century, cloth was substituted… Continue Reading →

Workshop Sunday, March 1, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (with one-hour lunch break). At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6. Learn to make three simple archival enclosures that can be done… Continue Reading →

A six-day course spread over three consecutive weekends. On Saturday and Sunday, January 3-4, 10-11, 24-25, 2026 at Spike Minogue’s studio in Stittsville, 9:30am – 4:30pm each day (with lunch break, please bring lunch). This workshop is an introduction to… Continue Reading →

A six-day course spread over three consecutive weekends. On Saturday and Sunday, November 29-30, December 6-7 and 13-14 at Spike Minogue’s studio in Stittsville. This CBBAG course is an introduction to the craft of bookbinding, including terminology, materials, tools, techniques,… Continue Reading →

Six-day course Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 24-25 , Feb. 7-8, Feb. 21-22, 2026, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This core curriculum course builds on Bookbinding I. The workshop guides students through intermediate bookbinding techniques, such as rounding and backing, trimming a… Continue Reading →

Two-day workshop Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with 1-hour lunch break. In this workshop we will explore options for three-dimensional books. Concentrating on accordion folded variations, we will construct tunnel, and carousel books. These… Continue Reading →

Six-day course Saturdays and Sundays, Aug. 16-17, 23-24 and Sept. 6-7, 2025, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This core curriculum course builds on Bookbinding I. The workshop guides students through intermediate bookbinding techniques, such as rounding and backing, trimming a textblock,… Continue Reading →

A six-day workshop on three consecutive weekends. Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25, June 7-8 and June 21-22, 2025 at the Book Arts Lab, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day (with… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Book Arts Lab, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6. If you ever wanted to make a pop-up book and didn’t know where… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This course is for beginners or if you enjoyed it in past workshops. You will learn how to lay the paint in the bath and the different comb combinations. The… Continue Reading →

Workshop Sunday, Feb 9, 2025, 10:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 This version of the clamshell box is sturdy and durable, as well as classic in… Continue Reading →

Workshop Sunday, Jan 26, 2025, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 Participants will learn how to measure and assemble three different 20pt library board enclosure, while… Continue Reading →

Workshop Sunday, January 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6 This workshop is taught using complete traditional methods. Orihon, historic precursor to modern books, is… Continue Reading →