category Workshops (Archives)

Six-day course Saturdays and Sundays, June 8-9, 22-23 and July 6-7, 2024, 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, and sewn end… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, 2024, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Long stitch books have been a straightforward and inexpensive way to bind handwritten and printed pages since the 14th century. This exposed sewing method binds the pages… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, March 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST Try your hand at a fun paper marbling workshop using professional made tubs, paint, and high-quality paper. This course is for the beginner. You will learn how to lay… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, January 27, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Join CBBAG-OV for this one-day workshop, which will introduce participants to the delightful Star Book. At first the book looks like a simple exposed-spine structure with a ribbon tie at… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, Dec 2, 2023, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST This version of the clamshell box is sturdy and durable, as well as classic in its elegance. The lip allows for easy opening, while the cloth covering affixes and… Continue Reading →

Workshop Saturday, Nov 25, 2023, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST Join CBBAG-OV for a one day introductory workshop to bookbinding sewing structures. This workshop focuses on single section sewing. This workshop will focus on sewing single sections without the… Continue Reading →

This fun, six day introductory course on bookbinding will guide students from simple pamphlet bindings to completing two hardcover books. Fridays to Sundays, October 27-29 and November 3-5, 2023, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This workshop is an introduction to… Continue Reading →

Learn to carve relief blocks (or “drawing with light”) and print them by hand and with a press. Saturday and Sunday, September 23-24, 2023, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students will explore the graphic possibilities of relief printmaking on linoleum,… Continue Reading →

Saturday June 3rd, 2023 – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Create an exciting mind-boggling book! Join CBBAG-Ottawa Valley for a fun, casual workshop day and learn to make a cascading/exploding book. This is an interesting yet simple structure to learn,… Continue Reading →

A 2-day workshop Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, 2023 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Walk in the footsteps of Gutenberg in discovering the power of letterpress printing using movable type from the collection of the Book Arts Lab. Learn to… Continue Reading →

An Evening with a Conservator June 8th, 6 to 8 p.m. Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library Room 252 and Book Arts Lab Christine McNair, Conservator with the Canadian Conservation Institute will share on: The History of conservation and books as evidence… Continue Reading →

A 2-day workshop presented by the Ottawa Calligraphy Society Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2022 A workshop with four very experienced instructors who will demonstrate techniques every scribe would want to know, from choosing papers, inks, and nibs to using… Continue Reading →

Saturday, 11 January, 2020 Try your hand at working with vellum. This elegant historic structure was used at least as early as the 14th Century and was most popular in the 16th and 17th Centuries. It is very versatile and… Continue Reading →

Saturday, December 14, 2019 This course will show you how to make round, oval or any cylindrical shaped box. All you need is a shape to work from and you can make it into a box. These rounded boxes were… Continue Reading →

Saturday, November 23, 2019 Looking to start working with leather, or learn something new? Join us for this fun hands-on workshop! Leather bindings are an attractive and special method to create handmade books. In this workshop, we will create a… Continue Reading →

Saturday, October 26, 2019 This completely non-structured day of playing and learning will be free – that’s a good start! Come and work on your bookbinding related projects all day. There will be experienced bookbinders, paper makers, paper decorators, etc…. Continue Reading →

Saturday, September 21, 2019 Learn the traditional basics of bookbinding in this one-day workshop. You will learn the terms used in bookbinding, familiarize yourself with all the tools, and create your own simple books including: stitched pamphlets, Japanese stab binding… Continue Reading →

Workshop, Saturday, May 25, 2019 DELPHINE PLATTEN | ATELIER DE RELIURE MODERNE 2177, rue Masson, atelier 305, Montreal QC 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Delphine Platten is a professional bookbinder and member of CBBAG and the Conseil des métiers d’art… Continue Reading →