category Workshops (Archives)

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 →

A six-day workshop on three consecutive weekends. Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, 16-17, 30 and December 1st, 2024. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day (with one hour lunch) This fun, six day introductory course on bookbinding will guide students from… Continue Reading →

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 →