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• Edge-Release Fold and Cut Structures - Online - 2025WKSP01-14

  • Start
    14 Jan 2025
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    28 Jan 2025
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    4:30 PM
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    Online using Zoom
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  ONLINE: Edge-Release Fold and Cut Structures with Paula Beardell Krieg
  
  Join us for three Tuesdays to explore the world of Edge-release structures.
  
  Edge-release structures are a world of simple, smart folding that go from flat to sculptural with a single opening motion, existing in a space somewhere between pop-ups and architecture.
  
  This introduction to edge-release begins with generic templates shared by Paul Jackson.
  
  We will then move into understanding the logic underpinning various kinds of cut and fold methods, with the intent to experiment with cut-outs, add-ons, hinging, and ways of creating unique variations of within the parameters of each structure.
  
  The optical confusion of edge-release folds is where their charms reside. Fronts, backs, and interior spaces intermingle. The possibilities for adding content and personalizing in unusual ways is literally limitless and can be dramatic and theatrical.
  
  These forms invite interaction which can be small enough to slide into an envelope or large enough to dance through.
  
  Paula Beardell Krieg (she/her) has been a paper enthusiast for as long as she can remember, taking particular delight in 3D paper transformations. For thirty years she collaborated regularly with classroom teachers to create engaging and dynamic projects for all age groups.
  Her adult workshops have taken place on zoom in and person both locally and in person at institutions ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Center for Book Arts, the Museum of Mathematics, and small local venues.

  Krieg regular shows her work at the Bridges Mathematics and the Arts Exhibitions, has had her work published in numerous books including ones by Helen Hiebert and Diane Mauer, and, since 2009, has written about paper and book arts on her blog Bookzoompa which is located at:  https://bookzoompa.wordpress.com/
  
  WORKSHOP DETAILS:
  Location: ONLINE using Zoom
  Dates: 3 Tuesdays, January 14, 21, & 28, 2025
  Hours: 2:00 – 4:30 PM (Eastern Toronto/NY Time)
  Course fee: $260 members / $320 non-members (includes one year membership)
  Prerequisite: none
  Maximum Enrollment: 15

  Registration closes Tuesday Jan 7, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
  
  This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded, and links will be made available for the registrants to view until available until May 25, 2025. The link to the recording for each session will be emailed the morning after each session.
  
  Tools Required:
  

  • Access to printer to print out 8.5 x 11 inch grids and templates.
  • Bone folder
  • Scoring tool such as a dry ball point pen
  • Cutting tools, such as scissors, X-acto knife, or Craft Knife
  • Self-healing mat
  • Metal-edged ruler
  • Two different colored markers or different colored ink pens
  • Paper clips or small binder’s clips or scotch tape or glue stick for some very light gluing.
  • Pencil
  • Soft surface, such as a stack of newsprint, to place under paper when making score lines.

  Optional:
  

  • Punching Cradle
  • 4” Flat Leg Dividers

  
  Materials Required:
  

  • Card weight paper, letter size paper for learning models. Paula will be using Astrobrights Colored Cardstock Pastel 5-Color Assortment 50 Sheets. Something like this: https://www.staples.ca/products/3036584-en-astrobrights-65lb-cover-paper-85-w-x-11-h-dreamy-5-colour-50-sheets-91735

  • Stack of regular weight copy paper 8.5 x 11 inches

  
  Online Workshop Process:
  Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca
  
  Technical requirements for participation:
  ·       Access to the internet and to the Zoom application
  ·       Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)
  ·       Microphone or Headset / Webcam
  ·       How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193
  
  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.
  
  

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• The Drum Leaf Binding - Online - 2025WKSP-01-23

  • When
    23 Jan 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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    Online using Zoom
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  ONLINE: The Drum Leaf Binding with Andrew Huot

  
  This course will cover the Drum Leaf Binding, contemporary book structure that is influenced by historic bindings. The Drum Leaf Binding uses adhesive alone to connect the pages and cover. Each book has flush edges and opens flat, which is ideal for sketchbooks, journals, or artists’ books.
  
  We will also discuss a variety of paper choices and edge decorating techniques so you can personalize your books. Ideal when you want to avoid imposition or thread running down the gutter of your pages.
  
  Andrew Huot is a book artist, bookbinder, printer, and conservator in Scarborough, ON, where he operates Big River Bindery, a studio for bookmaking, letterpress printing, and book conservation. He holds a Masters in Book Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a BS in Printmaking from Portland State University.
  
  His artists’ books use photographs, linoleum cuts, and text to share the humorous side of everyday life around us. His artists’ books are in collections across the country, from the Art Institute of Chicago to Yale University. Andrew teaches online and in his own studio, taught at the University of Illinois School of Information Science and workshops across the US and in Canada at CBBAG, the John C Campbell Folk School, Book Arts LA, the International Preservation Studies Center, and the Guild of Book Workers, among others. His website is https://bigriverbindery.com/
  
  WORKSHOP DETAILS:
  Location: ONLINE using Zoom
  Dates: Thursday, January 23, 2025

  Hours: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. (EASTERN TIME)
  Course fee: $65 members / $125 non-members
  Prerequisite: none
  Maximum Enrollment: 16
  Registration closes Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

  
  

  This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded, and links will be made available for the registrants to view until available until February 24, 2025.
  
  Materials Required:
  Unless noted, all materials are grain direction parallel to the spine. Dimensions below are (height) x (width).

  • Cover weight (card stock) paper. Grain head to tail. Suggestion: purchase card stock 12” x 12”  (30.48 cm x 30.48 cm) papers at craft stores, cut down to 6” (15.24 cm) tall by 8” (20.32 cm) sheets grain short. Feel free to fold before class into single folios. 10 pieces or so.
  • Waste Paper in 2” (5 cm) wide strips
  • Wax Paper in 2” (5 cm) wide strips
  • 2 pieces of Binders Board – same size as folded folios, grain head to tail
  • Decorated paper for covers – 2” (5 cm) wider in width and length to boards, grain head to tail
  • Japanese Paper
  • Cambric cloth or Jaconette (cloth used to line spines of books). Mull or super not ideal but acceptable if that’s what you have at home.
  • Book cloth for spine - height of book plus 2” tall by 4” wide.
  • PVA Glue

  Tools Required
  Required:
  

  • Bone Folder
  • Craft Knife – X-Acto, Olfa, Scalpel, etc.
  • Metal Ruler
  • Cutting Mat
  • Scissors
  • Glue brush

  Optional, but recommended:
  

  • Plastic Wall Scraper - similar to this: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/a-richard-3-3-16-inch-plastic-putty-knife/1000727334?rrec=true

  
  Online Workshop Process:
  Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca
  
  Technical requirements for participation:
  

  • Access to the internet and to the Zoom application
  • Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)
  • Microphone or Headset / Webcam
  • How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

  
  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.
  

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• The Flag Book ONLINE 2025WKSP-02-05

  • When
    05 Feb 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
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  ONLINE: The Flag Book with Andrew Huot

  Join us for a fun evening making The Flag Book. The flag book is an accordion based book that has tabs or flags attached to each page. It was invented by Hedi Kyle and has been used for fun interactive books by many book artists.

  In this workshop, we’ll work with multiple copies of one image to make a flag book that flaps open to extend the image as you open the book.

  Andrew Huot is a book artist, bookbinder, printer, and conservator in Scarborough ON where he operates Big River Bindery, a studio for bookmaking, letterpress printing, and book conservation. He holds a Masters in Book Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and a BS in Printmaking from Portland State University.

  His artists’ books use photographs, linoleum cuts, and text to share the humorous side of everyday life around us. His artists’ books are in collections across the country, from the Art Institute of Chicago to Yale University. Andrew teaches online and in his own studio, taught at the University of Illinois School of Information Science and workshops across the US and in Canada at CBBAG, the John C Campbell Folk School, Book Arts LA, the International Preservation Studies Center, and the Guild of Book Workers, among others. His website is https://bigriverbindery.com/

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location: ONLINE using Zoom

  Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
  

  Hours: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. (EASTERN TIME)

  Course fee: $65 members / $125 non-members

  Prerequisite: none

  Maximum Enrollment: 16

  Registration closes Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11.59 PM EST
  

  This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded, and links will be made available for the registrants to view until available until March 6, 2025. 
  

  Materials Required:

  • 2 boards 5” x 7” (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) – may be scrap matt board or binder’s board
  • 2 sheets card stock or cover weight paper – 5” x 9” grain short (12.7 cm x 22.86 cm)
  • 2 sheets card stock or cover weight paper – 7” x 8’ grain short (17.78 cm x 20.32 cm)
  • 1 sheet text weight paper 7” x 16” (can also be coloured Canson Mi-Teintes paper) (17.78 cm x 40.64 cm)
  • 7 printed sheets of card stock, copies of 1 image landscape format (image size 7” (17.78 cm) x the length of the paper (about 10.5” (26.67 cm), depending on your image).

  Tools Required:

  • Glue stick
  • Cutting mat
  • Xacto or craft knife
  • Bone folder
  • Ruler (both imperial & metric)

  Online Workshop Process:

  Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca

  Technical requirements for participation:

  ·       Access to the internet and to the Zoom application

  ·       Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)

  ·       Microphone or Headset / Webcam

  ·       How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

  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.

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• Triangle Bee Buttonhole Book - Online - 2025WKSP-03-02

  • When
    02 Mar 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom
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  ONLINE: Triangle Bee Buttonhole Book with Anna Yevtukh

  Join the fun to learn three techniques all in one tiny little book - we learned embroidery on leather, buttonhole stitching for binding books, and weaving as a decorative element for the spine.

  The workshop will include discussions of different stitches, different kinds of threads, differences between stitching on leather and fabric.

  The book measures under 5cm / 2”

  There might be some homework between sessions. Registrants can work along with Anna, watch the live session, or just watch the videos later.

  Anna Yevtukh is a member of the Society of Bookbinders, Designer Bookbinders and the local Guild of Designer Craftsmen who studied art and bookbinding in Ukraine and has been utilising these skills to build her handmade books since 1998. Anna is Ukrainian but has been permanently based in Worcester, UK since June 2006.

  Basing her ethos on the fact that ‘’books should not merely be perceived as a means from which to read or write within,’ Anna’s artistic view to bookbinding allows her to create pieces of book art that are not only constructed with passion and flare to the highest quality but that are completely unique and personal.

  Anna conducted various bookbinding, book arts and book conservation workshops and courses across the UK since 2007 and also teaches online for the last 4 years. She was a bookbinding tutor at Malvern School of Art from 2011 until 2021.

  www.anna-yevtukh.com

  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annayevtukhbooks/

  Facebook: Anna Yevtukh-Squire Handmade Books

  
  

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location: ONLINE using Zoom

  Dates: Sundays, March 2 & March 9, 2025

  Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (EASTERN TIME)

  Course fee: $100 members / $160 non-members

  Prerequisite: none

  Maximum Enrollment: 20

  Registration closes Sunday February 16, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

  This is a live workshop, but it will be recorded. Anna Yevtukh is willing to allow the registrants to download the videos for their personal use only. CBBAG will provide a download link to registrants only that is active for 30 days through Zoom.

  TOOLS

  • cutting mat
  • craft knife
  • bone folder
  • awl
  • scissors
  • needle
  • pencil
  • metal ruler

   
  

  MATERIALS

  Anna is willing to provide materials kits to interested registrants. Cost will be kit £12 for the kit + £9 for the postage.

  Once registered, participants will be given Anna’s email and payment will be made directly to Anna through PAYPAL.

  For registrants who want to order the kit, CBBAG strongly suggests registering prior to Friday, Feb 7th, 2025 to ensure the materials kit is received in time from the UK. 
  

  If you don’t want to purchase the materials kit, please have the following ready to go for the workshop:
  

  • 4 x A4 yellow paper, 21 x 29.7cm, 100-120gsm
  • 4 x A4 black paper, 21 x 29.7cm, 100-120gsm
  • 1 x A5 decorative paper (endpapers), 21 x 14.8cm
  • Greyboard or millboard 2mm thick, 10 x 5cm
  • Greyboard 1mm thick, 4.5 x 2cm
  • Leather (light colour), 11 x 6cm and 5 x 3cm , 0.6-0.7mm thick
  • Black thick linen thread 1m
  • Yellow thick linen thread 50cm
  • Embroidery threads: 1m black, 50cm yellow, 50cm purple
  • Thin card or thick paper 10 x 5cm
  • Thin paper like tracing paper or rice paper or Japanese paper 20-30gsm, 10 x 5cm
  • Black stretchy cord 1mm thick and 9cm long
  • WHEAT FLOUR PASTE (homemade recipe will be sent with the instructions/handout)

  Online Workshop Process:

  Materials should be prepared in advance of the workshop to the specifications which will allow participants to take the best advantage of the live format. Please review the technical requirements below prior to registration to be sure you can participate. Questions should be directed to workshop@cbbag.ca

  Technical requirements for participation:

  ·       Access to the internet and to the Zoom application

  ·       Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)

  ·       Microphone or Headset / Webcam

  ·       How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

  
  

  
  

  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. 

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• Bookbinding 3 - In Person - 2025WKSP-04-25

  • Start
    24 Apr 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    04 May 2025
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    5:00 PM
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    Bookbinding 3 - In Person - 2025WKSP-04-25
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  IN PERSON: Bookbinding 3 with Rose Newlove
  

   

  Bookbinding 3 introduces the advanced techniques used for traditional leather covered, fine binding structures, such as leather paring, lacing-in of boards, back cornering and covering-in on the book.

   

  Participants will make two models, both with sewn headbands, attached boards, and covered in half leather.

   

  The first model will be sewn on recessed cords with a hollow tube construction.

   

  The second model will be sewn on raised cords with a tight back construction.

   

  Bookbinding 3 is one of the core courses required for the CBBAG Certificate of Completion.

  
  

  Rose Newlove is a graduate of the Fleming College conservation program and works as a book and paper conservator in Toronto. She has studied bookbinding at CBBAG with Don Taylor and Betsy Palmer Eldridge and at the American Academy of Bookbinding with Don Etherington.

   

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location:  Newlove Bindery, Toronto (Runnymede Subway Station)*

  Length of workshop: 6 Days, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

  Dates: April 25, 26, & 27 and May 2, 3, & 4, 2025

  Hours: 10 am – 5 pm

  Course fee: $680 members / $740 non-members / $535 full time student members

  Materials fee: Included in the course fee

  Prerequisite: BB2, or permission of the instructor

  Maximum Enrollment: 4 Participants

   

  Registration closes Friday, April 11, 2025

   

  Notes:

   * Specific address of workshop will be supplied to registrants.  

   

  The full-time student rate is for CBBAG student members who are also full-time students at a secondary or post-secondary education institution in Canada. Proof of student status may be requested by the CBBAG registrar.

   

  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. Membership fees included in the non-member fee above are not refundable.

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• ONLINE Bookbinding 1: Home Study - Guided Stream - Cohort 10

  • When
    12 May 2025
  • Location
    Online using Zoom and Thinkific
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  ONLINE Bookbinding 1: Home Study - Guided Stream

  The purpose of the Home Study- Guided Stream programme is to make bookbinding education available to CBBAG members who cannot take advantage of in-person workshops.

  Mentor:  Barbara Helander

  Location: ONLINE using the Thinkific platform and Zoom

  Online workshop access starts: May 12, 2025
  

  Duration: 8 months May  2025 - January 2026
  

  Course fee: $700 members / $760 non-members (incl. one-yr CBBAG membership)

  Additional postage costs not included in course fee:

  • Mailing of workshop material kits from Ontario, invoiced and payable following registration Kits will be mailed in time to be received prior to the first zoom meeting.
  • Mailing three projects for critiques to and return postage from Ontario payable directly to the mentor

  Prerequisite: none

  MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students

  Registration closes February 24, 2025, 11:59 PM
  

  Prior to registration, all interested participants must read this pdf which details the guidelines and expectations of the Guided Stream of the Home Study Programme. Registration for the workshop functions a formal agreement to these guidelines, whether or not they have been read.

  Bookbinding 1 is the first workshop in CBBAG’s core curriculum and introduces the variety of tools, materials, sewings, and constructions fundamental to hand bookbinding.

  Using the Thinkific online teaching platform, the workshop is a series of lecture-style videos, direct demonstration videos, and how-to pdfs housed into modules. The workshop will start with the making of a simple pamphlet and proceed to the binding of two hard cover books.

  Using an online platform allows Mentors to have easy interaction with participants and allows participants to connect and support each other by encouraging discussion, questions and sharing of ideas. There will be a total of 4 Zoom meetings, during which the Mentor will lead a review of the group's project submissions, discuss challenges, and answer questions, emulating the in-person workshop more closely.

  CBBAG will be providing a project materials kit to registrants as part of the workshop fee (postage will be extra).

  The Guided Stream has requires participants to submit their completed projects by postal mail to their Mentor and this online environment allows for better feedback with live Zoom meetings to review submissions and for the whole group to learn together, mimicking the in-person workshop more closely. In total, participants will work through more than 15 individual projects, with 3 sets of submissions spanning 8 months with new modules opening up every 7-8 weeks. Participants are responsible for postage for all the submissions, to and return and is payable to the mentor directly.

  The online, 24/7 delivery of the workshop is designed for an independent type of learner who needs a flexible schedule for learning and is unlikely to be able to attend an in-person workshop.

  Successful completion of Bookbinding 1 in the Guided Stream qualifies participants to take in-person workshops that require Bookbinding 1 as a prerequisite.

  Barbara Helander holds two degrees (B.Ed., M.Sc.) and her major in both was Clothing & Textiles. Her professional career spanned over 35 years where she worked not only in apparel manufacturing but also as a professor of textiles at Seneca College.  Over the years, Barbara has been nurturing a small keepsake business that involved the creation of one-of-a-kind books; but now that she has formally retired, she can finally take bookbinding and the book arts off the back burner!  Barb has worked her way through the core CBBAG courses and was pleased to earn her certificate in the spring of 2010.  Barbara is one of the core curriculum instructors for CBBAG - she teaches BB1 which is the introduction to the fundamentals of the craft. She is also a mentor for CBBAG Home Study.  

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• Repair & Restoration Part 1 - In Person - 2025WKSP-06-06

  • Start
    06 Jun 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    15 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Newlove Bindery, Toronto
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  IN PERSON: Repair & Restoration Part 1: Cloth Bindings with Rose Newlove

   

  Part 1 of the Repair and Restoration workshop will focus on 19th and 20th century cloth case bindings: how to identify them, what problems they develop, and how to repair and restore them. 

   

  Participants must bring their own materials to work on - in particular a cloth-bound book.

   

  Participants will be contacted prior to the workshop to ensure that the materials they are planning to bring to work on will be appropriate. 

   

  Repair and Restoration parts 1 & 2 are core courses required for the CBBAG Certificate.

   

  Rose Newlove is a graduate of the Fleming College conservation program and works as a book and paper conservator in Toronto. She has studied bookbinding at CBBAG with Don Taylor and Betsy Palmer Eldridge and at the American Academy of Bookbinding with Don Etherington.

   

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location:  Newlove Bindery, Toronto (Runnymede Subway Station)*

  Length of workshop: 6 Days, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

  Dates: June 6, 7 & 8 and June 13, 14, & 15, 2025

  Hours: 10 am – 5 pm

  Course fee: $600 members / $660 non-members / $510 full time student members

  Materials fee: included in the course fee

  Prerequisite: BB2, or permission of the instructor

  Maximum Enrollment: 4 Participants

   

  Registration closes Friday, May 23, 2025

   

  Notes:

  * Specific address of workshop will be supplied to registrants.  

   

  The full-time student rate is for CBBAG student members who are also full-time students at a secondary or post-secondary education institution in Canada. Proof of student status may be requested by the CBBAG registrar.

   

  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. Membership fees included in the non-member fee above are not refundable.

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• Bookbinding 1 Intensive – In Person - 2025WKSP-08-17

  • Start
    17 Aug 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    22 Aug 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Helander Bindery, Caledon East, Ontario
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  IN PERSON: Bookbinding 1 with Barbara Helander

   

  This workshop is an introduction to the craft of bookbinding. During six days. Participants will receive instruction on how to use a variety of tools and will learn about bookbinding materials in general.

   

  The workshop starts with the making of a few simple pamphlet structures and culminates with the binding of two case-bound, flat-back books. The workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to explore bookbinding independently or pursue further education in the field. 

   

  This workshop is the first of the CBBAG core curriculum workshops and is a prerequisite for many other workshops.

   

  Over the course of her 35-year career, Barbara Helander earned two degrees (B. Ed., M.Sc.- Clothing & Textiles); worked in apparel manufacturing; and. was a professor of textiles at Seneca College. Barb worked her way through the core CBBAG courses and earned her certificate in 2010. She is a core curriculum instructor for CBBAG, and a mentor for Home Study. Recently Barb has been part of the team that transformed BB1 for virtual learning. Her website can be found here: https://bookartsbarb.com

   

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

   

  Location: IN PERSON Helander Bindery, Caledon East, ON (see notes)

  Date: Sunday-Friday, Aug 17-22, 2025

  Hours: 9 – 4:30 PM with 1.5-hour lunch break

  Course fee: $630 members / $485 student members / $690 non-members

  Materials: $70 payable to instructor

  Prerequisite: None

  Maximum enrollment: 6 Students

  
  

  Registration closes: Mon July 28, 2025, 11:59 PM

   

  Notes:

   

  * Specific address of workshop to be supplied to registrants. Caledon East is located about 20 minutes’ drive north of Brampton ON and not accessible by public transportation. The studio space is in a basement, so participants will need to be able to navigate stairs.  The mid-day break will be 1.5 hours.  Since there are no restaurants within walking distance, participants should expect to bring a lunch, and will have access to a refrigerator and a microwave.

   

  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.

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• ONLINE Bookbinding 1: Home Study - Guided Stream - Cohort 11

  • When
    08 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Online using Zoom and Thinkific
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  ONLINE Bookbinding 1: Home Study - Guided Stream

  The purpose of the Home Study- Guided Stream programme is to make bookbinding education available to CBBAG members who cannot take advantage of in-person workshops.

  Mentor:  Barbara Helander

  Location: ONLINE using the Thinkific platform and Zoom

  Online workshop access starts: September 8, 2025
  

  Duration: 8 months September  2025 - May 2026
  

  Course fee: $700 members / $760 non-members (incl. one-yr CBBAG membership)

  Additional postage costs not included in course fee:

  • Mailing of workshop material kits from Ontario, invoiced and payable following registration Kits will be mailed in time to be received prior to the first zoom meeting.
  • Mailing three projects for critiques to and return postage from Ontario payable directly to the mentor

  Prerequisite: none

  MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students

  Registration closes June 23, 2025, 11:59 PM
  

  Prior to registration, all interested participants must read this pdf which details the guidelines and expectations of the Guided Stream of the Home Study Programme. Registration for the workshop functions a formal agreement to these guidelines, whether or not they have been read.

  Bookbinding 1 is the first workshop in CBBAG’s core curriculum and introduces the variety of tools, materials, sewings, and constructions fundamental to hand bookbinding.

  Using the Thinkific online teaching platform, the workshop is a series of lecture-style videos, direct demonstration videos, and how-to pdfs housed into modules. The workshop will start with the making of a simple pamphlet and proceed to the binding of two hard cover books.

  Using an online platform allows Mentors to have easy interaction with participants and allows participants to connect and support each other by encouraging discussion, questions and sharing of ideas. There will be a total of 4 Zoom meetings, during which the Mentor will lead a review of the group's project submissions, discuss challenges, and answer questions, emulating the in-person workshop more closely.

  CBBAG will be providing a project materials kit to registrants as part of the workshop fee (postage will be extra).

  The Guided Stream has requires participants to submit their completed projects by postal mail to their Mentor and this online environment allows for better feedback with live Zoom meetings to review submissions and for the whole group to learn together, mimicking the in-person workshop more closely. In total, participants will work through more than 15 individual projects, with 3 sets of submissions spanning 8 months with new modules opening up every 7-8 weeks. Participants are responsible for postage for all the submissions, to and return and is payable to the mentor directly.

  The online, 24/7 delivery of the workshop is designed for an independent type of learner who needs a flexible schedule for learning and is unlikely to be able to attend an in-person workshop.

  Successful completion of Bookbinding 1 in the Guided Stream qualifies participants to take in-person workshops that require Bookbinding 1 as a prerequisite.

  Barbara Helander holds two degrees (B.Ed., M.Sc.) and her major in both was Clothing & Textiles. Her professional career spanned over 35 years where she worked not only in apparel manufacturing but also as a professor of textiles at Seneca College.  Over the years, Barbara has been nurturing a small keepsake business that involved the creation of one-of-a-kind books; but now that she has formally retired, she can finally take bookbinding and the book arts off the back burner!  Barb has worked her way through the core CBBAG courses and was pleased to earn her certificate in the spring of 2010.  Barbara is one of the core curriculum instructors for CBBAG - she teaches BB1 which is the introduction to the fundamentals of the craft. She is also a mentor for CBBAG Home Study.  

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• Repair & Restoration Part 2 - In Person - 2025WKSP-09-12

  • Start
    12 Sep 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    20 Sep 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Newlove Bindery, Toronto
  • Spaces left
    4

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  IN PERSON: Repair & Restoration Part 2: Leather Bindings with Rose Newlove

   

  Part 2 of the Repair and Restoration workshop will focus on leather bindings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, the deterioration problems they develop, and the various techniques currently used to repair them. 

   

  Participants must have completed part 1 of Repair and Restoration before enrolling in part 2.

   

  Participants must bring their own materials to work on - in particular a leather-bound book.

   

  Participants will be contacted prior to the workshop to ensure that the materials they are planning to bring to work on will be appropriate. 

   

  Repair and Restoration parts 1 & 2 are core courses required for the CBBAG Certificate.

   

  Rose Newlove is a graduate of the Fleming College conservation program and works as a book and paper conservator in Toronto. She has studied bookbinding at CBBAG with Don Taylor and Betsy Palmer Eldridge and at the American Academy of Bookbinding with Don Etherington.

   

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location:  Newlove Bindery, Toronto (Runnymede Subway Station)*

  Length of workshop: 5 Days, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays

  Dates: Sept 12, 13 & 14 and Sept 19, 20, 2025

  Hours: 10 am – 5 pm

  Course fee: $525 members / $585 non-members / $450 full time student members

  Materials fee: included in the course fee

  Prerequisite: BB2 and Part 1 of Repair & Restoration, or permission of the instructor

  Maximum Enrollment: 4 Participants

   

  Registration closes Friday, Aug 29, 2025

  
  

  Notes:

  * Specific address of workshop will be supplied to registrants.  

   

  The full-time student rate is for CBBAG student members who are also full-time students at a secondary or post-secondary education institution in Canada. Proof of student status may be requested by the CBBAG registrar.

   

  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. Membership fees included in the non-member fee above are not refundable.

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• Book Talk: Form and Content - ONLINE - WKSP2025-11-05

  • When
    05 Nov 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online using Zoom

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  ONLINE BOOK TALK: Form and Content with Stephanie Wolff

  The underlying structure of an artist book, along with the ideas, methods, and materials of its conception, can be hidden from a viewer.

  Stephanie will discuss the integration of form and content in her artist books — sharing details of specific structures, material choices, methods of construction, as well as the challenges in their production.

  Tips about tools, materials, and research sources will also be shared. 

  Stephanie Wolff works with paper, text, textile, and the book form, often on themes of weather, science, history, and rural life. Her work has been exhibited in the U.S. and Germany and is in many collections, public and private. She has been awarded a creative research fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society and was Artist-in-Residence at the Jaffe Center for Book Arts. Stephanie’s years as a book conservator provided her with knowledge in the history, construction, and repair of a wide range of library materials. She enjoys teaching to share her knowledge from bookbinding, conservation, and fine arts. @stephaniewolffstudio or www.stephaniewolffstudio.com   

  WORKSHOP DETAILS:

  Location: ONLINE using Zoom

  Dates: Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025

  Hours: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (EASTERN TIME)

  Course fee: $0 members / $60 non-members

  Prerequisite: none

  Registration closes Friday, Oct 31, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

  Stephanie’s talk will be recorded and will be shared with registrants after the talk for 31 days.

  Technical requirements for participation:

  ·       Access to the internet and to the Zoom application

  ·       Screen large enough to follow instructor’s video feed (cell phone is not ideal)

  ·       Microphone or Headset / Webcam

  ·       How to join a zoom meeting information https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193

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