Welcome to the website of the Canberra Craft Bookbinders' Guild
Regular meetings are held at 7:30pm
at the Woden Community Room,
Corinna St. Woden.
In 2009 Guild meetings will be held
on the second Thursday of every second month.
The next meeting is:11 June : Papermaking news
Vicki Woolley was a participant at the IAPMA (International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) Congress in Burnie, Tasmania in March. Vicki will talk about this 5 day event, an international exchange of ideas and sharing of information about hand papermaking.Please bring along your favourite piece of paper and share with the group what it is about the piece you have chosen that is special and/or how you are thinking or using it in bookbinding.
For a complete schedule of 2009 meetings go to the events page.
The Guild also conducts and hosts workshops for members and the public and publishes its newsletter every two months. A new addition is our library resource page.
Please keep checking our events page for the latest news on Guild activities.
We are also building up an archive of tutorials on various bookbinding methods.
Guild Objectives
To promote and exhibit the art of the hand-bound book.
To maintain the traditional craft bookbinding skills.
To seek to exert a progressive influence on the design and technique of bookbinding.