Saturday 28 August 2021 – POSTPONED
9.30am – 4.30pm
Members $70 Non-Members $110
Tag Archives: bookbinding
Intro to Bookbinding 10 July – workshop Full, reserve list
Suminagashi – 8 May 2021
When: Saturday 8 May 2021, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Where: Room 3 Hughes Community Centre, Hughes, ACT
Vicki, Ros and Nicky will demonstrate Suminagashi, also known as Japanese marbling.
A technique of decorating papers that has been practised in Japan for centuries.
Like a meandering stream or a feather floating on a gentle breeze, we will let nature form the patterns.
Use as end papers, book covers or backgrounds for printing.
Materials provided for people to try this technique.
What to bring
- Container to put damp papers in to take home
- Pencil, pad and camera to take notes
See you all for a relaxing morning of Suminagashi.
Introduction to Bookbinding – workshop Full, reserve list
Make a Pricking Cradle – Sat 13 March
When: Saturday 13 March 2021, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Where: Room 3 Hughes Community Centre, Hughes, ACT
Vicki will demonstrate how to make a pricking cradle so you too can bind in the bush.
A pricking cradle enables you to make perfectly position holes through the spine folds of sections in preparation for sewing. It is simple to make. It packs flat for easy storage and you can take it anywhere.
Materials (pre-cut) will be provided for people to construct a cradle during the morning.
What to bring
- Cutting mat
- Craft knife
- Bone folder
- Metal ruler
- PVA Glue
- Glue Brush and/or sponge roller
- Pencil
- Dividers if you have them
See you all at our first drop-in for 2021.
Hot Foiling – Sat 14 November
Hot Foiling
When: Sat 14 November 2020 (rescheduled from 8 May 2020), 9.30am – 12.30pm,
Where: Room 3 Hughes Community Centre, Hughes, ACT
Add decoration to your work using finishing tools to blind emboss or add a touch of colour to your design with coloured foil.
Sally will demonstrate hot foiling and blind embossing.
- hand finishing tools (decorative and type) along with a range of coloured foils for people to use,
- type that can be set into a type holder and
- cloth and leather off cuts for people to use.
Come along, say hello and try your hand at hot foiling.
Guild 18
Drop-in Saturday 14 July
New in 2018 Drop-in Saturday 14 July 9.00 – 12.30, Room 3 Hughes Community Centre, Hughes, ACT. Come along, be with other binders and share and learn together. Type, tooling and titling. Be shown and assisted people in the use … Continue reading →
2017 Conference notes – textblock
Conference notes – Textblock – $8AU 2017 Australian National Conference of Bookbinders conference notes $8AU a set plus postage. This edition full colour of 19 sections in sheets ready to bind, was produced as a record of the conference held … Continue reading →
Code X: contemporary fine binding
9 February – 25 March 2017 CRAFT ACT: CRAFT AND DESIGN CENTRE In association with 2017 Australian National Conference of Bookbinders The best work of international bookbinders paired with the best work of Australia’s established bookbinders and ‘rising stars’ to … Continue reading →