November 2019
Hardcover stab bookbinding (2 week class)
Stab binding is one of the simplest and earliest forms of bookbinding, using single sheets in which holes are stabbed or drilled and sewn on the outside using a variety of traditional stitch patterns.
In this follow-up to the softcover stab binding class, you will learn how to make a Westernized version of this traditional Japanese binding with a hard hinged cover. You can take this class without having taken the softcover class first.
All materials are provided, including paper, and you will leave the class with a finished book. We will be wrapping our cover boards in paper and will have a selection of decorative papers for you to choose from, but if you would like to bring your own special paper to use, feel free! Just remember to ask us about size requirements when you sign up.
This class runs for two weeks on Monday evenings, November 18 and 25, from 7 to 9pm.
Find out more »Paper relief monotypes
In this fun 3-hour class you will create a richly layered one-of-a-kind print in full colour using cut and torn paper assembled into a printing plate. Paper relief is an easy technique for producing monoprints mixing bold solids with complex atmospheric textures. If you enjoy making papercuts, this is a way that you can use that traditional method in printmaking!
All materials, including paper, are provided, and you will leave the class with at least one beautiful finished print. Depending on how you choose to prepare your plates you may have time to finish more than one print.
Find out more »Block print on fabric (advanced: 2 week class)
In this class, students will design and carve their own lino block and learn how to print it on fabric in a repeating tile pattern. Week one will focus on design and block carving, and in week two you will print your fabric. You will go home with a beautifully printed piece of fabric to enjoy as is or to use in future projects.
This class runs for two weeks on Wednesday evenings, November 13 and 20, from 7 to 9:30pm.
All materials are included. Students will have the choice of printing a one metre piece of 60" wide unbleached muslin fabric or one of a selection of other fabrics we have on hand in the studio.
Find out more »French link bookbinding
French link is a binding similar to Coptic binding in which folded sections of paper are sewn together between rigid covers to create a decorative link-and-weave stitch across the exposed spine. This is an ideal method for binding albums and sketchbooks, as the book can be laid open entirely flat.
In this introductory class you will create a book using cover boards that have been prepared in advance. You will choose from a selection of cover boards culled from vintage books, and combine them with toothy sketching paper to make your unique journal or sketchbook. All materials, including paper, are provided, and you will leave the class with a finished book.
Find out more »Screenprint monotypes
In this fun experimental class you will learn the basics of pulling screenprints on paper using unprocessed screens and a combination of paper stencils and direct drawing techniques to create richly layered, beautiful prints. This is a great way to get your hands dirty in an easy, stress-free introduction to making screenprints without all the fuss of planning and prepping artwork.
All materials are provided, including paper, and you will make between 3 and 5 one-of-a-kind prints.
Find out more »Trace monotype
Trace monotype is an easy and beautiful method for creating a mix of bold and delicate lines in your one-of-a-kind prints. It's very responsive to the artist's hand, giving a rich atmospheric quality to the image. In this class you will learn how to specially prepare oil based ink for trace monotype, and will create at least one beautiful print on Japanese paper (depending on the complexity of your image, you may have time to make more than one print).
Find out more »December 2019
Longstitch bookbinding with wrapped leather cover
In this class you will create a lovely handbound pocket sized book in the German longstitch and linkstitch style, by sewing folded sections of paper through holes punched through a wraparound leather cover to create a pattern of exposed sewing along the spine. We will cover some basic decorative variations in spine designs, incorporating long stitches and link stitches with the option to add some weaving to the spine as a decorative flourish.
All materials are provided. No previous bookbinding experience is necessary.
Find out more »Letterpress cards (2 week class)
In this hands-on introductory class you will learn the basics of setting type and designing your own unique cards using wood and metal type, our collection of antique letterpress ornaments and newspaper halftone blocks, linocut blocks and more!
All materials are provided (including envelopes for your cards!), and you will create a set of ten cards of your own design in your choice of paper colour.
This class runs for two weeks on Thursday evenings, December 6 and 12, from 7-9:30pm. You will design your cards and set type the first week and print the second week.
Find out more »Retchoso bookbinding
Retchoso bookbinding is a unique style of Japanese binding that joins folded sections of paper with a complex yet elegant stitch using one or two needles to create a slender notebook that opens perfectly flat. Sturdy multi-layer paper covers are built onto the book’s sections before binding. It’s a perfect binding for a portable notebook or sketchbook, or for chapbook publishing. All materials are included, and you will leave the class with a finished book. Space in the class is…
Find out more »January 2020
Buttonhole bookbinding
In this easy yet elegant binding, folded sections of paper are sewn through a stiffened paper cover with a decorative beaded stitch that beautifully frames an open slot in the book's spine, offering a glimpse of the pages within. Stitching wrapped around the head and foot of the reinforced paper spine gives the look of a thread headband at the edges of the spine. The product is a sturdy and solid book that you'll love to use for writing or…
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