What’s Happening in the Shop

We’re working hard and having fun in the shop. See some of what we’ve been doing here.

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It’s hopping at the new shop in Scarborough, Ont

It’s hopping at the new shop in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Today @printmakerliz dropped by to see the new shop and to check out our wood type collection and to chat about upcoming workshops we’ll be having. Thanks for coming by Liz. #bookbinding #bookarts #letterpress #woodtype #newstudio #welovebisitors

I taught a fun workshop at the @ischool.learninghu

I taught a fun workshop at the @ischool.learninghub yesterday on basic book repairs. The students did a great job and I hope their home book collections will be back in shape by Monday. #bookrepair #librarypreservation #loosehinges #paperrepair #bookconservation

Putting the original spine back on the book. #book

Putting the original spine back on the book. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts

We had company yesterday! Two emerging conservator

We had company yesterday! Two emerging conservators who went through the @fleming_heritage_conservation program came to see the shop and to look through some of my historic book models. Thanks for the visit Patricia and Garnet, hope you’ll come back again soon. #emergingconservator #bookconservation #historicbookmodels #bookbinding #bookarts

My tour today was at @openstudio_toronto, a cooper

My tour today was at @openstudio_toronto, a cooperative printmaking space in the city. So many presses, equipment and supplies. An amazing place for printmaking, I can’t wait to tryout the facilities. #letterpress #printmaking #lithography #intaglio #silkscreen #studiotour

I had a great studio tour today with @inprintca on

I had a great studio tour today with @inprintca on the west side of town. We talked printmaking and bookmaking and I got lots of hints to settle in town. Thanks for showing my the great shop, I hope to come back soon. #silkscreenprinting #lithography #bookbinding #bookarts #openpressproject #3dprintedpress

Andrew was happy to attend the opening of unFramed

Andrew was happy to attend the opening of unFramed at the @propellerartgallery today and to see his artists’ books in the wild. #artistsbooks #bookarts #bookbinding #letterpress #linoleumprint

I’m filling the type cabinets and clearing floor

I’m filling the type cabinets and clearing floor space for the next load. #bookbinding #letterpress #typecabinet #movingin #settingupthestudio #bookarts #leadtype #woodtype

Join me at this online workshop in February, see t

Join me at this online workshop in February, see the listing at cbbag.ca or in my bio. #bookbinding #bookarts #longstitchbook #linkstitchbinding

Monday is always better with a conservation lab to

Monday is always better with a conservation lab tour. Today I met with the great conservation staff at the @torontolibrary. I’m envious of their huge fume hood and the collections on the bench. There was even a book with plastic covers. I can’t wait to come back to say hello again. #bookconservation #paperconservation #conservationlab #labtour #bookarts #bookbinding

I had a great time today teaching for @ischool.lea

I had a great time today teaching for @ischool.learninghub. We saved a stack of books from the water disaster. I look forward to teaching book repair for them next month. #waterdisaster #librarypreservation #disasterresponse #bookconservation #bookpreservation

Making a cradle for my book Walks with Rosie for u

Making a cradle for my book Walks with Rosie for unFramed at the @propellerartgallery. #bookarts #artistsbook #artexhibit #bookcradle #booksupport

Today I gave the TA at @ischool.learninghub a hear

Today I gave the TA at @ischool.learninghub a heart attack when I threw books into tubs of water for our emergency response and recovery workshop this weekend. Let’s hope I don’t make any of the students cry. We’ll save all the books we can. #bookconservation #bookrecovery #disasterresponse #librarypreservation #savethebooks

Repairing a book starts by taking it apart. #bookc

Repairing a book starts by taking it apart. #bookconservation #bookrepair #cleaningthespine #bookbinding

Corinne from @cbbookworks is helping on the shop t

Corinne from @cbbookworks is helping on the shop today with paper repair and a reback. #bookrepair #bookbinding #paperrepair

I’m reviewing resources and articles for my upco

I’m reviewing resources and articles for my upcoming Disaster Response Techniques workshop for @ischool_to . We’ll be getting our hands wet saving books and archives soon. #disastertraining #wetbookrecovery #bookconservation #librarypreservation #inpersonworkshop

Repairing the boards on this book. #bookconservati

Repairing the boards on this book. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts #japanesepaper

Join Andrew in this online workshop on long stitch

Join Andrew in this online workshop on long stitch and link stitch bindings. Two days of live online instruction on these historic book structures. See the link in the bio. #bookbinding #bookarts #longstitchbinding #linkstitchbinding #sewnbook #historicbindings

Apparently a law book wasn’t a best seller but a

Apparently a law book wasn’t a best seller but at least the pages worked well as a lining for this spine. Bookbinding is recycling at its best. #bookbinding #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookspine #bookbindingmaterials #bookarts

I’m delighted and horrified to find a hand-sewn

I’m delighted and horrified to find a hand-sewn endband on this bible from 1873. Most big books like this have pasted on endbands. I’m delighted to find a sewn endband, but horrified at how few tie downs there are attaching it to the book. #bookbinding #bookconservation #biblerepair #sewnendband #endband #bookarts

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