Queensland Bookbinders Guild

Meetings

Meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Woodturners' Society of Queensland, 19 Pine Street, Greenslopes. [See map] The room is available from 6.00pm for members to buy supplies, and to use the library. Anyone considering membership is welcome to attend a meeting. For more details please contact the Guild. More information will be provided to members in reminder notices as each meeting night approaches. (Details are provisional and subject to change)



8th February, 2012	Japanese Stab Bindings Japanese Stab Binding. June McNicol and Alex Forrest will demonstrate the Japanese binding technique. Note: This meeting is the second, not the third, Wednesday and will he held at the Woodturners' Society of Queensland, 19 Pine Street, Greenslopes unless otherwise advised.

14th March, 2012	Loose/Single sheet Binding Binding Loose Sheets. Dennis Leadbetter will be discussing and demonstrating binding loose sheets.

11th April, 2012r	Annual General Meeting Annual Report, Election of QBG Committee.

Courses

The Guild holds courses in bookbinding several times each year. As well as the basic introductory course, more advanced subjects such as restoration and box/case making are covered. Course dates are dictated by demand and the availability of the tutor. Details of courses will be posted here as soon as they are scheduled.

An Introductory Course will be held on the 24th and 25th of March, 2012. NOTE: Final cut-off for confirmation and payment is the 19th of March.

Click here for details of the Introductory Course

Restoration Course
The date and time of the course will be announced here as soon as arrangements have been finalised. Please note that a certain level of experience is required before attempting this course.

Click here for details of the Restoration Course

Workshops

June McNicol holds a free open workshop for members on the first Saturday of every month, from 9am to lunch. If you want to use the Guild's equipment - guillotine, plough, blocking press etc., or just want a bit of help, contact June (07 3848 3774) no later than the night before. (Please note that these workshops will not be held if a course date falls on the first Saturday of the month)

Other Events

For other bookbinding events, such as exhibitions and conferences , please see the News pages. Many of the sites that we link to will also contain information on events.


	Queensland Bookbinders' Guild Inc.
	PO Box 3009, Tarragindi, QLD 4121, Australia
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