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Cloth Book cover repair

Date and Time

Saturday, July 19, 2025, 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM

Location

BVAC Hub (Upstairs)
140 Weller Road,
TARRAGINDI, QLD  4121
AUS

Event Contact(s)

Sarah Davies
Course Convenor

Ken McKeon
Tutor

Category

Courses

Registration Info

Registration is closed - Event is full and Waitlist is full
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cancellation Policy:
If you need to cancel please advise the Convenor, Sarah Davies, by phone on 0422494161 so that another person on the waiting list can attend. You will be refunded $80.

Capacity

10 Total Slots
Event is full

About this event

Tutor: Ken McKeon
The cloth book repair course moves on from the Paper and Section Repair Course. The repair course will cover a broad range of repair from simple cleaning to rebacking and rebinding with a focus on what is best for the book. Often simply re-enforcing a bumped corner might be enough. Other times if the spine and hinge are damaged, a reback might be more appropriate. If sewing is broken, pulling a book down may be necessary. Repairing existing books and using as much of the existing materials as possible can be daunting but very doable – but you need to consider the existing materials suitability and repairability and why you want a repair.
We will provide suitable books to work on but you may bring your own book to be assessed for suitability.
Attendance at the paper repair course is not essential but a knowledge of paper repair would be a great advantage.
You should bring your own tools. Materials will be provided.