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See Events - Volunteering on the Events tab at the top of the page to volunteer to assist in our stall at this event. QBG will be the only group with a display so this is our chance to show the book lovers of Brisbane what QBG is all about.
See Events - Volunteering on the Events tab at the top of the page to volunteer to assist in our stall at this event. QBG will be the only group with a display so this is our chance to show the book lovers of Brisbane what QBG is all about.
See Events - Volunteering on the Events tab at the top of the page to volunteer to assist in our stall at this event. QBG will be the only group with a display so this is our chance to show the book lovers of Brisbane what QBG is all about.
The Artist Books Group of QBG meets monthly on the second Friday. It is for those members who enjoy creating different and creative styles of books or a deeper dive into what constitutes a "book". Visitors are welcome but to continue to attend you need to be a QBG member. Attendance is free but there may be a small charge for materials.
This evening, bookbinder Fred Pohlmann will announce the winners of the 2025 McNicol/Dean Award for bookbinding. We will also celebrate the life of Fay Dean, one of the two founders of the Guild, and June McNicol will commemorate Fay‘s very special contribution to the founding and success of the Guild through her many roles.
There will be pizza and wine available from 6.00pm and the judging June‘s address will begin at 7.00pm. Please register for catering purposes.
Introduction Course.
This course introduces you to cloth and paper covers. You will learn about paper grain, cutting, folding, and sewing the signature to create a pamphlet binding. You will then move on to create a multi-signature sewn and bound sketchbook. This course will prepare you to progress to the next level or to continue on your own. Course Leaders: Sandy Johnson and Lorelle Toms
Introduction Course.
This course introduces you to cloth and paper covers. You will learn about paper grain, cutting, folding, and sewing the signature to create a pamphlet binding. You will then move on to create a multi-signature sewn and bound sketchbook. This course will prepare you to progress to the next level or to continue on your own. Course Leaders: Sandy Johnson and Lorelle Toms
Bindery evening are an opportunity for members to work on projects,come and use tools and equipment or discuss. There are occasional special mini workshops or demonstrations which are advised in the regular member Update emails. Please bring what you need to work on. You may leave your work to finish on the Bindery Morning the next day. If no-one has come by 7.00pm we will close up.
The shop is not open but small amounts of some materials may be available. Visitors are welcome to come and see, but not participate in workshops. A fee may be charged for mini-workshops and registration will be required to participate. Further advice in the Update email.
There is no April Bindery evening due to public holidays.
Bindery mornings are an opportunity for members to come and work on projects, use tools and equipment or discuss. There are occasional special mini workshops or demonstrations which are advised in the Regular member Update emails. Please bring what you need to work on.
The shop is not open but small amounts of some materials may be available. Visitors are welcome to come and see, but not participate in workshops.
A fee may be charged for mini-workshops and registration will be required to participate. Further advice in the Update email.
An Open Day is a time for members to come and shop for materials at our QBG shop; to chat with other members; to browse our Library and tools which can be borrowed; or to attend a special demonstration or talk (if scheduled). Open Days are open to the general public to see what we do, but you have to be a member to buy from the shop. Mostly on a Sunday, some Saturdays.
Tutor: Ken McKeon
The Paper and Section Repair course is an necessary pre-requisite before moving onto book repair. The paper of a text can be damaged in numerous ways and repairing a case or spine without care of the paper is counter-productive. This course will progress through demonstrations and practical examples for the students including wrinkled pages, dog-eared corners, various tears and various methods to repair those tears. The taught methods will include use of a water pen, matching papers, laying techniques and move onto section spine repairs and simple book repairs.
We will supply suitable examples for working on but you may bring your own too and Ken can assess whether they will be suitable.
Please bring your kit of tools with you. Materials will be supplied