Bookbinding Victoria

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11/09/2024

Any members looking for a free ticket to the Melbourne show? there are a few spares. Jim

28/08/2024

A great meeting last night with the AGM some good bargains in tools and equipment, and most importantly 4 new committee members. More about that soon. Thanks all for your support. Jim President

06/08/2024

First Notice. The Victorian Bookbinders Guild will conduct its AGM August 27 2024. All are welcome. Only financial members can vote.
Members will receive agenda by email shortly. We have a lot to discuss about our program and future structure and see members input on these issues.

We also will have our annual Buy Swap And Sell,. All sorts of equipment and materials. Members are encouraged to bring along items for sale, Non members may also book space by email [email protected].

Equipment will include
: large equipment which will not be onsite . Contact me if you wish to view large guillotines, medium guillotines, large nipping pressers etc.
:Smaller equipment, blocking presses, nipping pressers.
: Homemade equipment suited to those just starting out, hand tools.
:Materials paper, leather, japanese paper, thread etc.
: Wooden Storage plan cabinet.
Lots more pics soon.

Photos from Bookbinding Victoria's post 28/07/2024

Open House Melbourne. We put up a display of books at St Faiths where we run our binders and meetings. The weather was against us in numbers but warm conversations about books and the origin of writing, the history of the written language and its preservation. A longer edition will be up on www.vbg.net.au shortly.

26/07/2024

Open Day At St Faiths Saturday 27 and Sunday 28th 4-6pm
Greetings all.

Our Bookbinding home is at St Faiths Church, and we as an occupant of the facilities there have been invited to have a display of bookbinding and rebound books . Saturday and Sunday in the parish hall at the rear. Hope to see you there, and help us by letting us know you saw it on our site. Jim

St Faith’s Anglican Church is joining the Open House Melbourne movement again!
St Faiths is of architectural significance as a highly innovative ecclesiastical design and one of the first truly modern church buildings in Victoria. It is of aesthetic significance for its simple, boldly lit interior and its stained glass, furniture and fittings which were designed by the architects of the church.
Saturday 27 + Sunday 28 July
Open access 12pm-4pm
No bookings required

St Faith’s Anglican Church, Burwood | Open House Melbourne

26/07/2024
18/07/2024

TUNNEL BOOK WORKSHOP DETAILS

25/06/2024

Greetings all. A great day yesterday with a full day Japanese tissue repairs workshop with Debra Parry, followed by committee planning meeting, followed by a small but interesting members meeting, with book clinic, repairs assessment and our favourite non standard tools. Pictures to follow soon.

Announcements to come, July meeting, August Annual general meeting, with buy swap and sell, September Royal show book competition, and the workshops for the rest of the year.

Also open bindery afternoon of 4th Tuesday, get to use the equipment and access to materials. However please check availability as the open bindery is not available if there is a workshop in progress on the same day.

22/06/2024

Greetings all. Meeting next Tuesday, remember that we have lots of offcut cloth, and cloth on the roll. Bring your colour requirements in case we also have some in the back store. Also EVA glue in 1 litre jars. Members are free to take from the offcut stock and the roll stock is very keenly priced.
Remember also to bring items for book clinic or work in progress to show and seek advice. Regards Jim

06/06/2024

What do you get a bookbinder for a major birthday? More books!

Photos from Bookbinding Victoria's post 27/05/2024
27/05/2024

And there is a big box of art books that are available for small donations to Bookbinding Victoria. Jim

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26/05/2024

Come along to our next meeting this Tuesday 28th May and bring along something for Show and Tell or an item for the Book Clinic that you might like a bit of help or advice with.

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21/05/2024

Thank you, Emily, for a fantastic Spine Stitching Workshop on Saturday. Everyone was able to complete their projects with great success and the results looked fantastic.

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Decorative Spine Sewing 09/05/2024

A reminder for the decorative spine stitching workshop on Saturday 18 May.
If you are interested in attending and haven't advised us, can you please let us know ASAP. Check out this video in which Emily Hylard explains what she will be teaching and the books participants will make.

Decorative Spine Sewing We are excited to offer a new workshop which will explore decorative binding stitches, taught by Emily Hylard. Non-members and beginning book designers and m...

30/03/2024

We promised you more exciting workshops. The next one coming up is on the 23rd of April:
Repairing books with Japanese paper workshop, afternoon 23 April.
Debra Parry and Liz Forbes will explain the versatile qualities of Japanese papers and their many uses in book repair. The workshop will cover repairing paper tears, methods for reattaching loose pages, reattaching paperback covers, and repairing hardback corners and spines. Bring along your own damaged books to repair.
Cost $100 plus $10 materials.
Further details contact Debra Parry [email protected].

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30/03/2024

Thank you, Jim, for your fascinating talk on the Nag Hammadi Bindings. All the books, scrolls and other items that you brought in were so interesting. It was a really good evening.

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25/03/2024

Greetinga all. I am looking forward to tomorrow nights presentation on the Nag Hammadi, the historical context of the discovery, and a discussion of the techniques used in its construction. But I have a special addition, the donation of a Plan cabinet, previously advertised and several presses and other items. Donated by Jeff and Anne Cole , who are moving house, they are on a trailer at my place and will be available for viewing and potential sale, ( and potential delivery) all funds raised assist us in the operation of Bookbinding Victoria. I hope to see you there 7pm is the meeting, but come a little early to survey the equipment. Regards Jim Finger President.

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Rebuilding  a book as a video. Thanks for the early reviewers, and I hope now you can see the captions. Jim

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Melbourne, VIC
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