About us
This is a group for anyone interested in bookbinding, book crafts, artist books, and handmade books in general. All skill levels are welcome. Throughout the year, we'll cover a huge variety of different bookbinding styles, demonstrating and practicing everything from handstitched leatherbound notebooks, to folded paper mini-books, to Japanese stab-bound books, to Coptic-sewn sketchbooks/scrapbooks, and everything in between. I started this group to meet other bookbinding/book-crafts enthusiasts, and to bring us together on a regular basis to encourage sharing of our bookbinding projects, ideas and skills. Monthly Masterclass workshops will also be on offer (all materials, templates, and instructions provided; costing between $50-$120pp for a 4hr weekend workshop) for anyone keen to learn new techniques from a professional bookbinding tutor.
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Traditional Bookbinding Group
BVAC Arts Hub, 140 Weller Rd, Tarragindi. Next to Wellers Hill School., Brisbane, AUTraditional Bookbinding Group - part of the Queensland Bookbinders' Guild
This group meets to encourage and develop your skills through working together. We will look for suggestions of fairly simple projects which you can demonstrate and members can work on over a period. Boxes, slipcases and different sewing styles are recent suggestions. You will need to be prepared to take your own notes.
This meetings topic: To Be Confirmed!
There is no fee but you might need to purchase materials for your project. Please BYO your basic tools and the materials needed for this stage as the shop is unlikely to be open for sales.
This meeting is for Queensland Bookbinders' Guild members only. Please see the Guild website for more information on becoming a member and upcoming events.
1 attendee- A$250.00
BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP: Japanese Stab-bound Books - 31 May 2026
The Nest Creative Space - Meanjin / Brisbane, 31 Ferry Rd, West End, AUBOOKBINDING WORKSHOP: Japanese Stab-bound Books - 31 May 2026
Learn a variety of Japanese stab bindings, by making FOUR different notebooks using the most widely recognised Oriental bindings: Traditional 4-hole; Noble; Hemp-leaf; and Tortoiseshell stitching patterns.
This is a great workshop for beginner bookbinders, and is also exciting for those who already have experience with Western bookbinding because it offers a new set of decorative opportunities. Japanese stab bindings are also an easy and practical way to bind single loose sheets, which is limited in Western book structures.
All materials are provided in the workshop, and you can choose from an assortment of different papers/card, a colourful range of waxed-linen thread, and also a variety of upcycled leathers and Japanese Chiyogami papers to make a set of unique and personalised books. You’ll also be able to examine finished examples of a variety of Japanese stab-bound books and draw inspiration from the variations and possibilities.
All tools and materials are provided as part of the workshop, but you are welcome to bring your own items from home (i.e. A3 cutting mat, a metal ruler, craft knife, pencil, awl, bonefolder), and any sheets of fancy/coloured/found papers if you want to use these in your book.
Comprehensive instructions are also included, to enable you to continue making more books at home.
Location: The Nest Creative Space, 31 Ferry Rd, West End
Date: Sunday 31 May 2026
Time: 1pm to 5:30pm (with a mid-afternoon tea break around 3pm)
Cost: $250 per personBookings essential as spaces are limited:
Email workshops@shelbyville.com.au or txt/phone 0412 550 981 to make a booking
Online bookings available:
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