WA Craft Bookbinders Guild

At this month’s meeting, Monday 25 May from 7pm, we will have a rare and special treat - Ann from Bright Press will be giving us a demonstration using a table top press!

Bright Press is Perth’s only working letterpress museum, dedicated to preserving the history, stories and tactile artistry of letterpress printing. Ann also offers a variety of work shops.

https://www.whitemanpark.com.au/things-to-do/shop/bright-press

https://www.brightpress.com.au/

Bright Press - Letterpress Printing Specialist Specialising in the traditional method of letterpress printing for wedding invitations and stationery. Perth-Boorloo, Western Australia's only working letterpress museum. Hosts workshops, events and tours.

Over the last weekend we held a Boxes course at our usual venue, Hazel McDougal House in Como. On day 1 we learned how to make a box base & lid, and day 2 a solander or clam shell box.

Making boxes requires a bit more precision in measuring, cutting & gluing, and it was wonderful to share the course with past students & Guild members. Each one of these lovely ladies brings skills and knowledge from other hobby areas, and it was so nice to be able to spend time with them. And our instructors, Peter & Tony, of course. 😉 There was a real sense of community, of sharing & encouragement.

Here’s hoping we can convince Tony to teach Boxes 2 later this year!

World Book Day is celebrated each year on Thursday 23rd April. An official UNESCO event, the date was chosen to mark key dates in the life/death of several prominent authors including William Shakespeare.

How will you celebrate World Book Day?

During our intermediate course, we introduce marbling on the edges of the book blocks. One of the students on our last course had experience in marbling paper, which of course we can use for end papers, grain and paper size allowing. She recommended products by Vastorg, available at the links below, so you can make your own:

https://kraftkolour.net.au/products/marbling-inks-vastorg-professional-paint?Search-28%2F07-adgroup1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=22845591043&utm_content=185989011324&utm_term=&utm_device=c&utm_placement=&matchtype=&creative=770848502104&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22845591043&gbraid=0AAAAAD4-Juh56poHWRLR8tZYItNNR723L&gclid=CjwKCAjwnN3OBhA8EiwAfpTYenR4fbdTmuyYgxhhwUtc_DJB05k7G5yla3ogMuIJD2Bwqohxe9A2MxoCslgQAvD_BwE

I just had to get some to see for myself. Pictured is the full professional marbling kit, available from Etsy. It came within days, so very quickly, and the colour range is lovely. There are illustrated instructions tucked under the bottles and tools too.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/896486121/full-professional-marbling-kit-12-inks?ref=yr_purchases