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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Apr 5

This book had broken threads, so needs to be completely disbound for repairs and resewing. #bookconservation #bookrepair #bookbinding #bookarts

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 29

I’m putting together a tray for a new clamshell box. The interior is made of solid binders board, but will be covered in cloth and paper when done. A good clamshell box protects rare and fragile books. #bookconservation #bookbinding #clamshellbox #bookarts

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 24

Cutting down boards for a bookbinding workshop this week. I love the board shear for speeding up the process. But not quite this quick. #bookbinding #bookarts #cuttingboard #boardshear

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 23

Spent the day making cases for an artists’ book. It’s nice to do the same operation and to get into a groove. #bookbinding #bookarts #editionbookbinding

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 19

Who else has a collection of different weights for bookbinding? Soft, hard, heavy, and light, they all come in handy in the shop. #bookbinding #weights #bookarts #bookconservation #bookrepair

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 18

I’m cutting down paper for a workshop. The guillotine makes quicker work of the process. #bookarts #bookbinding #cuttingpaper

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Mar 5

I love using my Scharf-Fix to pare down leather for hinges on a book. Makes it quick and easy. #bookbinding #leatherbinding #finebinding #bookarts

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 28

I’ll be teaching this book structure, the Sewn Board Binding, in the shop at the end of March. It’s opens wide so it’s perfect for sketchbooks and journals. See more at our website.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 24

There’s still time to join us for the Long Stitch Book workshop on March 3 in Scarborough, ON. I’m one evening we’ll make this book with structural and decorative sewing. See more at our website.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 19

We’re set up for the Geli Print and Letterpress workshop this weekend. Jacquie Sullivan will be leading this weekend of print making. #letterpress #gelatinprint #leadtype #woodtype #bookarts

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 17

I had to cut strips of 10 point board for a preservation enclosure workshop. Thank god my board shear is just big enough for the roll. #bookbinding #bookconservation #cuttingmaterial

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 13

Glad you could join us.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Feb 3

Spent the weekend with a great group of students making the Edelpappband, or Fine Paper Binding. They worked hard and made amazing books. Hope they come back to the shop again soon. #bookarts #bookbinding

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 28

Finally made this clamshell box for my copy of Laura Russell’s artists’ book while teaching a private student in the shop. #bookbinding #bookarts #clamshellbox

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 26

We love getting your postcards.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 26

There’s still time to sign up for the upcoming workshop, Colourful Quotes: Gelatin Plates and Letterpress. February 22 and 23, you’ll learn both processes and finish with some great artwork. See more on our website on the workshop tab.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 22

This new tissue hinge gets feathered onto the book. The paste used to adhere it reactivates when you use the water pen to loosen the fibres of the tissue.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 16

Doing a little paper repair on these book pages. Next they’ll go back in the book.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 12

Join us in Toronto or Online for the first Canadian Artists’ Book Symposium. A full day of talks and a tour. Sign up at tinyurl.com/cabs2025

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Jan 4

We made pressure prints with friends in the shop yesterday. A quick easy process to make images on the letterpress. #letterpress #bookarts #printmaking #pressureprint

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Dec 21

I finished the week by casing in a set of books. Adhering the cover to the text block is the last step of the binding process. #bookbinding #bookarts #caseboundbook

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Dec 7

If a broken book has damaged thread inside, we will take it apart and resew the text block. It’s satisfying to have it strong and secure again. #bookconservation #bookbinding #bookart

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Dec 6

Join us in Toronto for a weekend workshop on making a Clamshell Box. It’s a cloth and board preservation enclosure that protects and preserves your book. See the full details at bigriverbindery.com/clamshell-box/ #bookbinding #clamshellbox

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Dec 5

Great colours.

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Big River Bindery @bigriverbindery.bsky.social · Dec 4

I had a great time at the Bound Book Arts Fair on Sunday. So many great artists sharing their work. #bookbinding #letterpress #printmaking #bookarts

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