Courses
The Western Australian Craft Bookbinders Guild offers a range of courses at a small cost. These are held on weekends in Roleystone, and cater for both members and non-members. These courses are a great way to start your bookbinding, and are run on a regular basis. The courses run as a progressive series, so attending a number of them will help your skills, as a range of different binding styles and techniques are demonstrated. Some skills are repeated, so that you get opportunities to improve through the participation in a number of courses.
All courses result in you taking one of more completed items home at the end.
Check the list of courses below to see when the next courses will be run. If you cannot make a course that you have booked for, please contact the Secretary so that someone else may take up the place.
You must be 18 years old or over to attend one of our courses.
Online course bookings will be coming soon. In the meantime, if you want to book for one of our courses, please register here.
Weekend courses are conducted at the Roleystone Family Centre on Wygonda Road in Roleystone, and start at 9:15 am and go through to 4:15pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Follow this link for directions to the Centre. You must register and pay in order to attend, and places are very limited. We have a maximum of 8 on most courses, and less on some that require specialised equipment.
Payments must be made before the course starts, and are not refundable in the last 14 days prior to the course commencing. View our Refund and Privacy policies here.
Details about what you make and techniques you will learn can be found on our Course Details page.
May 2024 Box Making Course
Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024 - 9:00 AM to Sunday, May 12th, 2024 - 4:00 PM
We cover a range of box making techniques that will allow you to create your own fantastic looking, unique boxes that are suitable for protecting books or any other small items.
Learn how to make an archive quality box for protecting delicate objects.
This course is $115.00 for the course, and all tools and materials are provided. This course takes place over a single weekend, for a total of 12 hours of tuition.
You will be asked for payment a few weeks before the course commences. If there is a waitlist, you will need to make your payment earlier than this in order to retain your place.
Takeaway: A box with a lid, suitable for books or other small objects, and a Solander style box suitable for archival tasks.
July 2024 Miniatures Course
Date: Saturday, July 13th, 2024 - 9:00 AM to Sunday, July 14th, 2024 - 4:00 PM
The miniatures course is a new introduction, and introduces you to the fun and intricacies of creating miniature books and boxes. Each item is less than 65mm in any one dimension, and can be as small as you are capable of making.
This course is $115.00 for the course, and all tools and materials are provided. This course takes place over a single weekend, for a total of 12 hours of tuition.
This course is now full. You may waitlist but we cannot guarantee that a place will become available.
Takeaway: A number of miniature books of various styles.
June 2024 Beginners Course
Date: Saturday, June 8th, 2024 - 9:00 AM to Sunday, June 9th, 2024 - 4:00 PM
This is a great introduction to making your own books using very traditional techniques. We provide all the tools and materials for the course, and discuss how you can get started on your bookbinding journey.
This course is $115.00 for the course, and all tools and materials are provided. This course takes place over a single weekend, for a total of 12 hours of tuition.
This course is now full.
Takeaway: A pamphlet style book, a hardback multi-section book, a slipcase for your hardback book.
August 2024 Beginners Course
Date: Saturday, Aug 10th, 2024 - 9:00 AM to Sunday, Aug 11th, 2024 - 4:00 PM
This is a great introduction to making your own books using very traditional techniques. We provide all the tools and materials for the course, and discuss how you can get started on your bookbinding journey.
This course is $115.00 for the course, and all tools and materials are provided. This course takes place over a single weekend, for a total of 12 hours of tuition.
This course is now full. You may waitlist but we cannot guarantee that a place will become available.
Takeaway: A pamphlet style book, a hardback multi-section book, a slipcase for your hardback book.
Additional Courses for 2024
Courses coming later in 2024 include:
Keep referring back to our site as registrations typically open about four months prior to that course taking place.