CBBAG - Southwestern Ontario Chapter

Come find us at Bibliomania on June 20th!

Models of Bookbinding Techniques: Sewing Structures explores different types of sewing, such as a French link stitch, sewing on tapes, sewing on raised cords, two-up, and more.

In this course, students will prepare and sew at least 12 text blocks using different sewing structures for each one. This class will require prep work before the first class begins, students are asked to prepare their own textblocks ahead of time.

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dates: 2 days; Saturday July 18 & Sunday July 19
Location: London, ON
Prerequisites: Bookbinding 1 and current membership in CBBAG
Cost: $185 & $20 material fee

Registration Deadline: July 10, 2026

For more information or to register visit: cbbag.ca/southwesternontario or see the link in our bio.

📚📚BIBLIOMANIA BOOK FAIR 📚📚- VENDOR LIST
We’re so happy to share all the fellow booksellers and friends that are joining us for June 20th. Join us from 11 to 4 on to experience a book fair as London has not seen before.

BOOKSHOP VENDORS

wares
The Book Addict
City Lights Bookshop





Attic Books

BOOKISH & CRAFTY VENDORS
CBBAG - Southwestern Ontario Chapter





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London Public Library


TASTY TREATS
Rebel Kombucha

Photo Booth with .foto

BIBLIOMANIA BOOK FAIR
June 20, 2026
11am-4pm
Dundas Place (Btwn Wellington and Clarence)
Free and family friendly

on Insta
www.bibliomania.ca

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Paste Papers Workshop

Paste paper is a centuries-old decorative technique used in bookbinding, collage, and mixed media. By applying pigmented paste to paper and manipulating it with simple tools, you can create vibrant, expressive patterns and textures. In this hands-on class, students will learn the history, materials, and techniques of traditional and contemporary paste paper, while exploring colour, pattern, and experimentation. The class also includes a demonstration on making paste bookcloth. By the end of the session, students will leave with a sample book and a collection of original paste papers.

All materials and tools are provided. Feel free to bring your own specialty papers or mark-making tools, and wear clothing that can get messy.

Dates:  Saturday June 27th & Sunday June 28th, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: London ON
Cost: $140 & $35 material fee

For more information or  to register visit cbbag.ca/southwesternontario or the link in our bio.

Registration deadline is June 19, 2026.

CBBAG SWO will be at next Saturday (May 23) from 10am to 1pm

Come stop by to visit us and many other local clubs and societies, there is something for everyone!

Need a fun adventure this week? Come check out Biblioarts in Owen Sound! CBBAG SWO will see you there!

BiblioArts Print and Book Arts Fair returns to Owen Sound on May 14-17, 2026! 🥳 BiblioArts (.os) is an annual teaching and marketplace event supporting Grey-Bruce artists and fundraising for the Georgian Bay School for the Arts ().

One of the highlights is the free, outdoor event: BIG PRINTS! Watch artists from across Ontario create large-scale relief prints made using a steamroller on Kozuke Ivory Heavy washi.

Don’t miss the celebration, enjoy workshops, vendor marketplace, and more!
Workshops require pre-registration; costs vary.

🎨 BiblioArts Print and Book Arts Fair
May 14–17, 2026
in downtown Owen Sound, Ontario

BIG PRINTS!:
Sunday, May 17, 12:00 – 3:00 PM
on 1st Ave., behind GB Arts, beside the boardwalk along the Sydenham River
(Rain date is Monday, May 18th)

More info
🔗 bochordbookbinding.ca/biblioarts
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The SWO Chapter will be representing CBBAG at Wayzgoose, tomorrow (April 25) from 9AM to 5PM! Come out to Grimsby Public Art Gallery and say hello! 👋

https://harrisfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/janis-kay-van-fleet/

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of our chapter member, Jan Van Fleet. Jan served previously as the chapter secretary and was a member of the CBBAG National Education Committee. She was a valued part of our chapter, and will be greatly missed.

Janis Kay Van Fleet - Harris Funeral Home Janis Kay Van Fleet December 25,1942 – January 16, 2026 Jan Van Fleet passed away at Victoria Hospital, London, after a brief illness. Predeceased by her parents, Kemp and Virginia Shacklett, and her first husband, Fred Van Fleet. Survived by her sister, Jayne Sinicki (Montrose, Colorado), and her...

Attention: Looking for locally made bookbinding materials!  Do you make your own bookbinding materials to sell?   

The SWO chapter of CBBAG is having an exhibit of books with the theme of local. (Interested in participating? Visit cbbag.ca/southwesternontario for more information.)

Participants are looking for locally made supplies such as: handmade paper, decorated papers, bookcloth, thread, ink, etc.

Please comment with your available materials and how you would like to be contacted for potential sales. You can also DM us if you'd like to be included in our chapter newsletter.

Bookbinding 1 - Durham, ON

Bookbinding I is considered the fundamental course of the CBBAG curriculum by teaching terminology, materials, tools, techniques, and basic concepts. The course includes six components: setting up the shop and tools; materials and techniques, making a picture frame; sewing variations, endpapers; book cloth and board; making the case; hanging-in the text block, adhesion; and expansion and contraction. This course includes pamphlet sewing, lap stitch sewing, quarter, half, and full cloth case binding; and concepts of grain, warp and pull, swell, and the joint.

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Dates: 6 days running Saturday to Monday: March 21-23 and 28-30, 2026
Location: Durham, ON
Prerequisites: Current membership in CBBAG
Cost: $495 + $50 material fee

Registration Deadline: March 13, 2026

For more information and registration visit cbbag.ca/southwesternontario or the link in our Instagram bio.