All events are subject to change, particularly the workshop nights. Please check this page regularly to ensure that the details of an event you are interested in attending have not changed.
The Guild offers a range of course nights at a small cost for materials. These are held on Monday nights at McDougall House, 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 over a number of nights or weekends.
Check the list of events below to see when the next courses will be run. However, the courses often have waitlists. If you cannot make a course that you have booked for, please contact the Secretary so that someone else may take up the place.
Evening courses are at McDougall House in Como, off Clydesdale Street and start at 6:00pm, going through to 9:00pm each evening. Weekend courses are done at the Roleystone Family Centre on Wygonda Road in Roleystone, and start at 9:00 am and go through to 4:00pm. You must register in order to attend, as places are very limited. Payments are made either by direct funds transfer before the course starts, or by cash at the start of the course.
Our June meeting provides opportunities to see what we do, bring along books that you have worked on, or want to know how to proceed, and generally get to know like minded people.
We meet at McDougall House on Clydesdale Street in Como.
This course is $95.00 for 4 evenings, and all tools and materials are provided. You will make a pamphlet style book, a square back book and a matching slipcase for the square back. The dates are July 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. Payment is made at the beginning of the course.
This course is now full. We do get cancellations occasionally, so if you wish to be waitlisted, email us now at wabookbinders@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist for this course. Please provide your name and a contact phone number. Alternatively, we still have places on our October beginners course.
For more details about the course, look here at the Courses page. For details about the Guild and location, see Meetings
Our July meeting provides opportunities to see what we do, bring along books that you have worked on, or want to know how to proceed, and generally get to know like minded people.
We meet at McDougall House on Clydesdale Street in Como.
The 2017 WA Craft Show, combined with the WA Wood Show is a major event on the craft calendar for 2017. For more details, visit the WA Craft Show website, and see us there at the beginning of August. This is a great place to get your bookbinding tools and lots of materials.
This course is $95.00 for the weekend, and all tools and materials are provided. You will make a perfect bound book, and a hollow back book. The dates are 19th and 20th of August. Payment is made at the beginning of the course.
This course is now full. Email us now at wabookbinders@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist for this course. Please provide your name and a contact phone number.
For more details about the course, look here at the Courses page. For details about the Guild and location, see Meetings
Our August meeting provides opportunities to see what we do, bring along books that you have worked on, or want to know how to proceed, and generally get to know like minded people.
We meet at McDougall House on Clydesdale Street in Como.
In the August meeting we will also be holding our art book or scroll competition.
The 2017 Perth Royal Show is the major external competition for bookbinders in WA. See the Royal Show website for details. It is really hard to find the dates on their website, but it is there in small print below the logo at the top left.
Although we will not have a stand at the show, there will be a bookbinding competition in the Milton Isbister Pavilion.
Our September meeting provides opportunities to see what we do, bring along books that you have worked on, or want to know how to proceed, and generally get to know like minded people.
We meet at McDougall House on Clydesdale Street in Como.
This course is $95.00 for 4 evenings, and all tools and materials are provided. You will make a pamphlet style book, a square back book and a matching slipcase for the square back. The dates are 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of October. Payment is made at the beginning of the course.
Email us now at wabookbinders@gmail.com to be added to this course. Please provide your name and a contact phone number.
For more details about the course, look here at the Courses page. For details about the Guild and location, see Meetings
Our October meeting provides opportunities to see what we do, bring along books that you have worked on, or want to know how to proceed, and generally get to know like minded people.
We meet at McDougall House on Clydesdale Street in Como.
Traditionally we have our Royal Show competition discussion, with the judge invited along to talk about the books and results. This allows us to improve on the quality for the next year.
