2016WKSP-07 Spine and Cover Titling with the Kwikprint

2016WKSP-07

Spine and Cover Titling with the Kwikprint

Instructor: Don Taylor

Location: CBBAG Bindery

Duration: 2 days: Sat-Sun, March 19-20

Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Course fee: $170 members/ $230 non-members

Materials Fee: $30.00 payable to instructor

Prerequisite: BB1 or the permission of the instructor

In this workshop you will learn how to use the Kwikprint hot foil stamping machine (available in the CBBAG bindery) to decorate spines and covers. The course will let students create and prepare labels as a way of adding very attractive elements to a book cover either cloth or leather. Different foils react differently on different substrates (paper, fabric and leather). Learning to apply the correct temperature, pressure and dwell time are the key to producing beautiful book spines and labels. Every student will have some time to practice on the Kwikprint. Students are welcome to bring their own samples for foil stamping.

Don Taylor is a bookbinder and restorer who works and teaches in Toronto. He was trained in bookbinding and design at Sheridan College and the Three Schools of Art and has studied with Betsy Palmer Eldridge. His work is exhibited widely and is represented in public and private collections across Canada. He has taught for CBBAG since 1984. www.dontaylorbookbinder.com