North Redwoods Book Arts Guild: September 2026

Sunday, September 27, 2026

BUTTONHOLE STITCH BINDING

Lara Cox will be our instructor for the October NORBAG workshop. Lara saw the Buttonhole Stitch binding on various Pinterest and Bookbinding sites and was inspired to research and make several versions, from full hard binding (book-cloth over book-board) covers to simpler versions utilizing cover weight paper for the cover. Parts of this binding can be glued or not depending on your style choices. It also offers endless possibilities for variation with cover design. Lara says this book binding technique is a variation of the binding taught in Keith Smith's book Volume 1 Non-adhesive Binding. To receive a copy of the tools and materials needed for the workshop, RSVP to Dolores Guffey (dguffey1@gmail.com) by October 5.

When: Saturday October 10 at 10 am PDT

Where: On your computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom

Workshop questions: Lara Cox Laracoxbookarts@gmail.com

Zoom questions: Bobbie Hayes bobbie.hayes666@gmail.com

RSVP: Dolores Guffey dguffey1@gmail.com by Oct. 5

Monday, September 14, 2026

FLAG BOOKS & BIMA EXHIBIT

Flag Books are a favorite structure of Carol DuBosch and now they might also be favorites of those of us who attended her workshop. First she demonstrated her technique for making a flag book and then she shared many of the books she has made using that structure. Some of her books had as many as 50 or 100 flags! Thank you Carol for sharing those wonderful books with us.

Sherrill Story sent in a few photos of the flag book she made after the workshop.

Cloth, Paper, Stitches is the title of the current exhibit in the Sherry Grover Gallery at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) on Bainbridge Island, Washington. This exhibit has been up since July 3 and will end on September 20. Here are photographs of some of the books in the exhibit. These books, from the extensive collection of Cynthia Sears, showcase "processes such as sewing, weaving, cutting, and folding. These works expand the idea of the book beyond a purely visual or text-based object into something materially intimate and physically engaging."