Tracey Morrison and Jim Wong-Chu

This month we lost two major community leaders, Tracey Morrison and Jim Wong-Chu. All of us at WePress want to send our condolences to family and members of the communities that Tracey and Jim were part of. We want to recognize their inspiring work and try to do our part to carry it forward. Karen…

WePress has moved!

WePress is now roommates with Gallery Gachet at The Beacon Hotel, located at 9 W. Hastings, between Army & Navy and Pigeon Park! We’re sad to have left the Sun Wah Centre on Keefer, but we also look forward to continue working with Gallery Gachet to bring community-based art programming to the neighbourhood. Sign up…

Historical Japanese Bookbinding with Suzan Lee • Sun Aug 20 12-3pm

Historical Japanese Bookbinding with Suzan Lee Sunday, August 20, 2017 from 12 to 3 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $55) / participant – includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com This historical technique is based on a stab binding common in Asia. Japan preferred the 4-hole stab binding. Over the centuries,…

Medieval Longstitch Bookbinding with Suzan Lee • Sun Jul 30 12-3pm

Medieval Longstitch Bookbinding with Suzan Lee Sunday, July 30, 2017 from 12 to 3 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $55) / participant – includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Longstitch bookbinding is a Medieval technique practised by both guild bookbinders and amateurs. Straight forward stitching results in a complex visual…

Coptic Bookbinding with Suzan Lee • Sat Jul 29 12-3pm

Coptic Bookbinding with Suzan Lee Saturday, July 29, 2017 from 12 to 3 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $55) / participant – includes bookmaking supplies maximum 8 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Coptic bookbinding is an ancient Egyptian structure and technique. It reveals the spine and completely exposes the stitching of the book. This…

Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood • Jul 22nd at 2 pm

Crazy Quilting with local Madwoman Diane Wood Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm Sliding Scale (suggested $20) / participant includes quilt-making supplies maximum 10 participants Register on Eventbrite WePressVancouver [at] gmail.com Crazy Quilts were a lively style of patchwork,from scraps,embellished with embroidery, lace and ribbon, popular in the 19th Century. If complicated…