Past Projects
Past Projects
Take a glimpse at a selection of our previous projects, showcasing the outstanding craftsmanship that defines Friesens.
Explore categories such as Hard Cover, Soft Cover, and Flexibind, each offering a variety of options, sizes, and features to elevate your book project.
Hard Cover
America’s National Parks
Travel Stamps
Trim Size: 7 x 6
Page Count: 48
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC SM. Cover 100lb
Cover: Gloss C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endsheet FCS, 80lb
Binding: Wiro
Specialty: Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Pigman Joe’s Tour de Weird West
Trim Size: 9 x 6
Page Count: 56
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Smooth White, 80lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Oatmeal)
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Embossing, Elegance Luminescence Lamination
Brian BeLeafs – Brian Evinou
Trim Size: 6 x 8
Page Count: 248
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque Smooth White FSC, 100lb
Cover: Cialux 1551 Blue
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC
Binding: HC Sewn
Specialty: ½ Dust Jacket, Foil Stamping, Ribbon
The Cultivated Reading Journal
Trim Size: 6 x 8.5
Page Count: 144
Text: Husky Offset FSC, 60lb
Cover: Rainbow FSC (Antique Blizzard)
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC 80lb
Bellyband: Kallima 10pt
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte), Foil Stamp, Belly Band, Ribbon
The Golf Architecture of Donald Ross
Trim Size: 9 x 12
Page Count: 384
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 100lb
Cover: Fiscagomma Agenda Bufalino (402 Dark Brown)
Endsheet: Rainbow Marble FSC
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Debossing, Burnishing, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte), Inlay, Double Ribbon
Juneteenth Rodeo – Sarah Bird
Trim Size: 10 x 10
Page Count: 144
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 100lb
Cover: Brillianta FSC (4000 Black)
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Hard Cover Sewn
Specialty: Foil Stamping
Dust Jacket: Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Carnet du jardinier – Mélanie Grégoire
Trim Size: 7.5 x 9
Page Count: 136
Text: Husky Offset FSC, 60lb
Cover: Rainbow FSC (Antique Opaque)
Endsheet: Natures Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Raw Board on Edge
The Monarchs – The Great American Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream
Trim Size: 9 x 11
Page Count: 128
Text: GardaGloss Art FSC, 80lb
Cover: Rainbow FSC
Endsheet: Glatfelter Smooth, 80lb
Binding: HC Sewn
Specialty: Diecut, DVD prongs, Foil Stamping
The Story of a Pumpkin Pie – William E. Barton
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 48
Text: Husky Offset FSC, 60lb
Cover: Fiscagomma Agenda Cerva (325 Mustard)
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Debossed, Burnishing, Foil Stamping
Tears of Gold – Hannah Rose Thomas
Trim Size: 8 x 10
Page Count: 136
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 100lb
Cover: Aurora (Buckram Black)
Endsheet: Rainbow 3PF FSC
Binding: Sewn 3-Piece Case
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Deboss, Lamination (Matte)
The Greatest Story in Sports – Cliff Christl/Green Bay Packers
Four Volume Set
Trim Size: 9 x 12
Page Count: 1,024 (256 each volume)
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 80lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte),
Slipcase:
Wrap: Sports Cover 9pt (Pigskin)
Liner: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Thumb Notch
The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown
Trim Size: 10 x 11
Page Count: 272
Text: Opus Gloss FSC, 100lb
Cover: Rainbow FSC (BB Black)
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Foil Stamping
Dust Jacket: Embossed, Foil Stamping, Gloss Lamination
Cook Cocktails Cuisine Culture by Vie
Trim Size: 11 x 11
Page Count: 232
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque Smooth White FSC, 100lb
Cover: Gloss C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Spot UV, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Dust Jacket: Spot UV, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
The Soil in Jackie’s Garden – Peggy Thomas & Neely Daggett
Trim Size: 11 x 8.5
Page Count: 32
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 80lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte), Dust Jacket
Black Belt Bounty
Trim Size: 11 x 11
Page Count: 228
Text: GardaMatt Art FSC, 100lb
Cover: Alpha (Cowhide)
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Deboss, Burnishing, Foil Stamping
The Kohlmaier Cabinetmakers of New Orleans – Cybele Gontar
Trim Size: 9 x 11
Page Count: 320
Text: GardaPat 13 FSC, 90lb
Cover: LusterCote 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Spine: Cialinen 2040 Natural
Binding: Sewn 3-piece case
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Ontario Police Services Act, 2023 Edition
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 936
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro Opaque Offset FSC, 57lb
Cover: Rainbow LX (Linen Dark Grey)
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endsheet FCS, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Metal Inlay, Foil Stamping
Stagecraft – Vesna Pavlovic
Trim Size: 12 x 10
Page Count: 232
Text: Sterling Premium Matte FSC, 80lb
Cover: Pearl Linen (Snow White)
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Debossed, Foil Stamping, Inlay (Spinnaker Fastrack 60lb Perm SemiG)
The Traveller’s Playbook: World Edition
Trim Size: 5.8125 x 8.25
Page Count: 256
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Sm Nat, 70lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Rounded Corners
Woodstock 50th Anniversary
Trim Size: 10 x 10
Page Count: 168
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 80lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb | Rainbow FSC
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC
Binding: Sewn 3-piece case
Specialty: Foil Stamping, Lamination (Matte)
Soft Cover
World of Wonders – Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 250
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb
Insert: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 80lb
Cover: Spectro C1S 12pt FSC
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Foil Stamping (Holographic)
Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 136
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb
Cover: Rainbow FSC (Handspun Ivory)
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Forest)
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Ribbon, Debossing, Foil Stamping, Raw Page Edges
Reading as Resistance – Highwater Press 15th Anniversary Catalogue
Trim Size: 5 x 8
Page Count: 48
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque Smooth White FSC, 80lb
Cover: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Sm. Cover 100lb
Binding: Saddle Stitch
Pocket Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) – Patricia M. Ningewance, C.M.
Trim Size: 3.5 x 5.5
Page Count: 232
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro Opaque Offset FSC, 57lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC 12pt
Binding: Perfect Binding
Specialty: Lamination (Gloss)
Holly – Stephen King (French Version)
Trim Size: 6.125 x 9.25
Page Count: 528
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 50lb Web
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC, 12pt
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Cover Flaps, Embossing, Spot UV, Elegance Luminescent Lamination
Janeva’s Ideal Recipes – Janeva Caroline Eickhoff
Trim Size: 8.5 x 11
Page Count: 160
Text: GardaMatt Art FSC, 80lb
Cover: Tango C2S FSC 14pt
Binding: Spiral
Specialty: Lamination (Gloss)
Echolocation – Karen Hoffmann
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 256
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC, 12pt
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Foil Stamping (Holographic)
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies – Heather Fawcett
Trim Size: 5.625 x 8.25
Page Count: 352
Text: Resolute Book 70 40lb Web 400pp
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC 10pt
Binding: Perfect Binding
Specialty: Ragged Fore Edge, Cover Flaps
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth – Chris Hadfield
Trim Size: 5.625 x 8.25
Page Count: 352
Text: Norbrite Book Crm 45lb Web 400pp
Insert: Anthem Plus Gloss FSC, 80lb and 70lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC 10pt
Binding: Perfect Binding
Specialty: Die Cutting, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Staging the Supernatural: Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints
Trim Size: 9 x 9
Page Count: 168
Text: GardaMatt Art FSC, 100lb
Cover: Tango C1S FSC 18pt
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Spruce)
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Exposed Binding with Coloured Threads, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Dust Jacket: Glacier Translucent 130gsm
Radiating Outward, Incrementally – Crystal Gandrud & Nuala Clarke
Trim Size: 5 x 8
Page Count: 208
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque Smooth White FSC, 80lb
Insert: Gatefold, Glacier 130gsm (Glacier Translucent)
Cover: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC SM Cover, 100lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Debossed, Cover Flaps
A History of Excellence: The Untold Stories of Manitoba’s Indigenous Sport
Trim Size: 11 x 8
Page Count: 336
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 70lb
Cover: Tango C1S FSC 15pt
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Lamination (Matte)
In the Shelter – Pádraig Ó Tuama
Trim Size: 5 x 7
Page Count: 312
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb
Cover: Royal Sundance Felt Cover, 100lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Ragged Edge, Embossed, Cover Flaps
The Artist’s Way Workbook – Julia Cameron
Trim Size: 9 x 11.875
Page Count: 176
Text: 1864 Tradebook Antique, 55lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC 12pt
Binding: Semi-Concealed Wiro
All The Quiet Places – Brian Thomas Isaac
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 288
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 50lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC, 12 pt.
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Spot UV, Cover Flaps, Scuff-Free Lamination (Matte)
Origin of Day and Night – Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt
Trim Size: 9 x 8.5
Page Count: 32
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Sm White, 100lb
Cover: Kallima C1S FSC 12pt
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Foil Stamping
Moving Upstream – Mary Barnes
Trim Size: 5 x 7.5
Page Count: 136
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb Web
Cover: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro Cover Smooth FSC, 80lb
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Embossing, Foil Stamping
Cookies I Have Loved – Julie Van Rosendaal
Trim Size: 6 x 8.5
Page Count: 96
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Smooth White, 80lb
Cover: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Smooth Cover, 100lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Exposed Binding
H.G. Wells: A Scientific Romance
Trim Size: 8.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 80
Text: Anthem Plus Satin FSC, 100lb
Cover: Tango C2S FSC, 14pt
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Debossing, Cover Flaps
Flexibind
Chanting From the Heart – Thich Nhat Hanh
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 304
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Enviro 100 FSC, 55lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Oatmeal)
Binding: Sewn
2023 Friesens Gift Journal “Bright Ideas”
Trim Size: 8 x 10
Page Count: 176
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Sm Nat, 70lb
Insert: Opus Gloss FSC, 100lb
Cover: Alpha (Skiver 3304)
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Gold)
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Debossing, Burnishing, Foil Stamping
Mosby’s Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference
Trim Size: 4.375 x 7.375
Page Count: 1072
Text: Utopia Book Matte, 45lb
Cover: Sterling Ultra Brite C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Perfect Bound
Specialty: Rounded Corners, Gloss Lamination
Money & Marriage Journal
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Page Count: 168
Text: Sustana (Rolland) Opaque FSC Smooth White, 80lb
Cover: Alpha (Skiver 3302)
Endsheet: Rainbow FSC (Antique Oatmeal)
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Ribbon, Debossing, Burnishing, Foil Stamping
Neal Adams Vault
Trim Size: 8.5 x 13
Page Count: 144
Text: Anthem Plus Gloss FSC, 80lb
Cover: LusterCote C1S FSC, 95lb
Endsheet: Sustana (Rolland) Endleaf FSC, 80lb
Binding: Sewn
Specialty: Gloss Layflat Lamination
