Workshops

 

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Saturday, January 10, 10am - 4pm

Metal type composing

This is the prerequisite experience for all of our letterpress workshops.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Handsetting type with a composing stick, locking up a form, printing a small edition on a tabletop press, and redistributing type.

 
Sunday, January 11, 10:00am - 5:00pm

One day, one book

Walk in empty handed and walk out with a finished, case-bound book.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Producing a cased-in book from paste paper for the cover, ribbons and headbands to sewing sections and gluing endsheets.

 
Saturday, January 17, 9:00am - 12:00pm

No sew, no glue books

Make a number of different book forms without using needles or glue.

3 working hours, $70. All materials supplied. Great projects for kids.

 
Saturday, January 24, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pastepaper primer

Using classic bookbinders wheat paste to design colorful paper for book covers and other projects

3 hours, all materials included, $60. A great workshop for creating a stack of sheets for use in making any future book project very personal.

 
Sunday, January 25, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Metal type composing

This is the prerequisite experience for all of our letterpress workshops.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Basic letterpress and printing a small edition of Valentine's Day cards on a tabletop press.

 
Saturday, February 7, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Vandercook SP-15

Working with a flatbed cylinder press

5 working hours plus a light lunch, $120.00. The basics to setting up and printing on one of the simpler presses for getting big results. One of our workhorses.

 
Sunday, February 8, 10:00am - 5:00pm

One day, one book

Walk in empty handed and walk out with a finished, case-bound book.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Producing a cased-in book from paste paper for the cover, ribbons and headbands to sewing sections and gluing endsheets.

 
Saturday, February 14, 9:00am - 1:00pm

A pair to remember

A workshop designed to teach the details of sewing a long-stitch text block. Coupled with "The hard case of the two books".

4 hours, $70. Sew two text blocks. The separate afternoon workshop will show you how to case bind one with the second one for you to practice on later.

 
Saturday, February 14, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

The hard case of the two books

Case bind one of the text blocks from the morning workshop.

3 hours, $80. Workshop would be a great Valentine's Day gift. Additional materials supplied will be board and bookcloth so you can finish your second text block later.

 
Sunday, February 22, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Metal type composing

This is the prerequisite experience for all of our letterpress workshops.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Handsetting type with a composing stick, locking up a form, printing a small edition on a tabletop press, and redistributing type.

 
Saturday, March 7, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Chandler & Price 10 x 15

Printing on the workhorse of the early 20th-century.

5 working hours, $120.00. The C&P (ours is motorized) runs at 700 impressions per hour and is great for printing and scoring cards or other small items.

 
Sunday, March 8, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Classic clamshell box

Learn to measure and cover a custom-fitted library style box.

5 hours plus light lunch, all materials included: $140. Bring a book that is about 6" x 9" x 1" that you would like to protect with a box and let's protect it.

 
Saturday, March 14, 9:00am - 12:00pm

No sew, no glue books

Make a number of different book forms without using needles or glue.

3 working hours, $70. All materials supplied. Great projects for kids.

 
Saturday, March 21, 10:00am - 5:00pm

One day, one book

Walk in empty handed and walk out with a finished, case-bound book.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Producing a cased-in book from paste paper for the cover, ribbons and headbands to sewing sections and gluing endsheets.

 
Sunday, March 22, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Vandercook SP-15

Working with a flatbed cylinder press

5 working hours plus a light lunch, $120.00. The basics to setting up and printing on one of the simpler presses for getting big results. One of our workhorses.

 
Saturday, April 4, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Metal type composing

This is the prerequisite experience for all of our letterpress workshops.

5 working hours plus light lunch, $120. Handsetting type with a composing stick, locking up a form, printing a small edition on a tabletop press, and redistributing type.

 
Sunday, April 5, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Pastepaper primer

Using classic bookbinders wheat paste to design colorful paper for book covers and other projects

3 hours, all materials included, $60. A great workshop for creating a stack of sheets for use in making any future book project very personal.

 

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