Inspired Marbling Techniques
Inspired Marbling Techniques
Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a paper marbling adventure--even if you've taken marbling with us before! This class explores specific tricks and techniques in marbling that create wowing swirls and eye-popping patterns. It is suitable for total beginners who want to experiment, but delves into more intermediate and …
Tuesday, January 16 2024
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
PAPERJAM Holiday Market
PAPERJAM Holiday Market
Milwaukee, WI
Back due to popular demand! One more night only! PAPERJAM is Milwaukee's new collaborative pop-up market for book lovers and print nerds hosted here at The Bindery! Featuring books, prints, and paper goods from over a dozen local organizations and artisans. Come grab the perfect gift for your favo…
Sat, Dec 2 2023
10:00 AM
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Sun, Dec 3 2023
6:00 PM
Printshop Rummage Sale!
Printshop Rummage Sale!
Milwaukee, WI
*** UPDATE: we had such huge interest in this event that we will no longer be open Sunday (as originally advertised! There is very little left! Swing by for rock bottom prices the rest of Saturday... then we'll see ya at the next one! **** Join us and our pals bearbear: come rummage through our …
Saturday, February 17 2024
12:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Leather 101: Prepping for Bookwork
Leather 101: Prepping for Bookwork
Milwaukee, WI
Books have been covered in leather over a millennium: this class is your first step in learning how to start a leather book project of your own. *Note: this class is one in a three-part series that builds toward a final 19th Century-style, full leatherbound book. It can be taken on its own but in…
Thursday, December 7 2023
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Hardcover Pocket Memo Books: Intro to Hand-Sewn Binding
Hardcover Pocket Memo Books: Intro to Hand-Sewn Binding
Milwaukee, WI
Try your hand at bookbinding with this beginner's-level workshop that results in two hard-bound memo books! In this class each participant will produce their own sewn blank books with a cased-in hardcover including a decorative paper covering, rounded corners, and a cloth-covered spine. All mater…
Thursday, January 25 2024
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Letterpress 101: Printing Posters with Wood Type
Letterpress 101: Printing Posters with Wood Type
Milwaukee, WI
This class is for those looking to learn the core foundations of letterpress printing here at the shop, using our collection of historic wood type as inspiration! Ideal for anyone who would like to make their own work here in the future, or for curious beginners who want an overview of the basics w…
Tuesday, December 12 2023
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Typewriting: Using Old Tools to Spark New Ideas
Typewriting: Using Old Tools to Spark New Ideas
Milwaukee, WI
If you enjoy writing, you know that inspiration can ebb and flow. Let's banish that writer's block! Trying another writing tool can be a useful departure from the norm, and typewriters offer an excellent opportunity to compose differently. Join us for this evening of manual typing to experience how…
Wednesday, February 7 2024
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
PAPERJAM Holiday Market
PAPERJAM Holiday Market
Milwaukee, WI
PAPERJAM is Milwaukee's collaborative pop-up market for book lovers and print nerds hosted here at The Bindery (347 E. Ward Street in Bay View). Our extremely popular one-stop holiday shopping experience is back for 2023: this year bigger, better and all weekend long! Come by Saturday, 12/2 or Sun…
Sat, Dec 2 2023
10:00 AM
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Fri, Dec 8 2023
8:00 PM
Full Leather, Hardcover Binding: 19th Century Raised Band Style
Full Leather, Hardcover Binding: 19th Century Raised Band Style
Milwaukee, WI
In this intermediate level class, students will craft a hardcover blank journal, fully-cased in fine goatskin, from start to finish. This series is geared toward students with foundational experience in crafting hardcover books—either through their own practice, or taking at least an introduction t…
Thu, Jan 11 2024
6:00 PM
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Thu, Feb 8 2024
9:00 PM
Riso Basics: Discover Risography with BEARBEAR
Riso Basics: Discover Risography with BEARBEAR
Milwaukee, WI
Riso Basics is an exploratory workshop for those who want to understand what Risograph prints have to offer, how the process works, and how Risography translates visual information onto the page. What makes Riso prints so alluring? How does a Risograph print specialty colors and impart that retro…
Saturday, December 9 2023
9:00 AM
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12:00 PM