Letterpress for Kids: Bookmark Bonanza!
Letterpress for Kids: Bookmark Bonanza!
Milwaukee, WI
For a kiddo, plus one: come learn about letterpress by making your own bookmarks using wooden type! This class is ideal for ages 6-11, who must be accompanied by an adult.* This hands-on workshop allows our younger audience to experience letterpress in a safe and fun environment using our small, t…
Sat, Nov 23 2024
1:00 PM
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Sat, Jan 4 2025
3:30 PM
Hardcover Basics: Handsewn Memo Books
Hardcover Basics: Handsewn Memo Books
Milwaukee, WI
Try your hand at bookbinding with this beginner's-level workshop that results in two 5"x3.5" memo books! In this class each participant will produce their own sewn blank books with a cased-in hardcover including a decorative paper covering, and a cloth-covered spine (all in colors of their choice)!…
Thursday, December 12 2024
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
In a Bind? Unwind with Yoga
In a Bind? Unwind with Yoga
Milwaukee, WI
Muscles bound up? Ready to relax this season? Join E-RYT 200 [certified] yoga instructor, Michelle Marrero of Beyond Yoga for a calming Vinyasa yoga class at the Bindery! We hear from all sorts of creative entrepreneurs that life feels stressful, overwhelming, and their bodies hurt. Uhg! We feel y…
Wednesday, November 20 2024
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
PAPERJAM Holiday Market: EXTENDED HOURS!
PAPERJAM Holiday Market: EXTENDED HOURS!
Milwaukee, WI
PAPERJAM is Milwaukee's collaborative pop-up holiday market for book lovers and print nerds hosted here at The Bindery (347 E. Ward Street in Bay View). We've extended our days/hours due to popular demand! Now open daytime, 10am to 6pm through Friday, December 13th... with an extra hour on Friday …
Friday, December 13 2024
10:00 AM
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7:00 PM
Japanese Stab Binding
Japanese Stab Binding
Milwaukee, WI
Join us for an evening of book making using a traditional, Japanese-style of decorative binding. This popular stab-binding technique results in exterior stitching patterns that are visible (and beautiful) on the front and rear covers. Each student will learn two different stitches and produce two s…
Tuesday, January 14 2025
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Beyond the Spine: Book Edge Decoration
Beyond the Spine: Book Edge Decoration
Milwaukee, WI
Book spines can be highly decorative... but what about the other three edges? This course goes over several simple ways to adorn the additional three sides of a book's page block. Ideal for paperback books only; this is a beginner's level course. The "head" "foot" and "fore edge" of a book are typ…
Thursday, November 21 2024
6:00 PM
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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…
Fri, Nov 8 2024
5:30 PM
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Sat, Dec 14 2024
12:00 PM
Calligraphy Basics: Fountain Pen Alphabets
Calligraphy Basics: Fountain Pen Alphabets
Milwaukee, WI
Discover the time honored art of calligraphy in this two part class using [provided] fountain pens. Each ticket includes instruction plus your own take-home calligraphy kit: a 1.1mm fountain pen, two ink cartridges, appropriate practice paper, and several lettering guides! Taught by artist and long…
Tue, Nov 12 2024
6:00 PM
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Tue, Nov 19 2024
8:00 PM
Letterpress Date Night: Private Poster Printing for Pairs
Letterpress Date Night: Private Poster Printing for Pairs
Milwaukee, WI
Bring a date, friend, family member... or whoever you like(!) to one of our personalized poster printing experiences. These exclusive evenings are just for YOU and your plus-one to learn letterpress together and make two simple posters using our collection of historic wood type. No other students: …
Fri, Oct 18 2024
6:00 PM
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Fri, Jan 17 2025
9:00 PM
Holiday Cards: Marbling and Foil Stamping
Holiday Cards: Marbling and Foil Stamping
Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a two-part class to make a custom set of 10 marbled and foil stamped holiday cards! Skip the Hallmark aisle this season and send some extra love through the mail with something you create yourself. Each card will be unique (including the stamping): example photos are just for show! Let'…
Sat, Nov 16 2024
1:00 PM
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Sat, Nov 23 2024
4:00 PM