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Holiday Cards: Marbling and Foil Stamping

Milwaukee, WI CST
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… read more

Beyond the Spine: Book Edge Decoration

Milwaukee, WI CST
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 be… read more

Letterpress for Kids: Bookmark Bonanza!

Milwaukee, WI CST
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.*

PAPERJAM Holiday Market

Milwaukee, WI CST
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).

Hardcover Basics: Handsewn Memo Books

Milwaukee, WI CST
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… read more

Riso Basics: Discover Risography With bearbear

Milwaukee, WI CST
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.

Japanese Stab Binding

Milwaukee, WI CST
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 re… read more

Masterclass: Quarter Bound Leather, Traditional Binding

Milwaukee, WI CST
Join this season's 6-session Masterclass taught by bookbinding expert, Daniel Ehn. In this intermediate-to-advanced level workshop, students will craft a hardcover blank book using artisan methods, leather, and marbled paper… read more

Letterpress Date Night: Private Poster Printing for Pairs

Milwaukee, WI CST
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 sim… read more
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Past Events

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 7:00 PM

FREE: Voting is Power (A letterpress poster printing party!)

FREE: Voting is Power (A letterpress poster printing party!)

Milwaukee, WI
Come by this open-house style event to print your own letterpress reminder to vote! We'll have some historic wood type all set to go on our press: all you need to do is walk in any time between noon and 5pm to pull a print of your own. No experience necessary! If you'd like to come right at noon, …
Sunday, October 27 2024 12:00 PM 5:00 PM

Riso Basics: Spooky Dead Print Edition (with bearbear)!

Riso Basics: Spooky Dead Print Edition (with bearbear)!

Milwaukee, WI
RISO BASICS… but make it spooky! This is an exploratory workshop for those who want to understand what Risograph (dead) prints have to offer, how the process works, and how Risography translates visual information onto the page. The same workshop we always offer, but with a Halloween theme :-) Ris…
Friday, October 25 2024 5:30 PM 8:30 PM

Rounded Spine, Hardcover Journals

Rounded Spine, Hardcover Journals

Milwaukee, WI
This intermediate-level workshop delves into all the skills needed to craft a half-letter sized blank journal with a hardcover, ¾ cloth covering, rounded spine, and decorative endsheets. Come make your own unique creation while learning the steps to make more from home! Note: this class involves t…
Tue, Oct 15 2024 6:00 PM Tue, Oct 22 2024 9:00 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 Tue, Nov 19 2024 8:00 PM

Keepsake Boxes: Flip-top Box Building

Keepsake Boxes: Flip-top Box Building

Milwaukee, WI
Have a trinket you want to protect? A special gift to encase? Join us to learn how to make a 4" x 6" x 2" flip-top box using traditional book arts techniques and materials. Just in time for the holidays! In this workshop led by Melissa Wagner-Lawler, participants will make their own archival box w…
Saturday, November 2 2024 10:00 AM 12:30 PM

Marbling: Special Patterns & Techniques

Marbling: Special Patterns & Techniques

Milwaukee, WI
Join us for this intermediate level course that builds off the skills learned in our Intro to Marbling class (which is not a prerequisite, but certainly a good first step if you've never marbled before). Our Special Techniques class skips over the foundational basics of set-up, and instead explore…
Tuesday, October 8 2024 6:00 PM 9:00 PM

Wire Binding For Kids! Upcycled Notebooks

Wire Binding For Kids! Upcycled Notebooks

Milwaukee, WI
For our younger fans: come make a unique wire-bound notebook along with an adult guardian (who will get to make one too)! This class is ideal for ages 7-12, who must be accompanied by an adult.* Wire binding is a great entry-level way to learn binding basics, and put books together with ease in a …
Saturday, November 2 2024 2:00 PM 4:30 PM

Our Doors are Open! (A Historic Bindery Tour)

Our Doors are Open! (A Historic Bindery Tour)

Milwaukee, WI
The Bindery is Milwaukee's longest-standing traditional book bindery. We open our doors annually for a behind the scenes tour celebrating our history--and answering, "What the heck is that thing?" for the public. In the past our Doors Open tickets with Historic Milwaukee always sold out to just th…
Sat, Sep 28 2024 2:00 PM Sun, Sep 29 2024 3:30 PM

From Rags to...Books! Hardcover Binding with Reclaimed Cloth Covers

From Rags to...Books! Hardcover Binding with Reclaimed Cloth Covers

Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a two-part class using your own reclaimed fabric to make two, custom hardcover, cloth-bound books! This class happens in two consecutive Wednesday sessions:October 10th, 6pm to 8:30pmOctober 17th, 6pm to 8:30pm In an upcycled twist on bookbinding, this is an opportunity to give specia…
Thu, Oct 10 2024 6:00 PM Thu, Oct 17 2024 8:30 PM

The Bindery

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347 E. Ward Street Milwaukee, WI 53207
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