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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thu, Oct 17 2024
8:30 PM