Experimental Paper Marbling
Experimental Paper Marbling
Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a paper marbling adventure! This class is suitable for beginners who want to experiment and explore with color, style and technique: results will vary from person to person and sheet to sheet in this fun, casual evening. Each student will learn the basics of marbling set-up including a…
Thu, Apr 6 2023
6:00 PM
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Tue, May 2 2023
9:00 PM
Hardcover/Sewn Bookbinding
Hardcover/Sewn Bookbinding
Milwaukee, WI
Try your hand at bookbinding with this beginner's-level workshop that results in two hard-bound memo books! In this class led by The Bindery's lead bookbinder, Daniel Ehn, each participant will produce their own sewn blank books with a cased-in hardcover including a decorative paper covering, roun…
Thursday, January 26 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Letterpress for Queers: A Pride Month Demo
Letterpress for Queers: A Pride Month Demo
Milwaukee, WI
This class is for queer-identified folks only (and taught by a queer instructor) in order to create safe space for LGBTQIA artisans to gather, work, and learn.This quick letterpress experience is designed to get folks printing on our Vandercook using wood type we'll already have set up and ready to…
Thursday, June 1 2023
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
FREE: Zine Fest Poster Printing Open House!
FREE: Zine Fest Poster Printing Open House!
Milwaukee, WI
Curious about letterpress? Love Milwaukee Zine Fest? Swing by at ANY POINT of this open house to help print our annual letterpress poster for MZF. We'll have historic wood and metal type on our Vandercook press, plus a new linocut block by local artist and printmaker, Hunter Louis. This is a grea…
Saturday, April 1 2023
12:00 PM
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4:00 PM
A Slipcase for Any Book
A Slipcase for Any Book
Milwaukee, WI
This beginner's level course explores slipcase making in a custom way for each student: bring your own special book from home and learn to make a cozy, perfectly-sized case for it! Every student will be making their own open-ended, full bookboard slipcase from scratch using materials provided incl…
Wednesday, February 8 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 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 visable (and beautiful) on the front and rear covers. Each student will learn two different stitches and produce two s…
Thursday, February 23 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Milwaukee Zine Fest
Milwaukee Zine Fest
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Zine Fest is a free annual celebration of zine culture, small press publishing, and other independent, self-created wonders in magazine-like format. Dozens of vendors from all over the country pop up at Milwaukee Public Library's Central Branch to sell their wares: wacky, artistic, creat…
Saturday, April 22 2023
10:30 AM
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4:30 PM
Experimental Paper Marbling
Experimental Paper Marbling
Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a paper marbling adventure! This class is suitable for beginners who want to experiment and explore with color, style and technique: results will vary from person to person and sheet to sheet in this fun, casual evening. Each student will learn the basics of marbling set-up including a…
Tuesday, January 17 2023
6:00 PM
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8:00 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…
Saturday, February 25 2023
2:00 PM
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5:00 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 visable (and beautiful) on the front and rear covers. Each student will learn two different stitches and produce two s…
Tuesday, May 9 2023
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM