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The Bindery

Hardcover/Sewn Bookbinding

Milwaukee, WI CDT
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 … read more

Riso Basics: Discover Risography With bearbear

Milwaukee, WI CDT
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 all… read more

Member Appreciation Night (Members only)

Milwaukee, WI CDT
The Bindery holds regular appreciation nights for its community of members. It's a chance for our in-house creative fam to connect, chat, have some snacks, and make something fun together. We typically print something with o… read more

A Slipcase for Any Book

Milwaukee, WI CDT
This intermediate 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 o… read more

Foil stamped mini-books: An adventure in Typecasting!

Milwaukee, WI CDT
This workshop is an introduction to two old-school technologies we use to produce shiny metallic titling on books, prints, and other ephemera. Join us to learn hot-metal typecasting and hot-foil stamping while producing two … read more

Coptic-Sewn, Swiss-Bound Journals

Milwaukee, WI CDT
This beginner-level course explores two of our favorite bookbinding techniques: coptic sewing and Swiss-style covers. Coptic stitching is one of the oldest styles of sewn book that allows multiple sections (or "signatures") … read more

Riso Basics: Discover Risography with bearbear

Milwaukee, WI CDT
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 all… read more
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Past Events

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 9:00 PM

The Bindery

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