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Featured Workshops

Saturday, March 27, 10am - 5pm

Chandler & Price platen

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical setup and operation of the floor model platen press (motorized and treadled), working with handset type, polymer plates, makeready, and registration.

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Saturday, March 13, 10am - 5pm

Metal type composition

Prerequisite for all our technical letterpress workshops.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Handset metal type using spacing, leading and a composing stick; lockup the form using furniture; and print a small edition on a tabletop press.

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More Upcoming Workshops

Sunday, March 14, 9am - 12pm

Pastepaper primer

3 working hours, $65. Basic tools, tips and techniques combine with classic bookmaker's technicolor wheat paste to make original designs on paper for covering books, boxes or other personal projects.

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Sunday, March 28, 10am - 5pm

Vandercook

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical basics for setting up and printing multicolor posters, books and more on our flatbed presses to get big results.

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Saturday, April 10, 10am - 5pm

Metal type composition

This is the prerequisite for our technical letterpress workshops.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Handset metal type using spacing, leading and a composing stick; lockup the form using furniture; and print a small edition on a tabletop press.

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Sunday, April 11, 10am - 5pm

One day, one book

6 working hours plus light lunch, $100. Produce a hardcover book using paste paper for the cover, sewing a text block with endsheets, and adding ribbons and endbands before casing in.

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Saturday, April 24, 10am - 5pm

Vandercook

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical basics for setting up and printing multicolor posters, books and more on our flatbed presses to get big results.

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Sunday, April 25, 10am - 5pm

Chandler & Price platen

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical setup and operation of the floor model platen press (motorized and treadled), working with handset type, polymer plates, makeready, and registration.

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Saturday, May 1, 10am - 5pm

Metal type composition

This is the prerequisite for our technical letterpress workshops.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Handset metal type using spacing, leading and a composing stick; lockup the form using furniture; and print a small edition on a tabletop press.

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Sunday, May 2, 10am - 5pm

Classic clamshell box

6 working hours plus light lunch, $140. Construct an archival clamshell box to protect a valuable piece in your library.

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Saturday, May 22, 10am - 5pm

Chandler & Price platen

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical setup and operation of the floor model platen press (motorized and treadled), working with handset type, polymer plates, makeready, and registration.

Read more

 
Sunday, May 23, 10am - 5pm

Vandercook

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical basics for setting up and printing multicolor posters, books and more on our flatbed presses to get big results.

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Saturday, June 12, 10am - 5pm

Metal type composition

This is the prerequisite for our technical letterpress workshops.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Handset metal type using spacing, leading and a composing stick; lockup the form using furniture; and print a small edition on a tabletop press.

Read more

 
Sunday, June 13, 10am - 5pm

Coptic stitch binding

6 working hours plus a light lunch, $120. One of the most popular exposed spine bindings, this workshop highlights both Coptic ('bridle laced') and Ethiopic ('tunnel laced') sewing.

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Saturday, June 26, 10am - 5pm

Vandercook

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical basics for setting up and printing multicolor posters, books and more on our flatbed presses to get big results.

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Sunday, June 27, 10am - 5pm

Chandler & Price platen

This is a technical letterpress workshop.

6 working hours with light lunch, $120. Technical setup and operation of the floor model platen press (motorized and treadled), working with handset type, polymer plates, makeready, and registration.

Read more