Weekend of Exposed Spine Structures Images Forthcoming! Want to channel your inner Keith Smith? Or simply not a glue person. Come spend a weekend making four exposed spine structures. Over a course of a Saturday and Sunday we will make a Long Stitch with a slotted wrapper cover, a Long Stitch with a chain, A (more…)

Titles and Labels on Books Learn hot-stamping techniques that will permit you to create, among other things, beautiful spine labels for your books. Level: Previous bookbinding experience preferred Dates & Times: Sunday, July 11th, 2-5 pm Max. no of students: 6 Instructor: Kevin Auer Cost: $75 tuition & $10 materials Members receive a 10% discount (more…)

Making Perfect Pocket Utility Notebooks: Stop paying too much for Field Notes, Moleskeins, Rhodes, and the like!  Learn to make your own pocket notebooks to your EXACT specifications.  With very little effort, you can design and construct a notebook with the perfect paper for your needs, sized to fit in whatever pocket you need it (more…)

Intro to Bookbinding: Impress your friends with your new bookbinding skills! Learn the basics with these three sophisticated structures: a hardcover pamphlet, a long stitch journal, and a classic hardcover book. Students will learn the fundamentals, such as measuring, determining grain direction, cutting, sewing signatures, and casing-in, and how to work with the basic materials (more…)

Weekend of Paper Bindings Images Forthcoming! Looking for a substitute to cloth or leather covered bindings. Handmade paper is an excellent option. Paper covers provide a range of sewing and covering possibilities that can be mixed and matched to great effect. This class is a nice introduction to paper covered bindings. Over the course of (more…)

Long Stitch Leather Journal: Are you a traveler who wants to capture unforgettable moments on paper? Or an entrepreneur who likes to jot down ideas and daily checklists? Or perhaps you keep a diary or enjoy sketching? The journal is the perfect tool for creating and capturing important memories. Bind your very own high-quality, adventure-ready (more…)

Intro to Monotype Printmaking Images Forthcoming! Not quite painting not quite print. The monotype process allows artists to work directly on the press in an incredibly creative manner. This class will cover working with watercolors and oil-based inks. We will address both dark-field or reductive monotypes and light-field or additive monotypes along with “ghost prints”. (more…)