Workshops

Workshops

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♦ Beginners welcome! Unless otherwise noted, workshops are structured for adult students at ALL levels.
♦ All workshops are listed in chronological order by start date. Class size is limited. Early registration is encouraged.
♦ Tuition and all materials are covered by the cost of the class. Students will be notified in advance if the instructor requests that students bring simple tools. Nothing fancy or expensive will be required in addition.
♦ Members receive a 10% discount off the price of tuition and materials. Please click here to join as a Member. Then select Member Rate when registering.
♦ Successfully completing a class in-person at ABAC will qualify a student to use the Studio and equipment during Open Studio times, with certain restrictions. Please click here for rates and policies.

ONLINE WORKSHOPS

 


  • Meeting 4 of 6
    June 2, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 11
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    June 9, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 11
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    June 16, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 11

Bookbinding Two: Building upon skills acquired in Bookbinding One, students will learn the basics of working with leather by binding a quarter-bound, hardcover book. Techniques, such as paring leather, sewing headbands, and rounding and backing will be covered in this workshop. (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 6
    June 4, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12
  • Meeting 2 of 6
    June 11, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12
  • Meeting 3 of 6
    June 18, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12
  • Meeting 4 of 6
    June 25, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    July 9, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    July 2, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 12

Endbands: A great way to add a decorative component to your binding and be the envy of your bookbinding friends. We will cover the basics of sewing decorative endbands. Over the course of the class, we will sew on a number of different cores. The five endbands we will covor are: single color with a (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 6
    June 19, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 2 of 6
    June 26, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 3 of 6
    July 3, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 4 of 6
    July 10, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    July 17, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    July 24, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15

Bookbinding One Students will learn the fundamentals of bookbinding by making five structures: an accordion binding, a Japanese stab binding, a long stitch journal, a Coptic binding, and a flat back case binding (or a classic hardcover book). Discussions about grain direction, paper folding, adhesives, and tools will be incorporated during the class. (more…)


  • Session 1 of 2
    July 16, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 10
  • Session 2 of 2
    July 23, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 10

Screw Post Photo Album Learn some basic bookbinding skills by creating a cloth-covered, screw post album. This structure binds individual pages using screw posts, allowing the album to be dis-assembled, so pages may be re-ordered, added, or removed. The album structure is perfect for photographs, prints, and scrapbooks. (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 3
    July 26, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 2 of 3
    August 2, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 3 of 3
    August 9, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15

Bookbinding One Over three Saturdays, students will learn the fundamentals of bookbinding by making five structures: an accordion binding, a Japanese stab binding, a long stitch journal, a Coptic binding, and a flat back case binding (or a classic hardcover book). Discussions about grain direction, paper folding, adhesives, and tools will be incorporated during the (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 2
    July 30, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15
  • Meeting 2 of 2
    August 6, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 15

Drum Leaf Binding A Drum Leaf Binding is a great structure for artists who want to work with full sheets of paper when creating their textblocks. The structure is a variation on the accordion binding. In class we will cover creating the textblock and explore two methods for creating covers: a simple cloth case and (more…)

 

IN PERSON WORKSHOPS

 


  • Meeting 4 of 6
    June 2, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    June 9, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    June 16, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5

Bookbinding Two: Building upon skills acquired in Bookbinding One, students will learn the basics of working with leather by binding a quarter-bound, hardcover book. Techniques, such as paring leather, sewing headbands, and rounding and backing will be covered in this workshop. (more…)


  • June 12, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 3

Inkjet Printer Image Transfer: In this 3-hr class, students will learn how to print a digital image using an inkjet printer, and then transfer the image to watercolor paper using an alcohol-based gel medium (purell hand sanitizer). The class will explore what types of images work with this process, which is very similar to a (more…)


  • June 14, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 3

Paper Marbling & Paste Papers   Join us for an exploration into marbling! We will learn various marbling techniques and learn how to create traditional and contemporary designs on paper. The history of marbling will be discussed as well as the many different types of size used to create (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 6
    June 19, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 2 of 6
    June 26, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 3 of 6
    July 3, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 4 of 6
    July 10, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    July 17, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    July 24, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8

Bookbinding One: Students will learn the fundamentals of bookbinding by making five structures: an accordion binding, a Japanese stab binding, a long stitch journal, a Coptic binding, and a flat back case binding (or a classic hardcover book). Discussions about grain direction, paper folding, adhesives, and tools will be incorporated during the class. (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 2
    June 21, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 6
  • Meeting 2 of 2
    June 22, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 6

Intro to Letterpress In this introductory class, students will learn the basics of letterpress printing using wood & metal type and a variety of plates. Attendees will then print a small edition either individually or collaboratively, using the Vandercook proof presses. Fundamentals of proper presswork including registration, inking, and impression will be covered. Students can (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 6
    June 23, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 2 of 6
    June 30, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 3 of 6
    July 7, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 4 of 6
    July 14, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 5 of 6
    July 21, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5
  • Meeting 6 of 6
    August 4, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5

Letterpress Intensive Over 6 weeks, students will learn the basics of letterpress printing. Topics covered include setting type by hand and incorporating images using photopolymer plates, linoleum blocks, and pressure printing using found objects. Fundamentals of proper presswork will be emphasized, including registration, inking, and impression, using the Vandercook proof presses. Students can expect to (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 2
    July 12, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8
  • Meeting 2 of 2
    July 13, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8

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…)


  • July 19, 2025
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5

The Meandering Pamphlet: This hybrid book structure combines the meandering elements of an accordion with pamphlet stitched signatures. Interwoven between the decorative boards are four mini books to be filled with content. The book can be displayed in multiple orientations showing the signatures, the decorative paper of the accordion boards or stack in a neat (more…)


  • July 20, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 8

Classic Hardcover In this introductory bookbinding class, students will learn why books look the way they do, a brief history of bookbinding styles, the basics of materials (paper, board, cloth, adhesives), basic techniques (measuring, folding, cutting, sewing, applying adhesive), and how to make a sewn, hardcover book. By the end of this workshop, students will (more…)


  • Meeting 1 of 3
    July 26, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 7
  • Meeting 2 of 3
    August 2, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 7
  • Meeting 3 of 3
    August 9, 2025
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 7

Bookbinding One: Over three consecutive Saturdays, students will learn the fundamentals of bookbinding by making five structures: an accordion binding, a Japanese stab binding, a long stitch journal, a Coptic binding, and a flat back case binding (or a classic hardcover book). Discussions about grain direction, paper folding, adhesives, and tools will be incorporated during (more…)


  • August 10, 2025
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Total spaces remaining: 5

Titles and Labels on Books This workshop will meet in person at the Austin Book Arts Center 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, August 10th, 2-5 pm Max. no of students: 6 Instructor: Kevin (more…)

 

ADDITIONAL POLICIES

♦ Payments are processed securely through the PayPal website. You do not need a PayPal account, but may process your order as a guest.
♦ CANCELLATION POLICY: Students will receive a full refund or credit if cancelling a registration at least three business days before the first class meeting. Cancellations must be received in writing or by email at info@atxbookarts.org. If a student cancels less than three business days before the first class meeting, or drops out of a class in progress, full tuition and fees are forfeited.
♦ ABAC reserves the right to cancel a class due to under-enrollment. Registered students will be notified by email 48 hours in advance if a cancellation due to under-enrollment should occur.
♦ Please contact us at info@atxbookarts.org if you encounter any problems or wish to provide feedback, suggestions for classes, instructors, or anything really.