December 11, 2021
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10:00 am
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1:00 pm
Ages: best suited for those ages 13+
In this workshop participants will learn two different variations of Stab Bindings. These bindings combine decorative stitching, single sheets or folios and a folded paper cover. The cover could be made from participants’ own 2D work or from purchased decorative paper.
Tools required (gather yourself): Olfa/Xacto/scalpel-style knife with sharp blade, bone folder, binder clip, metal ruler (at least 12”), cutting mat, scissors, glue stick or paste & a brush, waste paper, pencil, hammer, and a scrap piece of wood (approximately 8’’x10’’) that you can hammer on top of.
Registration: $100, includes a $25 materials kit mailed to you via US flat-rate shipping (US-only please; contact us if you’re internationally-based and wish to source your own supplies). Please note the registration deadline November 20th to allow time for kits to arrive.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
October 22, 2022
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11:00 am
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1:00 pm
Tight registration–the precise alignment of different printing plates and printed colors–is not as difficult as you think! Were you thinking it was difficult? It takes a little planning and forethought, but tight registration of multiple ink colors on a hand-fed platen press is a breeze. Join us in raising your standards of what good printing looks like in this informative workshop, and come away with the knowledge to create your own full-color letterpress prints!
Registration: $50.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: Online via Zoom.
We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered for several weeks afterwards, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
Kseniya Thomas is the owner of Thomas Printers, a commercial letterpress print and design shop, where she has produced letterpress social stationery and fine art for 15 years. She’s the co-founder of Ladies of Letterpress, an organization founded in 2008 and dedicated to the promotion and continuance of the art and craft of letterpress printing. Trained at the print shop of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany, Kseniya got her start setting type by hand and enjoys teaching and encouraging others to share their skills. Her work has been featured in numerous letterpress books, design periodicals, trade journals, and blogs. Kseniya lives and works in Ogden, Utah.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
In the event that minimum enrollment is not met, the Museum reserves the right to cancel the class and will provide a full refund.
November 11, 2022
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
This class is full, but consider our next Follow-Along-Friday on Dec 9th where we’ll be doing Holiday Origami.
Or the next instance of the Fishbone Fold book will be Feb 24th, 2023 – sign up now!
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Materials & Supplies you’ll want to gather ahead of time:
- regular text-weight paper 4″ x 12″ long
- cardstock 3 1/4″ x 2″
- ruler
- bonefolder (or other tool for scoring)
- glue stick
- Xacto knife & cutting mat.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: In order to best serve our community near and far, many of our online classes are pay-what-you-can. The amount you choose to pay goes directly toward making our programs accessible to all. We suggest $20/hr, for those who’ve asked for a suggestion; more if you have it, less if you don’t.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
November 20, 2021
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11:00 am
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2:00 pm
Directly printing forms found in the natural world has been used for centuries by scientists, naturalists and artists to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature. This three-hour live online demonstration and discussion workshop explores a variety of printmaking techniques to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials.
Demonstrations include: Botanical contact printing, also called eco-printing, an immersion technique where bundles of plants and paper are cooked in a dye bath. Traditional Japanese nature printing of fresh specimens on washi papers and direct brayer printing techniques plus watercolor painted leaf prints, collagraphs and monotype printing methods that can be made with an etching press or a craft die-cutting machine. Each student will receive a detailed pdf handout with resources prior to the class. Printed examples of the techniques presented by Rebecca will be mailed to each participant following the class!
Experience: All experience levels welcome.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Registration: $75.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
June 11, 2021
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Materials & Supplies you’ll want to gather ahead of time: regular text-weight paper 4″ x 12″; cardstock 3 1/4″ x 2″; ruler; bonefolder (or other tool for scoring); glue stick; Xacto knife & cutting mat.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $20. Register » https://printingmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/follow-along-friday-fishbone-fold-book/2821745
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! Once you’ve registered, Zoom login details and a materials list will be shared with you. This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $15. Register »
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
March 5, 2021
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a cute-as-a-button miniature book, using two buttons for covers and materials on-hand at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Materials you’ll want to gather ahead of time:
- Buttons, x2 the same size (larger is better) flat without a shank. Anything you have two of that’s flat & round will work though, wooden nickels, clock faces, etc.
- Ribbon, narrow (1/8”-¼”) and 24” long.
- Paper for pages, heavy weight text or cardstock. It can be all the same, or you can use a decorative paper for the half that will be the “front” and a plain paper for the half that will be the “back” side of the pages.
- Glue for pages: PVA, white glue, or glue stick
- Glue for button covers: a heavy duty glue like E6000 or Gorilla Glue
- Scrap paper for glueing on
- TOOLS: pencil & eraser, scissors, paste brush (if using PVA/white glue)
- OPTIONAL: a circle-punch the same diameter as your buttons. Otherwise we’ll be tracing and cutting w/ scissors.
- OPTIONAL: decoration for your pages. Suggestions: cut-out images, photos, rubber stamps, pen for drawing
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $20. Register » https://printingmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/follow-along-friday-button-book/2776309
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
August 6, 2021
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Materials & Supplies you’ll want to gather ahead of time: regular text-weight paper 4″ x 12″; cardstock 3 1/4″ x 2″; ruler; bonefolder (or other tool for scoring); glue stick; Xacto knife & cutting mat.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $20.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a cute-as-a-button miniature book, using two buttons for covers and materials on-hand at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! Once you’ve registered, Zoom login details and a materials list will be shared with you. This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $15. Register »
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
May 14, 2021
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a cute-as-a-button miniature book, using two buttons for covers and materials on-hand at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Materials you’ll want to gather ahead of time:
- Buttons, x2 the same size (larger is better) flat without a shank. Anything you have two of that’s flat & round will work though, wooden nickels, clock faces, etc.
- Ribbon, narrow (1/8”-¼”) and 24” long.
- Paper for pages, heavy weight text or cardstock. It can be all the same, or you can use a decorative paper for the half that will be the “front” and a plain paper for the half that will be the “back” side of the pages.
- Glue for pages: PVA, white glue, or glue stick
- Glue for button covers: a heavy duty glue like E6000 or Gorilla Glue
- Scrap paper for glueing on
- TOOLS: pencil & eraser, scissors, paste brush (if using PVA/white glue)
- OPTIONAL: a circle-punch the same diameter as your buttons. Otherwise we’ll be tracing and cutting w/ scissors.
- OPTIONAL: decoration for your pages. Suggestions: cut-out images, photos, rubber stamps, pen for drawing
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $20. Register » https://printingmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/follow-along-friday-button-book/2776310
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
