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Archive for January, 2009

Linkstitch class at Ewing

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Brenda Gallager’s linkstich bookbinding class on January 17 was fully subscribed, with seven students making three books in three hours.

The students were enthusiastic about the class and looking forward to more in the future. Watch the calendar page for announcements of copper covers book, puzzle book, and polymer plates classes in the spring!

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Ewing Farm workshops begin

Monday, January 26th, 2009

On Saturday November 29th the Ewing Bunkhouse hosted its first workshop, Tracy Bellehumeur’s Tin Tunnel Book Ornaments class. 

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Printing the League Christmas Card

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

BAL members and friends converged at the Ewing bunkhouse printshop on a pleasantly crisp fall afternoon for the Members’ Open House. David Ashley oversaw the printing of this year’s holiday card, a technical tour-de-force combining 21st and 19th century printing techniques. He gave a short description of the difficulties involved, and brought examples of creative lockup [...]

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