BAL Classes
Spring 2010 Workshops, Classes and Open House
Letterpress Workshop
Tom Parson can’t wait to see what this class creates on the League’s Shneidewend & Lee press! Participants will learn and practice the basics of setting type and operating the press. Teaching is sure to be peppered with historical and technical information from this friendly printer who loves his work. Kay Moller will assist Tom with this workshop, adding her own flavor of experience and printing passion.
Minimum participants 5/maximum 10.
This class is currently filled to capacity; to put your name on the wait list, submit a registration, but do not send payment until and if Michelle Cuthbertson alerts you to an open spot.
Our letterpress instructors are so excited about the enormous interest in this skill–the BAL is in the process of scheduling at least one, and maybe two extra classes in April, May or June; stay tuned. Submit your registration (without payment) to put your name on a wait list and be among the first to hear about the next class dates and registration.
When: Saturday, March 20, 10 am-4 pm.
Where: Ewing Farmhouse and Bunkhouse, 1915 N. 95th St., Lafayette (please park on Prairie Ridge Drive)
Workshop fees: $40 BAL member/$50 non-BAL member, includes materials
Buttonhole Stitch
With Brenda Gallagher, create a soft cover book with a notched, open spine. The open spine allows signatures to peek through at the spine edge, which can be titled for use as a journal or gift. Finished book will be 5.75”X8.5”. No previous experience necessary.
Minimum participants 4/maximum 8.
(Needs 1 more registrations to meet its minimum–invite a friend!)
When: Saturday, April 24, 1-4 pm.
Where: Ewing Farmhouse, 1915 N. 95th St., Lafayette (please park on Prairie Ridge Drive)
Workshop fees: $60 BAL member/$70 non-BAL member, includes materials.
Link-Stitch Journal-Making for Middle/High School Students
Julia Seko and Michelle Cuthbertson will teach simple letterpress and link-stitch (exposed) binding technique so that participants can each make a 5-signature (80-page) journal with a soft cover printed on a letterpress. Any student in 6th through 12th grade is welcome; no previous experience is necessary. Participants will be expected to make and use simple measurements, as well as to follow sequential mechanical, folding and hand sewing instructions. Materials and tools will be provided by the instructors.
Minimum participants 6/maximum 12
When: Saturday, May 1, 1-5 pm (Snacks provided, feel free to bring a sack lunch)
Where: Ewing Farmhouse, 1915 N. 95th St., Lafayette (Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive)
Workshop fees: $20 BAL member/$30 non-BAL member plus $6 materials fee (partial scholarships available in cases of financial need, please request assistance at time of registration)
Fore-edge Fold Book with Three Tapes
Bookbinders of all levels will learn an unusual technique from Sophia Dixon Dillo: the fore-edge fold double pages of this book are sewn together over three tapes between two hard covers, leaving the single page signatures exposed behind a beautiful sewn pattern along the spine. This book opens completely flat when finished. You will learn basic bookbinding terminology and bookbinding skills. Sophia travels from southern Colorado to teach for the BAL, and welcomes questions about her class; contact her at sophiadillo@gmail.com)
Minimum participants 5/maximum 10.
(Hurry! Only 4 spots left as of 3/10/10!)
When: Saturday, May 15, 1-5 pm.
Where: Ewing Farmhouse, 1915 N. 95th St., Lafayette (Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive)
Workshop fees: $55 BAL member/$65 non-BAL member, plus $15 materials fee
Open House at Ewing Farm
The Ewing Farm, an historic centennial farm in Lafayette, is the permanent home for our fully-equipped letterpressbprinting studio, which includes our historic collection of metal type and restored old printing presses. At our studio, the public can experience an old-fashioned print shop. Come visit us at our open house, view the presses in action, meet members of the BAL and enjoy refreshments!
When: Saturday June 5, 1-4 PM
Where: Ewing Farmhouse and Bunkhouse, 1915 N 95th St., Lafayette (Please park on Prairie Ridge Drive.)
Free! Drop on by!
Register
To register for any class, please fill out the form below, and send a check for the full amount (made out to the Book Arts League) to the following address:
Book Arts League Workshops
c/o Michelle Cuthbertson
160 Selworthy Ct
Lafayette, CO 80026
Registered participants will be sent a materials list beforehand.