Wednesday August 12th, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday September 9th, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday October 14th, 4:30-6:30pm
We offer open workshop hours! Our shop will be available monthly for you to print your work. BAL board members will be your hosts and will assist you with your printing projects. Please bring your own paper and get ready to print!
Taught by Brenda Gallagher
Date: Saturday, August 22nd from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $120
Bring your favorite cassette tape and learn to use it to make a distinctive book cover. Brenda Gallagher will show you how to sew a coptic stitch book with your cassette tape as the cover. You can use a second cassette tape for the back cover or use artwork from the cassette case to make the back cover of the book as well!
Ages: 16+
Taught by Gregory Robl
Date: Saturday, August 29th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $110
Create a small, leather-bound notebook that is refillable (3.5" x 5.5"). We'll build two signatures of fine writing paper of about 30 pages each. We'll sew them with linen thread and include a pocket cut and folded from cardstock. Then we'll enclose the signatures in the leather cover with an elastic cord or a leather cord, depending on preference. Participants can emboss their initials or name on the cover.
Ages: 16+
Letterpress Pressure Printing Cards
Taught by Julia Seko and Gregory Robl
Date: Saturday, September 5th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $120
BAL board members Greg and Julia once again offer a class in creative letterpress, taking the greeting card to new levels! Students both in the beginning stages of learning letterpress plus those with more experience will enjoy this playful but exciting departure from traditional card printing. The class will print cards on Crane Lettra, a cardstock that works well for letterpress. Participants will have an option to print some cards that are debossed (blind stamped) with a geometric pattern on the card front that has a blank area for the message. And participants will have an option to print some cards with a background color. Class is limited to six participants, and each person will take home 10 cards. Theme is open: birthday, fall, holiday, new year, thank you, etc
Ages: 16+
Softcover Book With Needlepoint Design Workshop
Taught by Brenda Gallagher
Date: Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $120
Join Brenda Gallagher to make a simple pamphlet stitch notebook with cardstock covers. To design the cover of the book, students will experiment with different embroidery stitches to make patterns. We'll practice our embroidery skills before moving to final book covers. An entire rainbow spectrum of embroidery floss will be available for you to choose the perfect colors for your design. Designs can be simple shapes, letters or anything you can imagine! Photos attached.
(kids 12+ must be accompanied by an adult)
All supplies and materials will be provided.
