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Advance Bookbinding

Letterpress and Typography

Port City Letterpress 10200 US 17 North, Wilmington, NC, United States

ALL YEAR ROUND!! The date is FLEXIBLE and will be decided upon buying the ticket for the class. We will email you and figure out a date and time according to your schedule.    This workshop will cover the basics of letterpress and typography. History of type and printing will be reviewed. Printer’s measurement system. […]

Fun With Books

Port City Letterpress 10200 US 17 North, Wilmington, NC, United States

ALL YEAR ROUND!! The date is FLEXIBLE and will be decided upon buying the ticket for the class. We will email you and figure out a date and time according to your schedule.  Learn how to make your own books. We start by using a single sheet of paper to make a book. We will […]

Papermaking

Port City Letterpress 10200 US 17 North, Wilmington, NC, United States

ALL YEAR ROUND!! The date is FLEXIBLE and will be decided upon buying the ticket for the class. We will email you and figure out a date and time according to your schedule.  This is a hands-on papermaking class for the novice. History of papermaking as well as other paper terminology will be presented. You […]

Advance Typography and Letterpress

The focus of this course is to give the student an in-depth exposure to traditional letterpress printing on a Gordon style platen press. The student will gain confidence in being able to select the proper materials for their project. Hand composition, form composing, makeready are all presented. Both one and two color projects will be […]

Advance Bookbinding

This one-day course will cover some advance bookbinding methods. Selection of the appropriate materials and tools needed to make your own notebooks, journals or albums. The binding methods presented will be pamphlet, accordion and stab. Students will also learn how to add a hard or case cover to their projects. Tools will be presented that […]