Intro to Leather Book Binding at The Paper + Craft Pantry

This week · Friday 23 to Thursday 29 October 2026

Make something this week

One thing made a day: a class, a drop-in studio, a printshop with the doors open. Paid stops are the ones worth paying for; the free ones are really free.

Other pathsThe whole week41 Make18 Listen2 Watch0 Kids3 Spend nothing11

🏺 This week’s trail

7 stops, from The Paper + Craft Pantry on Friday to Painting with a Twist – Round Rock on Thursday. 1 of them free; the paid stops add up to $733.

stops

free

$733

for the whole week

Friday

Stop 1 of the week

The Paper + Craft Pantry

$189Stop 1 · 5:30 PMIntro to Leather Book BindingThe Paper + Craft Pantry · East AustinChelsea Ward of Sketchy Notions leads this bookbinding workshop, where you bind your own journal inserts and stitch a leather cover in brown or black, leaving with the notebook, several…

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7:00 PMA Spooky SwingerPainting with a Twist – Southpark Meadows$39

Saturday

Stop 2 of the week

Trinkets ATX

$35Stop 2 · 6:30 PMSpider Weaving (Ages 15+)Trinkets ATX · South AustinA beginner-friendly workshop with Stevie Ballow in which teens and adults weave a wall hanging of their own design on a circular loom, with all supplies included. Saturday 24 October,…

Or swap for

9:00 AMIntroduction to FinishingAustin School of Furniture & Design$325 10:00 AMTetra Pak PrintingAustin Book Arts Center$283.50

Sunday

Stop 3 of the week

Austin School of Furniture & Design

$325Stop 3 · 9:00 AMIntroduction to FinishingAustin School of Furniture & Design · South AustinA two-day weekend course on wood finishes: why surfaces need them, the basic science behind them and the difference between dry and cured, with hands-on practice applying paints, waxes,…

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10:00 AMEnamel JewelryThe Jeweler's Saw$260 10:00 AMTetra Pak PrintingAustin Book Arts Center$283.50

Monday

Stop 4 of the week

The Mosaic Workshop

$75Stop 4 · 6:00 PMIntro Mosaic WorkshopThe Mosaic Workshop · East AustinThe Mosaic Workshop's introductory class in an evening slot: you learn to cut tesserae with wheeled nippers and a glass scorer, then build and glue your own mosaic on a coaster set or a…

Tuesday

Stop 5 of the week

George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center

Free · registerStop 5 · 6:30 PMAdult Ballet ClassGeorge Washington Carver Museum, Cultural & Genealogy Center · East AustinA free ballet class for adults 18 and up, led by professional instructors through a partnership with ATX Artists for Social Impact and Capital Contemporary Ballet and open to all…

Or swap for

7:00 PMTo the Moon and BackPainting with a Twist – Southpark Meadows$35

Wednesday

Stop 6 of the week

Painting with a Twist – North Austin

$59Stop 6 · 6:00 PMFall Buddies: Paint Your PetPainting with a Twist – North Austin · North & Northwest AustinA Paint Your Pet session in which you paint your own animal into an autumn scene, at Painting with a Twist North Austin, 8820 Burnet Rd, Ste 507 (MetroRapid 803 on Burnet Rd). Wednesday,…

Thursday

Stop 7 of the week

Painting with a Twist – Round Rock

$50Stop 7 · 6:30 PMChunky Knit Pumpkin WorkshopPainting with a Twist – Round Rock · Round Rock, Cedar Park & GeorgetownA fibre craft evening rather than a painting class: participants hand-knit a chunky-yarn pumpkin. Thursday 29 October, 6:30 to 9pm, at Painting with a Twist, 1401 S Interstate 35, Ste…

Or walk a different week

41 eventsThe whole weekThree picks a day, every category 🎶 ListenThe music week1 stops · 1 free · $0 🎬 WatchThe film week0 stops · 0 free · $0 🧒 KidsThe family week3 stops · 2 free · $37 🆓 Spend nothingThe free week6 stops · 6 free · $0

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