International Printing Museum

Carson museum of working antique presses that runs hands-on letterpress, wood-type, bookbinding and paper-craft workshops.

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Oct25Book Making: Sewn Board BindingSunday, 10:00 AMBookbinder Heather Peters teaches the sewn board binding devised by Gary Frost, a lay-flat structure well suited to sketchbooks and journals: you sew the text block, attach the cover and personalize covers and endsheets with decorative papers. The six-hour class runs Sunday, Oct 25 from 10am to 4pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd, Carson. Materials are included and no binding experience is needed; ages 18 and up, no refunds. The Eventbrite page doesn't show the price.See listing
Oct31Wood Type Posters: Halloween FunSaturday, 10:00 AMA four-hour letterpress session for adults: you pick a Halloween phrase, hand-set it in the museum's rare wooden type, print your own poster and finish with a print swap, and costumes are encouraged. It runs Saturday, Oct 31 from 10am to 2pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd in Carson. The Eventbrite listing doesn't show a price and notes there are no refunds; ages 18 and up. The museum's family Holiday Krazy Krafts Day follows on Dec 12.See listing
Nov1Handset Type: Compose, Ink and Print Your Favorite QuoteNov 1 – Nov 1A full-day letterpress class with Lorna Turner: you choose a phrase and one or two metal typefaces, set the words by hand in a composing stick, mix your ink and print a run of cards on a Vandercook cylinder press. It runs Sunday, Nov 1 from 10am to 4pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd in Carson. All materials are provided and every skill level is welcome; ages 18 and up. The Eventbrite listing doesn't publish a price.See listing
Nov15Pop-Up Book MakingNov 15 – Nov 15Selena Matranga teaches five beginner paper-folding structures for pop-up pages, using color to bring out the shapes and shadows they cast, with all materials supplied. The workshop runs Sunday, Nov 15 from noon to 4pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd in Carson, and beginners are welcome. The Eventbrite listing doesn't show a price. The museum's next adult class is a holiday ornament paper-folding session on Dec 12.See listing
Dec12Holiday Krazy Krafts DayDec 12 – Dec 12One of the museum's two crafting days a year, with stations for letterpress-printing keepsakes and bookmarks, rubber stamping, papermaking, bookbinding, paper marbling and screen printing, plus short tours and live press demonstrations. It runs Saturday, Dec 12 from 10am to 4pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd, Carson, and is aimed at kids and adults alike. The events page doesn't publish a price. In October the museum also runs an adult wood-type poster workshop.See listing
Dec12Paper Craft: Make Your Own OrnamentsSaturday, 12:00 PMPaper artist Heather Peters teaches a handful of intricate folds for turning printed and handmade papers into holiday ornaments, then helps you arrange and finish them so you leave with several to hang or give. The class runs Saturday, Dec 12 from noon to 3pm at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd in Carson, for ages 18 and up. The Eventbrite listing doesn't show a price; refunds are offered up to 14 days ahead. The same day the museum holds its all-ages Holiday Krazy Krafts Day.See listing

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