These short or multipart courses are open to all registrants through allied organizations. Check them out!
On Saturday, October 19, from 1:00- 2:00, Paige Billin-Frye will be giving a talk about hand bookbinding and will be showing several of her hand bound works at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial DC Public Library in the LABS maker space. You can attend either in person or online. You’d need to register to attend in person as the space is limited to 30 seats.
The Labs is a great maker space on the lower level of the library. There are laser cutters, Cricut machines, sewing machines, 3-D printers and other technologies for the use of library card holders. They also sponsor once a month talks by makers who work in various media. Here’s the listing for the talk: https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/11745257 Registration button for attending in person: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/fb85a23f/?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=67864504 Link to watch the talk as a live-stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/azqjSiallpM
Also, there are classes of interest at the Frederick Book Arts Center (www.frederickbookarts.org)
Stab Binding Part I Traditional Patterns Bookbinding foundation. Beginner friendly introduction to a historical style that can be easily modernized! with Charlotte Mauler Hayes.Nov. 13 Wed 6-8:30
Stab Binding Part II Exploring Patterns Breaking Rules for Reasons. Exploring modern patterns for an experienced stab binder, Nov. 20, Wed 6-8:30 with Charlotte Mauler Hayes. Studio Class, $55 per person. Details & Registration
Cyanotype Holiday Cards, camera-less photography. Cyanotype photograms are a fun and easy way to create – The possibilities are endless! Nov 22 Fri 1:00-4:00 (EST) with Paige Billin-Frye. Studio Class $75 per person
Cyanotype Printing and Toning, alternative photography. Print Cyanotypes & tone them with plants! Historic photography process! Dec 7 & 8, Sat & Sun 10:00-3:00 (EST), with Paige Billin-Frye. Studio Class $200 per person
[links for Cyanotype classes are not yet live; check back at https://www.frederickbookarts.org/fbac-classes]
FABS (Fellowship of American Bibliographic Societies) Binding Special Interest Group has two programs this fall that might be of interest. On Oct 21, Renate Mesmer, Conservator of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and former Potomac Chapter Chair, will be talking about the renovation project they just completed (4 years!) and the stunning results. On Nov 18, Richard Minsky will talk about his work, Material Meets Metaphor, in which he explores the use of materials to relate to the subject of the book being bound. Both programs are free and you can read more about them and register here
Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers 