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Lead Graffiti is interested in promoting the crafts of letterpress printing and bookmaking through its offerings of various workshops. Our workshops can be geared toward graphic designers, poets/writers, hobbyists, younger people, and anyone who likes working with their hands. Completing our technical workshops is a prerequisite to renting our equipment and studio space.
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METAL TYPE COMPOSITION | $120 | Metal Type Composition will introduce you to printing on the tabletop platen press as well as the time-honored techniques used in handsetting metal and wood type.
Saturday, February 20, 10am - 5pm | filled
Saturday, March 13, 10am - 5pm | filled
Saturday, April 10, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, May 1, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, June 12, 10am - 5pm
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VANDERCOOK | $120 | We are combining our Vandercook workshops to provide an experience on both our Vandercook SP-15 and Vandercook Universal III.
Sunday, March 28, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, April 24, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, May 23, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, June 26, 10am - 5pm
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CHANDLER & PRICE PLATEN | $120 | Most of our work will be done on a motorized C&P platen press which will generally translate to most floor model and table top platen presses. We will also experience treadling a Golding 8 x 12.
Saturday, March 27, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, April 25, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, May 22, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, June 27, 10am - 5pm
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CREATIVE LETTERPRESS | $95 | Typically at the request of a group with some common goals, we offer this type of casual, creative letterpress workshop for professionals or students who would like to experience printing via letterpress first hand, but who are not initially interested in renting our equipment for personal use.
Sunday, February 14, 10am - 5pm / AIGA Philadelphia | filled
Friday, March 5, 10am - 5pm / Wilmington University | filled
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PASTEPAPER PRIMER | $60 | Like fingerpainting with a purpose, this is messy, colorful fun for all ages. Make 8 or more sheets and use them to make original and traditional covers for books, boxes and portfolios as well as decorative papers for cards, gift wrap, tags, scrapbooking and other personal projects.
Thursday, February 4, 11am - 2pm | filled
Sunday, March 14, 9am - 12pm
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ONE DAY, ONE BOOK | $120 | Begin by making a few quick sheets of pastepaper to wrap your cover; fold, gather, punch and sew a text block; prepare the spine; grab a bite of lunch; then assemble a hard cover with your own pastepaper design, case in your text block and take your book home.
Sunday, April 11, 10am - 5pm
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CLASSIC CLAMSHELL BOX | $140 | Make this attractive and snug-fitting box to hold and protect your family heirlooms. Learn the importance of using archival quality materials to help preserve your most important keepsakes. Bring a sample book to work from and take home your first handmade box tailored to store your favorite memories.
Sunday, May 2, 10am - 5pm
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COPTIC STITCH BINDING | $120 | Led by bookmaker, Mike Kaylor, who is also an expert letterpress printer, this workshop highlights the very popular coptic stitch which results in an exposed spine and shows off what you have accomplished very nicely.
Sunday, June 13, 10am - 5pm
