Book Arts Studio workshop: Introduction to letterpress, setting type, and printing: 2025-06-09

 Regular hours at Media and Maker Commons (SFU Burnaby):

  • Tuesday - Thursday 10am - 5 pm
  • Fridays 1-5 pm
  • closed on holidays

 Regular hours at the new fabricommons in Fraser Library (SFU Surrey):

  • Tuesday - Thursday Noon - 5 pm
  • closed on holidays
Dates
Monday, June 9, 2025 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Location
Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 3106 (Book Arts Studio)

All times are Pacific Time Zone (Vancouver, BC, Canada).

The 3-hour workshop is for SFU students, faculty and staff only. 

It will include an introduction to the space and equipment, a demonstration of printing using our letterpress printing presses, wood type and metal type, and an opportunity to engage in setting type and printing yourselves. 

Get a taste of how all books and ephemera were printed for hundreds of years until the 1960s in this exciting hands-on workshop.

No experience is necessary. You will likely not get dirty, but there is a chance as we are using ink, so please dress with that in mind. Also, for safety reasons, please wear closed-toed shoes only.

Registration is required.

Facilitator(s)
Andrea Taylor
Book Arts Studio in the North East corner of the main floor of the Bennett Library

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