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Workshops

North Branch Projects offers a variety of bookbinding workshops at a variety of locations, mostly throughout the Chicagoland area. Several schools, community organizations, cultural institutions, corporations, and individuals' homes and studios host opportunities to learn about the book arts.

We welcome invitations from other organizations as well as private parties and work with students from preschool age to seniors. Workshops run from one to three hours. Rates vary depending on number of participants, type of workshop activity, and specific needs of the event host. Please reach out and inquire about possibilities by emailing Regin Igloria directly at northbranchprojects@gmail.com or clicking here.

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Students from Steel City Academy in Gary, IN take part in a workshop during the school's Gear & Flame Week.

Upcoming:

Bookbinding: Make Your Own Punching Cradle

Always wanted to have a useful book cradle at hand?

Learn how to make your own and punch holes through signatures to your heart's content.

Regin Igloria will teach you how to make your own book cradle made of book board and book cloth.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

1-3 p.m. OR 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hive Center for the Book Arts

840 Custer Ave.

Evanston, IL 60202

$55 per ticket ($45 with $10 materials fee)

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Summer Workshops Coming Soon...

Sketchbook Exploration, June 6 +13

Japanese Stab Binding, July 26

Recycled and Repurposed, July 29 + Aug 5

Buttonhole Stitch, August 1

All workshops and classes taking place at:

Artists Book House

4207 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL 60641

Registration and class details available here

Intro to Re-use/Repurposed Bookbinding

Bookbinding can be the start of a deep understanding of craft and concept by exploring what can be bound together! Learn beginner’s techniques and skills for creating a variety of books using recycled and re-purposed materials. Over this two-session course, participants will discover possibilities for a budget-minded creative: using only found and recycled materials such as food packaging, cardboard boxes, and salvaged clothing, an array of book forms will be introduced such as saddle stitch, stab bindings, and other non-adhesive bindings. Considerations for archival properties, adhesives, and book structure will be shared in the second session. Come away with 4-5 different books to be used for writing, sketching, or collecting.

2 Sessions!

Wednesday, June 3 and 10, 2026

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The Wasteshed

1754 N. Kimball Ave

Chicago, IL 60647

$87.21 per person