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Registration begins immediately and continues throughout the semester. You are encouraged to register early, as class size is limited and classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

You may register in person, by phone, or online. Please note that we cannot reserve your place in a class without having received full payment.

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weekdays in the bindery
Class size is limited to eight students.
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Feb 9 - May  4
* Encaustic Painting Workshop Kristy Deetz Feb 14
Bookbinding I Susan Mills section 1: Feb 26 - Mar  2
Leather Spine Photo Album Carolyn Chadwick Mar 5 - 9
* Book/Art Rory Golden Mar 12 - 16
Bookbinding II Susan Mills Mar 19 - 23
* Extreme Clamshell Carolyn Chadwick Mar 26 - 30
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Apr 9 - 13
Paper Treatments Laurel Parker Apr 16 - 20
* Leather Rebacking Sophia Kramer Apr 23 - 27
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Apr 30 - May  4
Carousel Books Maria Pisano May 9 - 10
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 4: May 14 - 18
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello section 2: May 21 - 25
* Summer Travel Journal Rory Golden Jun 6
* A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Jun 18 - 22
Five Hardcover Books Susan Mills Jun 25 - 29
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Jul 9 - 13
Bookbinding II Susan Mills Jul 16 - 20
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 2: Jul 23 - 27
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Jul 30 - Aug  3
Cultural Autobiography (For High School Students) Cheryl Shackelton Hawkins Aug 6 - 10
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Aug 20 - 24
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Oct 1 - 5
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Oct 5 - Nov  30
* 1870's Pocket Diary Larry Foster Oct 8 - 12
* Tightback Leather Intensive Larry Foster Oct 15 - 19
Leather Rebacking Sophia Kramer Oct 22 - 26
Box/Binding with Vintage Materials Barbara Mauriello & Robert Warner Oct 29 - Nov  2
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Nov 5 - 9
* A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Nov 12 - 16
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 4: Nov 26 - 30
Historical Bookbinding Susan Mills Dec 3 - 7
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick section 1: Feb 15 - Mar  28
* Extreme Clamshell Carolyn Chadwick Feb 25 - 29
* The Early History of the Codex Julia Miller Mar 3 - 7
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Mar 10 - 14
* Bookbinding III Susan Mills Mar 24 - 30
Leather Spine Photo Album Carolyn Chadwick Apr 7 - 11
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Apr 14 - 18
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick section 2: Apr 25 - Jun  6
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Apr 28 - May  2
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 5: May 5 - 9
A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello May 19 - 23
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 2: Jun 16 - 20
Coptic Binding Susan Mills Jun 24 - 25
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Jun 26 - 27
Bookbinding for Teachers Benjamin Rinehart Jun 27
Bookbinding II Shanna Yarbrough Jul 14 - 18
Photographs, Bound and Unbound Barbara Mauriello Jul 21 - 25
Five Hardcover Books Susan Mills Jul 28 - Aug  1
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Aug 4 - 8
Cultural Autobiography (For High School Students) Cheryl Shackelton Hawkins Aug 11 - 15
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 4: Aug 18 - 22
* Readable Gallery Book Structures Rory Golden Aug 25 - 29
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Oct 3 - Nov  21
Readable Gallery Book Structures Rory Golden Oct 13 - 17
* Hot Stamping on the Kensol Richard Minsky Oct 15 - 22
A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Oct 27 - 31
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 2: Nov 3 - 7
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Nov 10 - 14
Five Hardcover Books Susan Mills Nov 17 - 21
* Pochoir & Relief Cuts Barbara Henry & Barbara Mauriello Dec 1 - 5
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 3: Jan 26 - 30
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Feb 6 - Mar  27
A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Mar 2 - 6
Bookbinding I CBA Staff section 5: Mar 9 - 13
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Mar 16 - 20
Independent Projects Shira Nichaman Apr 10 - May  29
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 3: Jun 8 - 12
* The French Tablet Display Structure Georgette Freeman Jun 15 - 19
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Jun 29 - Jul  3
Historical Bookbinding Susan Mills Jul 6 - 10
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Jul 20 - 24
* The Handworked Surface Nancy Loeber Jul 27 - 31
A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Aug 3 - 7
Leather Spine Photo Album Carolyn Chadwick Aug 10 - 14
Bookbinding III Susan Mills Aug 17 - 21

weekends in the bindery
Class size is limited to ten students.
A New Twist to an Accordion Book Kumi Korf Feb 3 - 4
* Wood Covered Books Peter Madden Feb 3 - 4
Tunnel Books Carol Barton Feb 17 - 18
Two Books in a Box Barbara Mauriello Feb 24 - 25
* An Introduction to Arabic Script in Two Parts Elinor Holland Mohamed Zakariya Mar 3 - 11
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano Mar 3 - 4
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Mar 10 - 11
Dyed Parchment Karen Gorst Mar 17
* The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Mar 17 - 18
Limp Vellum Binding Denise Carbone Mar 24 - 25
Bookbinding for Teachers Stephanie Krause Mar 25
Suminagashi Yukari Hayashida Mar 31
* Polaroid Transfer Photo Book Laurel Parker Apr 14 - 15
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Apr 14 - 15
Copperplate Calligraphy Karen Gorst Apr 14 - 15
* (An)other Coptic Binding Susan Mills Apr 21 - 22
Pop Up Engineering for Beginners Carol Barton Apr 21 - 22
Soft Cover Leather Bound Books Biruta Auna Apr 28 - 29
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Apr 28 - 29
* The Art of the Japanese Folding Screen Josh Harris May 5 - 6
Natural Cordage- Make Your Own Thread Peter Schell May 5 - 6
Sound and Light Hooshang Partovi May 12 - 13
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst May 19 - 20
Binding a Classic Hardcover Book Susan Mills May 19 - 20
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden Jun 2 - 3
The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Jun 9 - 10
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano Jun 9 - 10
Clamshell Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Jun 16 - 17
Japanese Style Bookbinding with Hardcovers Yukari Hayashida Jun 16 - 17
Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting Karen Gorst Jun 23 - 24
* Cylindrical Boxes Benjamin Rinehart Jun 23 - 24
* Single Quire Coptic Codex Susan Mills Jul 14 - 15
Portfolio Workshop Sage Reynolds Jul 14
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Jul 15
Bookbinding for Teachers Stephanie Krause Jul 21
* The Art of the Japanese Folding Screen Josh Harris Jul 21 - 22
Two-Drawer and Four-Drawer Japanese Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Jul 28 - 29
Making One is Easy! Sage Reynolds Aug 4
* Bookbinding for Teachers Part II Stephanie Krause Aug 18
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Aug 25 - 26
Suminagashi Yukari Hayashida Sep 29
* Cutting for Design Beatrice Coron Oct 6 - 7
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Oct 13 - 14
* Beginnings of an Artist's Book Matthew Tyson Oct 13 - 14
* MASTER CLASS: Imbedded Thoughts Susan Share Oct 20 - 21
* Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Oct 20 - 21
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Oct 27 - 28
* From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell Oct 27 - 28
* The Piano Hinge Hedi Kyle Nov 3 - 4
Crossed Structure & Secret Belgian Binding Emily Martin Nov 3 - 4
* Learning from Offset: Artists Books & Digital Technologies Scott McCarney Nov 10 - 11
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Nov 10 - 11
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Nov 17 - 18
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden Nov 17 - 18
Coptic Binding Susan Mills Dec 1 - 2
All About the Accordion Barbara Mauriello Dec 1 - 2
Dyed Parchment Karen Gorst Dec 8
* Polygon Box and Ornaments Benjamin Rinehart Dec 8 - 9
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Dec 9
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Feb 2 - 3
Cut, Cover and Stitch: Book Making Made Easy! Benjamin Rinehart Feb 2 - 3
* Pockets, Inserts, and Hidden Places Maria Pisano Feb 9 - 10
Binding a Classic Hardcover Book Susan Mills Feb 16 - 17
Suminagashi Yukari Hayashida Feb 23
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Feb 23 - 24
* Guillotine Training for Binders CBA Staff Feb 24
Carousel Books Maria Pisano Mar 1 - 2
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Mar 1 - 2
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Mar 8 - 9
The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Mar 8 - 9
Decorative Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Mar 15 - 16
* Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Mar 29 - 30
Two-Drawer and Four-Drawer Japanese Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Mar 29 - 30
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Apr 12
Japanese Style Bookbinding with Hardcovers Yukari Hayashida Apr 12 - 13
Clamshell Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Apr 26 - 27
Portfolio Workshop Sage Reynolds Apr 26
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden May 3 - 4
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano May 3 - 4
* Hidden Rooms: Unique Architectural Spaces Kumi Korf May 10 - 11
Pop Up Engineering for Beginners Carol Barton May 10 - 11
From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell May 17 - 18
Sound and Light Hooshang Partovi May 17 - 18
* The Origins of Color Karen Gorst May 31 - Jun  1
Paste Papers Sage Reynolds Jun 14
Carousel Books Maria Pisano Jun 21 - 22
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Jun 21 - 22
* Haute Headbands Shanna Yarbrough Jun 28
Bound & Boxed Benjamin Rinehart Jun 28
* The Language of Pop-Ups Shawn Sheehy Jul 12 - 13
Suminagashi Yukari Hayashida Jul 12
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Jul 19
* Longstitch Binding Jennifer Bantz Jul 19 - 20
Magic Boxes Emily Martin Jul 26 - 27
* Chapbooks Karen Randall & Susan Mills Jul 26 - 27
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 3: Aug 2 - 17
Sewing on Beaded Cords Miriam Schaer Aug 2 - 3
Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Aug 9 - 10
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Aug 16 - 17
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Aug 23 - 24
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Sep 27
Haute Headbands Shanna Yarbrough Oct 4
* Make Your Own Bookcloth Susan Mills Oct 4
Suminagashi Yukari Hayashida Oct 4
* D-I-Y Bookbinding (Do-It-Yourself) Susan Mills Oct 11
Longstitch Binding Jennifer Bantz Oct 11 - 12
The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Oct 18 - 19
Guillotine Training for Binders CBA Staff Oct 18
All About the Accordion Barbara Mauriello Oct 18 - 19
* Master Class: The Editioned Book From Start to Finish Julie Chen Oct 24 - 26
Decorative Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Nov 1 - 2
Leather a la Mode Shanna Yarbrough Nov 1 - 2
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Nov 8 - 9
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Nov 8 - 9
Carousel Books Maria Pisano Nov 15 - 16
Clamshell Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Nov 15 - 16
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Nov 22 - 23
* Rotating Cube Benjamin Rinehart Nov 22 - 23
From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell Dec 6 - 7
Chapbooks Karen Randall & Susan Mills Dec 6 - 7
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Jan 31 - Feb  1
* Hidden Books: Architectural Play Kumi Korf Jan 31 - Feb  1
* Multiple Containers Denise Carbone Feb 14 - 15
Coptic Binding Susan Mills Feb 21 - 22
Pop Up Engineering for Beginners Carol Barton Feb 21 - 22
* Rebind That Paperback Carolyn Chadwick Feb 28 - Mar  1
Suminagashi & Orizome Paper Decoration Yukari Hayashida Feb 28 - Mar  1
Readable Gallery Book Structures Rory Golden Mar 7 - 8
* The Box as Stage Set Barbara Mauriello Mar 7 - 8
D-I-Y Bookbinding (Do-It-Yourself) Susan Mills Mar 14
Japanese Style Bookbinding with Hardcovers Yukari Hayashida Mar 14 - 15
Slipcases Carolyn Chadwick Mar 15
* An Album: Embellished, Bound, Boxed Barbara Mauriello Mar 21 - 22
Soft Cover Leather Bound Books Biruta Auna Mar 21 - 22
* Folded Structures Alice Austin Mar 28
* Mind to Matter Zahra Partovi Mar 28 - 29
Single Quire Coptic Codex Susan Mills Apr 18 - 19
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano Apr 25 - 26
* Artists Books and Rubberstamp Carving Maddy Rosenberg Apr 25 - 26
Guillotine Training for Binders CBA Staff May 2
Leather a la Mode Shanna Yarbrough May 2 - 3
Clamshell Boxes Shira Nichaman May 2 - 3
* Boxes with Drawers & Dividers Benjamin Rinehart May 9 - 10
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida May 9 - 10
The Origins of Color Karen Gorst May 16 - 17
Sound and Light Hooshang Partovi May 16 - 17
From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell Jun 6 - 7
D-I-Y Bookbinding (Do-It-Yourself) Susan Mills Jun 13
* The Mechanics of Moveables Shawn Sheehy Jun 13 - 14
Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Jun 20 - 21
* Contemporary Stereo Card Making Georgette Freeman Jun 20 - 21
* The Brown Bag Bindery: Essential Tools 101 Sylvia Alotta Jun 27
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Jul 11 - 12
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Jul 11 - 12
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Jul 18 - 19
Chapbooks Karen Randall & Susan Mills Jul 25 - 26
* Decorative Finishing Techniques in Leather Shanna Yarbrough Aug 1 - 2
From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell Aug 8 - 9
Decorative Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Aug 8 - 9
* The Embroidered Cover Miriam Schaer Aug 15