Making the Past: A Summer Workshop Series

Overview

Step into history with this hands-on workshop series inspired by Read This! The History of Media in Northampton County exhibition at Sigal Museum. Discover the traditional crafts that shaped how people created, communicated, and shared knowledge.

This three-part series explores printmaking, papermaking, and bookbinding—no experience necessary. Attend individual sessions or choose the “All Access Pass” to complete a one-of-a-kind handmade book from start to finish. Along the way, you’ll carve and print your own design, make and marble paper, and bind it all together using historic techniques.

Part craft workshop, part history lab, this series offers a unique opportunity to create something beautiful while connecting with the past in a meaningful, hands-on way.

Pricing:
$25 per workshop (free for active NCHGS Members)
All Access Pass: $70
Capacity: 15 participants per session | Ages 13+

Papermaking & Paper Marbling
June 27, 3–5 p.m. | Sigal Museum
Learn the art of papermaking, including watermarks and rag paper techniques. Create your own sheets and experiment with paper marbling.
All Access participants can create marbled endpapers for their final book.

Bookbinding Workshop
July 25, 3–5 p.m. | Sigal Museum
Learn basic bookbinding stitches and complete a simple bound book.
All Access participants will incorporate their printed covers and marbled papers into their final project. Materials will be provided for all others.