[This is a Virtual Ruby* event, taking place over Zoom. Join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81561552465?pwd=c0NWQTdpbm1GMHZuN3AwNVlaSjFpZz09. Password will be sent with registration. Nonmembers are welcome to join; please donate if you are able!]

Bored with plain t-shirts, white kitchen towels, and blank pillows? Itching to make your own printed cards, artwork, or wrapping paper? Learn the basics of block printing in this fun-filled workshop!

Everyone will learn how to carve a rubber block/stamp with their own design, apply ink, and print! In this class, we will focus on printing on fabric, but the techniques learned can translate to many other materials, like paper, clothing, and wood. Once you learn, you won't want to stop! The possibilities are endless and make great gifts!

Choose from two booking options:

1. Supply your own materials! For this workshop, you will need a lino cutter, a rubber block printing block, and an ink pad

2. Purchase a block printing kit -- $25 (+ shipping; or pick up from Jenny Lemons in the Mission, not far from The Ruby) -- that includes:

Wooden Lino Handle
#2 & #4 Lino Cutters
4" x 6" Speedy-Carve Block
Tracing paper
Instructional booklet
permanent waterproof ink pad
set of 3 blank greeting cards
blank tote bag

***Please sign up by 7/21 if purchasing a kit to allow time for shipping. ***

*While we shelter in place during the Covid19 pandemic, The Ruby's physical location will be closed. As a collective, we'll continue to gather online for virtual workshops, events, and discussions. All are welcome to join us for these events.

For those who can afford it and would like to support The Ruby during this uncertain time, we are offering 3 tiers of virtual membership: $5/week, $15/week, and $25/week. (Though we have some money in our emergency savings account to get us through the next little while, we're pretty nervous about the future, and how long this might go on for.) Please help only if it's feasible for you. If you're in a tough time financially right now, we absolutely get it. Please, take care of yourself and stay connected to this community so we can help.

Here are the tiers of virtual membership (use these links to sign up):

$5/week - https://www.joinit.org/o/the-ruby/aRsJyABygL4FvvEJT

$15/week - https://www.joinit.org/o/the-ruby/o56ggrnNNx9rzn6AA

$25/week - https://www.joinit.org/o/the-ruby/q37HfmWSQMoLzPt4p

Our Virtual Ruby calendar will be updated as events are added.

[Virtual Ruby] Beginning Block Printing with Jenny Lemons