Workshop

Love Notes: Record Pressing and Printing with Consonant Collective

February 7, 2026
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

A diptych photograph. On the left side is a close-up photo of a hand on a lever of a lathe (a machine that presses vinyl records). On the right is a photograph of an expressive screenprinted record sleeve with a clear 7" record peeking out of the sleeve.
Images courtesy of Consonant Collective.

Got a sweet serenade for a special someone?

Put it to press by recording your own song or message and screenprinting a custom album cover! For this Valentine’s workshop, FWM is partnering with Consonant Collective to press and print records for the one you love. Here’s how it works:

  1. Register for this workshop
  2. Email your 5-minute recording by January 31 (.mp3s accepted, look out for the contact information in your confirmation email).
  3. During the workshop, watch your own record get cut by a vintage lathe from the 1940s.
  4. Create a design and screenprint your record, label, and sleeve using monoprinting techniques to create a truly one-of-a kind gift! 
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Event Information

February 7, 2026
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Sixth Floor Print Studio

$45 Public  | $40 FWM members
This event is SOLD OUT and we have closed the waitlist.

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About the Participants

Two adults standing in front of a peach wall posing together for a photograph.

Consonant is an arts collective based in Philadelphia that runs a record label and a micro-press. Its founding members are Katie Haegele and Joe Carlough, a married couple, and they frequently collaborate with friends and co-conspirators in the U.S. and abroad. They put out high-quality DIY releases that maintain a feeling of fun and whimsy, printed in their home studio using a large format inkjet printer and a risograph machine.

The Collective releases albums on vinyl by a small roster of artists, and a rotating cast of new artists. The releases have featured music, poetry and other literary readings, field recordings, bootleg VHS soundtracks, and other obscurities that were never intended to be put on a record. Joe and Katie cut the records at home using record lathes from the 1930s and 40s.

Learn more at consonantcollective.com