LETTERPRESS PRINTING

BESPOKE STATIONERY half day workshop

EXPERIENCE LEVEL – NONE

Would you like to have go at letterpress printing?

This session is designed to introduce you to letterpress printing using metal type in a very small group.

Discover the hands-on craft of letterpress printing, using traditional techniques with a five-hundred-year history. Design, typeset and print your own bespoke stationery with our metal type and Adana presses, bringing your stationery to life one impression at a time.

ONLY 2 places available for lots of one-to-one focus time. There will be two presses available. One for each person.

After some basic prep in general principles and typography you will learn how to hand-set your type on a composing stick, transfer it to a chase along with a vintage image block and lock it up for printing. From there you’ll ink up an Adana 8×5 tabletop press, print 25 sheets (or more) of quality A5 paper, postcards and envelopes. You will take home your set of bespoke stationery in a presentation box.

An ideal gift for someone special or just for yourself! Something special for Christmas?

Your workshop will be led by the graphic designer, bookbinder and print maker, Tania Hurt-Newton.

Cost including all materials £60

If you would like to add an image to your text, please contact Tania directly with any requests for vintage image blocks. She will bring a selection from her collection for you to choose from. If you would prefer to print your own logo, please contact Tania and send her your artwork so it can be made into a photopolymer printing plate. A custom logo plate costs approximately £20 extra.