Introduction to Letterpress

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Join us for a day of letterpress printing when you will be introduced to the joys and tribulations of this endangered craft. No prior experience is required.

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Workshops are restricted to no more than three people and revolve around a single, collective project using an Albion hand press dating back to the 1840s. During the course of the day (typically 10 to 5 with a break for lunch) you will be introduced to the basics of hand-setting wooden or metal type; transferring the type onto the ‘stone’ and locking it up in a ‘chase’; inking the type by hand; then operating the Albion. This hands-on collaborative experience is likely to leave you with aching muscles, inky fingers and quite possibly a scrambled mind, but also a huge sense of achievement as you acquire new skills and create a piece of work crafted in a pre-digital environment.

 

Be warned, letterpress can become addictive.​

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