So.... is it just me, or have orders for letterpress printing fallen off a cliff due to the recession? I got a letter from Crane Papers stating that they have...
Dear letterpress printers & FPBA colleagues, I am writing on behalf of the North American chapter of the Fine Press Book Association <http://fpba.com/> to...
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Hi folks, We have all experienced -- first-hand or otherwise -- the recent hike in demand for those Vandercook presses which 15 years ago seemed reasonably...
I am looking for archival labels with adhesive backing that are suitable for letterpress. They will go in antique books. The minimum dimensions are 4" x 6",...
I'm a historical romance writer and I'm hoping someone here can help me... My novel is set in 1879 St. Louis, MO. My heroine gets a job working at the city's...
Perhaps a woman might have been employed to draw galleys on a hand-inked proof press, maybe in a smaller department if there was a newspaper there large enough...
Hi. I am wondering if anyone can help me with this problem I am having. I am printing on 600gsm lettra paper and the portion of my pp plate that is closest to...
An offtopic post, please, hold the gunfire. Does anyone recommend any print estimating software? I'm getting fed up with my current system (or lack of system,...
Hello Everyone, I have read some mention of adding moisture to a particular stock to aid in a deeper and perhaps even sharper impression. However I have been...
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Multi-Group Message on the Status of LETPRESS: Directly from Terry Oakes, the "owner" of the LETPRESS list at the University of New Brunswick. Looks like...
Amber, The LISTSERV software/website at The University of New Brunswick appears to be down. I can't even get on the archives tonight.... I assume they know...
Can anyone recommend a good source for Teton cover weight paper? I'm having trouble finding it online and am wondering if the name has perhaps been changed or...
As many of you know, Jim Rimmer, typefounder, type designer, printer, illustrator, and publisher, died at his home in New Westminster, BC on Friday, January 8,...
+ short film documenting the process of printing business cards on printing press + Shot on a DVX-100B at the Em Space Book Arts Center in Portland, OR. [407...
Hi all, Inge Bruggeman of Textura Letterpress has been experimenting with just this issue: how to print both digital and letterpress on the same sheet and...
While printing larger plates (11 x17) on a Heidelburg S cylinder I've noticed they have a tendency to "walk" away from the gripper edge as they're run. We went...
Hello PPLers, Just wanted to give a little report on Vector Magic. I've used them with very satisfactory results in the past, but this time I also made use of...
As some of you already know, the Fall 2010 issue of Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association will be a very special celebration of fine...
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Just saw this loved it. Afternoon Travel Type Performance Workshops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vsde5LgN0 Nancy R. Hill Beverly R. Wolfe Hazel & Violet...
I'm new to letterpress and have won a residency at Penland to study it for a couple of weeks in January. This, with the hope of getting our Vandercook up and...
You asked about whether it makes a difference whether or not images or text should be printed first. There are several things you will want to think about: -...
Hi Bethany- EM Press in Massachusetts sell coaster stock by the sheet. It's very nice medium weight stuff. They will cut it to whatever size you need. Email...
Hi Lisa and all- For bookplates please make sure you get 'acid free' stock so it doesn't discolor the inside of your client's books! Classic Crest is a good...
http://bit.ly/stimhartford Stimulate that letterpress printing (even if the "letterpress printer" didn't exist to begin with)! Speaking as a letterpress...
I've just discovered that between today and the last time I turned it on, the washout unit will not power up at all. I can't imagine what changed. There's been...
Looked at a Meihle vertical letterpress yesterday to receive instruction on mounting a die-cutting jacket. Turns out thatI quite possibly had run the same...
