Letterpress Intro - workshop

Over our one day letterpress workshop we will teach you how to set lead type in a composing stick and how to use a small tabletop press, which can be used to create personalised postcards and prints.

At Studio B we have a huge selection of beautiful wood type and will show you the process of locking lead and wood type into a chase or onto the flat bed cylinder presses.

On the larger press, you will be able to print poster-sized text based images; a favourite lyric, a line of poetry or something of your own. We’ll have some decorative borders and some vintage wood and metal etched illustrations to play with too.

This 500-year-old craft course requires no previous experience, just an enthusiasm to learn. By the end of the workshop you will learn how to:

• Use a tabletop and cylinder press
• Mix and apply ink.
• Register a two-colour print.

And leave with an armful of your creations...

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• Saturday 3rd October
• 10.00am to 4.00pm.
• Refreshments and lunch provided.

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Silver Cottage - Silver Street - Milverton - Somerset TA4 1LA

Telephone: 07553 130 645
Email: [email protected]

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To ensure everyone has comfortable access to equipment and resources the workshop numbers are limited to only four attendees.