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Letterpress and Botanical Ink from Dartmoor, England

Letterpress and Botanical Ink from Dartmoor, England. Every Thursday we send a delightful newsletter. It’s filled with stories about our letterpress studio and life on Dartmoor.

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Hands switching sheets of paper on an old fashioned printing press
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Printing the cover

Dear Reader, This week I printed the cover for our upcoming chapbook. From experience, I know that printing handmade paper with a deckle edge does not always result in printing on a straight line. To ensure the covers are free-from wobble, I printed the words onto a sheet of paper which will then be pasted to the front of the book. The title is printed onto Five Seasons paper, which is a recycled, British-made paper. Designed for use by Five Seasons Press, this paper is lovely and smooth....

about 2 months ago

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The in-betweens

about 2 months ago

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Quoins, sorts, and other five-letter words

about 2 months ago

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Sticking to the plan

2 months ago

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On book design

2 months ago

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Nearly equal

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